I have a 98 Fiat Brava 1.4 S. Been driving fine until this morning. It won't start at all. Turn key in ignition and there is absolutely nothing, no dash lights at all, just dead. Busy charging the battery. If its not the battery what else could it be?
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90% chance it will be the battery, which incidentally, if it was THAT flat it may be dead for ever & need replacing, usually a good idea anyway once past 4 - 6 years old. Thing is why did it go flat....?
Check the alternator is charging & that the drive belt is correctly tensioned, & maybe find all the electrical earth points, especially the heavy duty (thick wire) ones, remove, clean back to bare metal, re-connect & protect with a good quality copper based grease & see how you go!
Check the alternator is charging & that the drive belt is correctly tensioned, & maybe find all the electrical earth points, especially the heavy duty (thick wire) ones, remove, clean back to bare metal, re-connect & protect with a good quality copper based grease & see how you go!
Don't know what it was like round yours but the weather here was bitterly cold this morning with ice on the glass.
These low temps will terminate any half dead battery - even decent batteries will falter a little.
These low temps will terminate any half dead battery - even decent batteries will falter a little.
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