Havok316

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Jun 6, 2006
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Weston-super-Mare
My mates ibiza has a very odd problem. Although the battery is full and has 12 volts going through it the car wont start. No lights on dash, no clock light, no mileage displaying either no lights at all. like the batterys dead but not!. We managed to get it going again by randomly prodding the battery terminals with a tester and it sparked and everything came to life. It keeps happening and was dead again this morning. Its a 2000 X Reg Cupra Mk3 Any ideas?


The other odd thing was when he uses his headlights (when the car is working) dash lights flicker etc also when he wound down his driver window all the centre dash lights came on and a few was flickering. its very strange! only happened since seat done an MOT
 
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that will be the main power relay, mine is on the way out and every now and then its like the battery has been taken off.

wont make any difference or happen once running but makes some starts long and painfull. dont think its an expensive fix!
 
Hey people, its my car in question and i took it to an Auto Eleccy and they have solved the problem, it seemed where the plate that runs along the metal fuses to the +ve terminal...the point it was bolted down had corroded. So they have run a new link as a fix.
Bad news is i put my foot down on the way back and it kinda didnt wana do much, a kind of stuttering. Pulled away from a roundabout and nearly got squished by a truck because it wouldnt pull away lol!