Sacre bleu! Le sacre numero - un CLIC seulement...

[chaseracer]

The 205 - which I can usually leave for weeks on end, only for it to fire up first turn of the key - has decided to use a different kind of Gallic shrug and now won't start at all: key - dash lights - CLIC - nowt.

 

Nothing obviously loose, fuses/relays checked and seem OK.  M'aidez, les gars!!

[Junkman]

This would have never happened with a German car...

 

Have you tried jump leads?

Maybe your battery has puked itself.

[Tamworthbay]

It's jealous of the Dyane.

[hairnet]

borku le merde a electricite

 

sounds like battery is uber flat

 

halfords for you beardy

[Pillock]

Aye, a borked battery can still have enough power for dash lights but not work the starter.

Do they dim when you try to start?

[hairnet]

no thats just him behind the wheel

[chaseracer]

I did wonder.  Thanks all - I'll try it with the Dyane's nearly new battery tomorrow.

 

Mark?                

 

[hairnet]

 

[Junkman]

Any news?

[hairnet]

Crying into his pernod

[KruJoe]

Batteries of today do fail with much less warning than back in the good* old days.

 

If your batt's still good, I suspect the battery leads, especially corrosion under the black one bolted to the car's body. Check the fat red one ont' starter too. 

[chaseracer]

Cheers, Joe - all that seems OK, but no fettling opportunity today because work.  I'll have another gander tomorrow.  It's our wedding anniversary, but I'm sure Domestic Management won't* mind... 

[Cavcraft]

Earth wire. Unless it's a 3 door, non-sunroof shell model with a good rear beam, in which case it's absolutely knackered and only worth £30.

[chaseracer]

So today, the wonder that is FPB7 came over and fixed the 205 using baking soda and a machine that stuffs electricity into reluctant batteries.

 

Starts now.  Happy days.

 

[Heidel_Kakao]

That man does know his electrickery.

[hairnet]

Frog whisperer