stephend161
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Hello everyone. Im new to the forum and new to the fiat ducato..
I am looking at a long wheel base 2008 2.3 ducato that has an electrical problem.
The problem has been described to me as this
“I went to start it after it sat a month or so but the battery was flat so I jump started it from the underfloor battery as I couldn't open the bonnet due to how it was parked... It turned slowly so I waited, tried again same thing, waited a good 5 mins and tried but had no ignition lights, found the big fuse on the battery terminal was blown so replaced that then the positive lead got hot, I traced the issue to a strange battery disconnect solenoid under the bonnet so I replaced that bwith an after market one but the two small wires going to it started to smoke. I have since just bypassed the solenoid so I could get it running and thats as far as i got.”
So firstly do these vans have two batteries?
Secondly what is this battery disconnect solenoid as i tried to google it but with no joy
Can anyone shed any light on what this could be.
Doe this problem sound familia to anyone if so any advice would be so helpfull..
Thankyou in advance
I am looking at a long wheel base 2008 2.3 ducato that has an electrical problem.
The problem has been described to me as this
“I went to start it after it sat a month or so but the battery was flat so I jump started it from the underfloor battery as I couldn't open the bonnet due to how it was parked... It turned slowly so I waited, tried again same thing, waited a good 5 mins and tried but had no ignition lights, found the big fuse on the battery terminal was blown so replaced that then the positive lead got hot, I traced the issue to a strange battery disconnect solenoid under the bonnet so I replaced that bwith an after market one but the two small wires going to it started to smoke. I have since just bypassed the solenoid so I could get it running and thats as far as i got.”
So firstly do these vans have two batteries?
Secondly what is this battery disconnect solenoid as i tried to google it but with no joy
Can anyone shed any light on what this could be.
Doe this problem sound familia to anyone if so any advice would be so helpfull..
Thankyou in advance