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Electrical fault?

Post by Batchelors » Wed Oct 07, 2015 9:12 am

Hi, as I've mentioned before my car has been having trouble starting. I thought it was the fuel pump relay but I now think it might be an electrical fault, as some days the pixels on my dash are missing and unreadable and that's when it has trouble firing up. When the pixels are all there and clear it starts up no problem. Any suggestions?

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Re: Electrical fault?

Post by X5Sport » Wed Oct 07, 2015 5:01 pm

Battery connections all clean and tight....front and rear?

Electrical gremlins are a nightmare to track down but have a look in the battery area to make sure there is no sign of dampness around the modules.
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Re: Electrical fault?

Post by Steamyrotter » Wed Oct 07, 2015 6:28 pm

First thing I thought.

Battery, connection, or dodgy earth
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Re: Electrical fault?

Post by Batchelors » Thu Oct 08, 2015 11:35 am

Yes I've checked them guys, it's in garage today so hopefully they can diagnose it

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Re: Electrical fault?

Post by Batchelors » Thu Oct 08, 2015 12:54 pm

The garage have diagnosed it as needing a new starter motor.

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Re: Electrical fault?

Post by X5Sport » Thu Oct 08, 2015 5:13 pm

Did the pixels issue show up before, or during engine cranking?
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