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It been i a workshop for a week, i guess the batteries dead. Tried jump starting, but no luck. It was starting before i brought it in. Darith[/b]

does it have a passive alarm system???? i know that sounds stupid but sometimes its as simple as that...

will the engine even turn over???? what happens when you turn the key????

You can here the engine wanna kick over but it just doens't

Darith wrote:You can here the engine wanna kick over but it just doens't

so it goes tick tick tick tick

ok that's normally battery...

other thing when your car was in ... did they do spark plugs? or anything like that... did they put the leads on in the wrong order if they did plugs....

when they first jump started the car they put the terminal wrong way around on the jumper pack and blew a fuse they replace it.

And it doesn't tick, tick as the key is turn, you can here something spinning but dies out as soon as the key is in off position, i'm not sure if it could be the starter motor.

Can you hear the motor turning too (but not starting) or just the spining?

does the engine turn over at all ?
if i understand your description correctly, its ticking when you stop trying to start it and turn it to the off position for a few seconds, i had the same sort of problem and it was the starter motor.
Options for a starter motor:
*Get a New one from northshore mitsu (around 650 i think)
*Get a 2nd hand one from just jap or any jap wreker (fairly cheap but it is likely to go just like your old one)
*Finally you can recondition your existing one, it cost me 25 all up and many new parts were installed from the magna starter motor

Thanks for info

You can hear the motor turning but not starting, the engine was starting before i put it the workshop, i been there a week and not starting, so i'm not sure if the guys there mess the engine up.

if the engine is turning over this would suggest that the starter motor is doing it's job. Instead for some reason the engine is not firing up. First look for the most obvious such as immobiliser or kill switch, then move to spark plug leads. Beyond that your car will probably have to be looked at unless anyone else can suggest something.

this may sound dumb but also check the petrol level, if you have low gas and on a hill.
some people may object to this but push starting might help you narrow the problem

it had a half tank, it could be the alarm but i turned it off, i'm picking it up on friday after work, putting a new battery in aswell.

if worst comes to worst get it checked out at another place.

i'll let u know the situation when i get it.

Thanks for all your info guys, much appreciated

Darith wrote:when they first jump started the car they put the terminal wrong way around on the jumper pack and blew a fuse they replace it.

ummmm....

red on red
black on black

who the hell is your mechanic?????


the blown fuse will have hopefully protected the important parts of your car but it could be as bad as a fried ECU...

i hope your mechanic is taking full responsibility for this

somtimes putting terminals on your car wrong could stuff up a lot more than fuses.

Big bill might be on hands with your mechanic!

HI

My car working now it was the power transittor, very happy now

Thanks for info guys

hey guys as i was driving home last night... my volt meter started to drop really really slowly..... then when i got home ... i left the car over night now it wont start then i got home just now after work and my LED for my alarm aint even there anymore.... i changed the battery last month.... could it be the alternator? or could it be the stepper motor? or the power transmittor?

Sounds like your alternator could've died and as a result your battery was draining itself as you drove and is now dead. That would be my guess anyway.

IND38T wrote:hey guys as i was driving home last night... my volt meter started to drop really really slowly..... then when i got home ... i left the car over night now it wont start then i got home just now after work and my LED for my alarm aint even there anymore.... i changed the battery last month.... could it be the alternator? or could it be the stepper motor? or the power transmittor?

im going along the lines of a dead altinator as well... sounds like the most obvious problem..

itsssssssssssssss the alternator hehe