Loosing electrical power/ warning light flashing on/ car juddering and dying

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danwheeler2k11

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Can anyone help me please I'm Loosing my mind with this car now. The other day the car started juddering like a misfire feeling and rev needle goin abit crazy and the car just died. Lights and radio still on but jumped it and got it goin again! Was fine then turned it tried starting it wouldn't start. Step dad notice the clamps on the battery terminals were fairly loose so tightened them and it started I had no problems for couple of days at all until now. Drivin home and started again and it died on me but managed to bump start it as was rollin still and is fine now nothin wrong at all. Why is it randomly doin this ? It seems power starts dieing and wen batterys jumped again it's fine again and no problems for a while then
 
weeJohn

weeJohn

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Check the earths on the engine are tight and if the battery clamps have came loose again replace them.
 
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danwheeler2k11

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I think they might hav but I can't remember how tight I did them up the other night though. The earth to the front panel nut is tight but I'll just replace the clamps anyway, where can you get them from for glanza or do anyone fit?
 
weeJohn

weeJohn

Lifer
If you have a small post battery then you need Glanza or GT clamps, if its a big post battery then clamps off a UK spec Starlet will suit. There is plenty of other earths on the engine mate, best to have a good look round and check them all.
 
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danwheeler2k11

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My m8s checked the terminal clamps and that and says there fine jus reckons there's a shitty conefrion somewhere, cars bin Drivin fine just wen pulled up engine warnin light flashd on and off quickly but nothin hapened, what else could be causing shit connection to the battery
 
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danwheeler2k11

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Broke down again today in middle of a main road. I panicked abit jumped out tighten te clamp bolt and overtightened it and snapped it! There was nothin holding the clamp on at all. My hid headlight power cable is wrapped around the battery wire i fiddled with that' and pushed the clamp down and started fine drove back all way home not a peep! Got a screw with a thick thread that fitted and put the nut back on and tightened it up again. Took it out again and nothinwrong at all now. I think the wire of hid headlights was affecting somehow but I don't no anyway I'll find out now is if it does it tommorow
 
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danwheeler2k11

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still happening, left it to be checked by the specialist now lol randomly doin it thought but not constant so its just on and off.

what connects up to the battery that could cause it? cause i no the battery wire splits into 2 for the starter motor and the alternator.
could there be a shitty connection on the alternator to the battery wire? *(the batterys charging fine has been checked before)
 
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glanza_kow

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Does the battery charge light come on at all? Condition of alternator/belt seem fine? Battery terminals clean and tight. No chaffing wires or shorts? Clean all earths or even add more or new ends on maybe? Also, does the MIL light come on?
 
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danwheeler2k11

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Got I sorted, earth from gearbox to engine was loose and was on a wrong bolt and wasn't tight so he put it in the right place. He had a newer style starter motor sounds nice when I start it now, the old one wasn't to clever.
 
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