Technical no starting

[aFiFi]

hello everyone ,
my mk2 1.2 8v gave me a new challenge yesterday ,

i can't get an ignition
the ecu loads good and then when i try to ignite it looks like an electrical circuit error occurs , all the gauges cursors falls down and then the car reloads again .

i want you to notice that i have a fixed broken battery chassis it might be the reason ,
i recharged the battery just to make sure but no luck .

please help me my fellow punto geeks ,
much appreciated
best regards
:slayer:

 

[Brendan W]

Sounds like a high resistance in the battery circuit. Possible a damaged or corroded earth wire to the top of the gearbox ?

 

[Ziggy122]

Try neg jump lead on engine mount and battery
This would confirm the earth fault clause
Ensure battery terminals are clean and tight too!
If u turned key backwards to put side lights on, do they come on?

Whats battery voltage before cranking?

Ziggy

 

[s and b]

take the cover off the fuse box next to battery
see if the power lead bolted in there is a lump of rust
if it is take fuse box out and remove the fixing and replace with a new bolt
you might be amazed this might be your issue