Problems after jump starting
jump started a vt in my vx berlina i had the the leads negative on the motor on vt and vx (positive on battery on both cars) my mate changed them and put negative on the battery on both cars ( i was unaware he changed them ) now im having trouble sometimes starting the vx it kicks over then it stops so wait then at times it starts straight away but other times theres nothing there?
Donati..Whoa Green
Jumping using the battery negatives is fine and should work properly. I would dare say your problem is either unrelated, a coincidence, or your quite unlucky.
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only just started doin this after jump starting ? or im just unlucky lol
Mate i had a problem with a commodore i had years ago due to the same thing and had to change the computer. Was told it may have been due to the way the leads were hooked up. It somehow shorts out the computer. Hope this isnt the case for u but best of luck.
I also hope, as commsec says, it isn't your computer fried. How long is it since you cleaned all of your cable terminals ie battery, earth to body and engine, starter connection and so on? They all need to be kept in a bright condition or they build up resistance due to corrosion. Have you cleaned the contact ring around your ignition switch recently? and the button on the key head? Might be a good idea to check and clean the wire and blade on the starter solenoid as well. I hope the fault is one or more of these as it gets a bit pricy from here.
As stated in Haynes repair manual: Connect the red jumper cable to the positive(+) terminals of each battery.
Connect one end of the black jumper cable to the negative(-) terminal of the booster battery. The other end of this cable should be connected to a good earth on the vehicle such as a bolt or a bracket on the body, start the engine using the booster battery then with the engine ruuning at idle speed diconnect the jumper cables in the reverse order.
Basic I know but never negative to negative battery terminals hope you haven't fried something, they wouldnt set this proceedure out this way for no reason, good luck hope its nothing serious
SILVERFOX
I'd have to say there's a fair chance you've fried something due to negs placed on battery instead of metal part of engine.
I jumped my missus Kia the other night from my VY and put the neg on the engines of both cars, worked fine and have had no problem with either car since. For some reason it is a big no-no to have neg on battery of both cars... Thank your mate for his help!
'Ah well, I suppose it had to come to this.'
why did you have to jumpstart? is it related
putting neg on metal is only to stop spark next to flamable battery gas
Originally Posted by acarmody
+1
what he said
lout is on the money with neg to metal away from battery negative terminal. Batteries produce hydrogen gas, makes a very good explosive, have you seen footage of what happened to the Hindenberg? From a spark! Years ago I blew a brand new battery to cr#p doing just that.
Band
Nope, even the holden user manual that comes with your car will tell you how to jump start.
Booster car is both leads to terminals, dead car is positive to terminal and negative to earth.
It definately will mess around with the electrics, in most cases the computer.
I've always jumped a car with leads on terminals and never had an issue
jump staring a car doesn't destroy anything i've had my VX jump started when my battery went flat
i bought a new one and never had a problem since
:)
lol using battery negs is fine dude!
its probobly a flat/####ed battery
put the battery of someones elses car in thats full and any bets itll be fine
yup! I think I might actually be gay
Band
It's not that it will, It's that it can....
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As 7773 said, never put both leads onto a flat battery, only one then the second lead goes to an earthed body part well away. Flat batterys will have been chucking out a lot of hydrogen gas, so the smallest spark will ignite it and explode, spraying sulphuric acid out.
Also goes for charging a battery, never remove the alligator clips while the charger is still switched on.
The battery neg has a large cable that grounds to body and engine, there is no fancy electronics involved, doesn't matter where you put neg jumper lead, t
he big problem is a sudden spike from a highly charged battery to a flat vehicle can fry computers . especially if good vehicle had engine running when you connected leads or if flat vehicle had ignition left on when you connected leads.
that's why they make jumper leads with suppressors in them
Pretty simple just don't do it
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