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    Engine wont start :(

    Ok so i havent been driving my car for a few days due to the brake pads wearing, however i just now tried to start my car and it wouldn't start!! grrr. I'm pretty sure the battery is flat, but i'd just like to make sure on this forum. When i turn the key it tries to start but then it just proceeds to a rapid clicking noise, and then alot of warning lights turn on what do u guys think it is? Just a flat battery? this sucks
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    Most likely battery.
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    • #3
      yeh thought so. What type and brand of battery do you guys recommend?
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      • #4
        check the battery voltage with a multimeter first, before spending a few hundy on a new battery


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        • #5
          sounds like a good idea will do
          cheers
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          • #6
            Sounds like the battery son....under the bonnet son (for those that remember the ad!)

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            • #7
              Originally posted by John Deere View Post
              Sounds like the battery son....under the bonnet son (for those that remember the ad!)
              Not if it's an R32.

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              • #8
                The clicking noise (I've been told) is the relay trying to work but it's not getting enough power to it to work as it should.

                So yeah, sounds like the battery.
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                • #9
                  I've always used AC Delco batteries for euro cars.

                  I know They are also the OEM for BMW & Opels.

                  Try Bursons.

                  OT. Are the batteries in the R32 in the boot like BMWs?

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                  • #10
                    Yep -most likely battery. Our Mazda 6 did the same thing, but I hadn't experienced it before - used to the old chugg, chugg flat battery symptoms.
                    Out of interest, do you have an aftermarket or upgraded stereo, and do you normally drive your car every few days??
                    I'd be looking into why the battery was going flat too, no point throwing good money after bad.
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                    • #11
                      Since the problem occurred on the 2 November last year, I daresay it has been rectified by now.

                      Some thread resurrections are a bit pointless.
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