liljulia04
3/19/2007 6:29:26 PM
I have an 2003 eclipse spyder GT!! I had to disconect the battery the other day so I could get into the car because someone stole my keys!! Now the car wont start!! Could it be my battery?? Or something else??
PLEASE HELP!!!
EMonz57
3/19/2007 6:32:07 PM
make sure the batery teminals are tight and not corroded
liljulia04
3/19/2007 6:38:26 PM
There looks like there is croding on top of the battery!!
Ill just buy a new battery and see if that works!!
metalsaber
3/19/2007 7:15:30 PM
If there is corrosion, just take connectors off and take some sand paper to the terminals and cables connectors to remove the corrosion. That should be all you need to do assuming the battery isn't dead.
TheEngineer
3/20/2007 7:59:56 AM
exactly as metal said. Just clean them off and see what happens. Also what is it doing when you try and start, are you getting anything, like trying to turn over, or is it just dead
RCJr9186
3/20/2007 8:03:04 AM
that's where i was going with it. does it click at all? does your light come on when you open the door? dont' go buy a 40 dollar battery when it could be some 5 dollar terminal connectors.
liljulia04
3/20/2007 12:11:32 PM
Its completly dead it doesnt turn over or anything!! When I open the door the door open light blinks and keeps beeping. It will start with a jump. But other than that it wont start.
tjbiker031
3/20/2007 1:40:40 PM
well make sure you clean the terminals first before you do anything. you can use sandpaper, a small wire brush or simply go to the parts store and buy a battery terminal cleaner. the same thing happened to my car, and i cleaned the terminals and the wire connectors and it started right up.
Dusty Eclipse
3/20/2007 1:58:32 PM
lol, try dumping Pepsi on the batt terminals?
brknhrtdpimp1489
3/20/2007 2:02:43 PM
thats actually not a bad idea...pepsi is really acidic b/c of the carbonation lol it could work i would try it...its gonna be messy though lol
tjbiker031
3/20/2007 2:06:52 PM
actually i heard coke works better
brknhrtdpimp1489
3/20/2007 2:10:58 PM
you know i was gonna post that b/c i heard that coke is stronger and thats why it was better but i figured i would just go w/ what dusty said i mean b/c they'll both work but the coke will prob work better...
tjbiker031
3/20/2007 2:13:57 PM
make sure you clean the soda off before you hook up the battery...lol
WPSpyderGT01
3/20/2007 2:18:50 PM
quote:
ORIGINAL: RCJr9186
that's where i was going with it. does it click at all? does your light come on when you open the door? dont' go buy a 40 dollar battery when it could be some 5 dollar terminal connectors.
40 doller battrery? wtf... didnt know they were so cheap... damn my red optimal islike 175 new =(
EmberSpyder
3/20/2007 4:47:14 PM
Thats cause you got an optima battery. If you just got a regular battery like from Sears It would have been a lot cheeper
ComposeEvo
3/20/2007 5:12:46 PM
lol, that's absolutely rediculous. Please do not try cleaning your battery terminals with any sort of soda, despite it's acidic content. That's just backyard mechanics at it's finest. It sounds like your battery is completly discharged. Try first cleaning the terminals, with metal wire, or sand paper till you remove all corrosion. The reconnect them and tighten till you see all of the terminal being wraped around. try turning it on. If again, nothing happens. take the battery to a auto-store and have it checked for charge. If it's dead, then buy a new one, and that SHOULD fix your problem.
If the car is manual, push start it. When it turns on, after you've cleaned out the terminals, leave it running, so the alternator can charge the battery again. Leave the car on for about 10 minutes. Shut it off, wait 5 and try starting it again, to see if the battery is retaining charge.
let me know how it goes,
Gus
