96 850 GLT won't start kinda long story Topic is solved

bricoop · Post by **bricoop** » 27 May 2005, 10:59

K here's my dilema. I was sitting in my car the other day with the engine off and listening to the radio. about 30 minutes later my car just shuts off, when I try to start it up it wont.. I jump it off my friends car and it start it rather easily. I let it Idle for 30 mins turn it off and go on with my business for the day. 6 hours later I come outside and it starts just fine and runs home no problem. Now when I try to start it it wont start. It will turn over very slowely but no luck in firing. When I used my dads car to jump it, no problem with it starting. I removed the battery wires, it still runs fine, so no alternator problems. I thought dead battery, took it down to autozone, they tested it and charged apparently no problems. I jumped it again took it out on the road ran it quick (95mph) bring it home, turn it off try to start it ten seconds later. No luck! Then I thought dirty battery hookups. Sanded the nobs on the battery and then the inside of the hookups. Cross my fingers and nope!

just the slow turn over. I have done a search and I can't seem to find an awnser. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in Advance. -Brian

P.S sorry for the long story

Guest · Post by **Guest** » 27 May 2005, 12:04

Sounds like a bad battery to me... I'd get a second opinion about that.

Bricoop · Post by **Bricoop** » 27 May 2005, 19:09

K I called a local import mechanic (im in the US) and he said it sounded like a battery issue. Then he did a load test on it and immediately said that the battery is a POS. I took it back to autozone they charged it up and checked each cell individually and said it was fine. I then went home and cleaned out my trunk, it was kinda full lol. SInce then its started pretty easily. I guess the trunk could be the awnser. Its only been a few hours, but hopefully that is it. I'll cross my fingers.
Thanks for the help GUEST
Brian

Bricoop · Post by **Bricoop** » 27 May 2005, 20:59

K I've been checking fuses. # 28 givs me a reading on the ammeter. Lately my bulb sensor light has been on for the first five minutes of driving. Can I just remove this fuse and ignore it?