R53 no start, water in battery compartment
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R53 no start, water in battery compartment
2004 R53, 173k miles, orig starter, alt less than 1k miles;
no start, just a loud clicking, about every 2 seconds, not fast clicking
12.3 v at the bat
1" of water sitting in the battery compartment in the boot (thanks hurricane Florence!)
It's started normal everyday until this morning. Rain started 5 days ago, stopped 1.5 days ago
Cleared out water, disconnected neg bat, reconnected, no change
I can look for/clear codes after work today
possible BST (battery safety terminal) problem?
no start, just a loud clicking, about every 2 seconds, not fast clicking
12.3 v at the bat
1" of water sitting in the battery compartment in the boot (thanks hurricane Florence!)
It's started normal everyday until this morning. Rain started 5 days ago, stopped 1.5 days ago
Cleared out water, disconnected neg bat, reconnected, no change
I can look for/clear codes after work today
possible BST (battery safety terminal) problem?
Last edited by dnsherrill; 09-19-2018 at 07:11 AM.
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It sounds like there is something keeping the starter from turning. It may have failed, which is not too common, but at those miles may just be starter failure.
There is a drain under the battery, that gets clogged with dirt. It has a rubber goodie that gets clogged and stops draining pretty easily.
There is a drain under the battery, that gets clogged with dirt. It has a rubber goodie that gets clogged and stops draining pretty easily.
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If yours has an automatic transmission. The neutral safety switch may have failed, so if it does not turn over in park, try neutral. (it should start in either)(can be an adjustment issue)
If it is manual, the safety start switch is on the clutch pedal and it can go bad, or unplugged and it will not start until this is fixed.
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12 volts would be enough to start it. When it is running and the voltage drops below 14.0 volts, the ECM would throw codes, it should not shut down. It wants 14.2 to 14.5 volts while running, with optimal 14.2 volts. (it will throw a code)
If yours has an automatic transmission. The neutral safety switch may have failed, so if it does not turn over in park, try neutral. (it should start in either)(can be an adjustment issue)
If it is manual, the safety start switch is on the clutch pedal and it can go bad, or unplugged and it will not start until this is fixed.
If yours has an automatic transmission. The neutral safety switch may have failed, so if it does not turn over in park, try neutral. (it should start in either)(can be an adjustment issue)
If it is manual, the safety start switch is on the clutch pedal and it can go bad, or unplugged and it will not start until this is fixed.
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in this case, my battery was dead...it jumped with no problem, and started after charging the battery.
because my battery sat in water for an extended period, it discharged.....just like when a battery sits on concrete for an extended time.
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