Coupe not starting

Post by **shortys408** » Sun Oct 18, 2009 7:49 pm

So recently when I start my car, the engine makes the kuh kuh kuh sound and than doesn't turn over. If i try it again it usually starts the second time. When I do this it smells very strong like gas under the hood and sometimes burning. This has me terrified after hearing about the 2.5 having engine fires. I already put my stock intake back on and having it towed to the dealership tomorrow morning. Anyone ever hear of this problem?

Post by **marlin29311** » Mon Oct 19, 2009 2:01 am

You might have a dead battery.

Post by **shortys408** » Mon Oct 19, 2009 3:06 am

battery isnt more than a few months old.

Post by **marlin29311** » Mon Oct 19, 2009 3:29 am

Could be a bad battery though...from the sound of it, the starter is cranking, but there isn't enough power to turn the engine over...

Post by **shortys408** » Mon Oct 19, 2009 5:03 am

i have AAA coming out to test it. if its bad I should get a new one for free, i bought that battery in June.

Post by **mrodrig2** » Mon Oct 19, 2009 5:16 am

shortys408 wrote:i have AAA coming out to test it. if its bad I should get a new one for free, i bought that battery in June.

Whether or not you get a free battery depends on the warranty of the battery or the place you bought it from. If the battery is only 3 months old and it has managed to become fully discharged the either the battery is defective, you have a problem with your alternator/charging system or you have an immense drain that is overcoming your alternator.

Post by **shortys408** » Mon Oct 19, 2009 8:13 am

These are the electronics installed on my car after market, could this be enough to drain the battery? I have 2 amps, when the volume is way up they are pushing 500 watts together. I have an aftermarket head unit with bluetooth ipod adapter and backup cam. I have an aftermarket viper 2 way alarm. HID headlights. I did have my gps plugged into the always on plug last week but i since took it out and the car has ran fine. I also have escort zr3 laser jammers.

Post by **QR25DE** » Mon Oct 19, 2009 10:31 am

shortys408 wrote:These are the electronics installed on my car after market, could this be enough to drain the battery? I have 2 amps, when the volume is way up they are pushing 500 watts together. I have an aftermarket head unit with bluetooth ipod adapter and backup cam. I have an aftermarket viper 2 way alarm. HID headlights. I did have my gps plugged into the always on plug last week but i since took it out and the car has ran fine. I also have escort zr3 laser jammers.

Damn, you are running a lot of electrical equipment. Is this on the OEM battery? I would suggest getting an Optima or something better.

Post by **losenone** » Mon Oct 19, 2009 11:45 am

You have a battery cap? Probably need one with all your audio setup.

Post by **rjdmmfl1** » Mon Oct 19, 2009 12:02 pm

that's a lot of stuff runnign off of a regular battery... i would suggest you get a deep discharge battery for your main battery, and run your audio equipment off of something like a BATCAP 400 or a kinetic HC600 power cell...

don't even bother with a cap. CAPS look good, but they do little to nothing to actually improve electrical performance... this has been shown and supported by a number of real audio gurus (I'm not a guru, just an enthusiast)

Post by **QR25DE** » Mon Oct 19, 2009 12:37 pm

rjdmmfl1 wrote:that's a lot of stuff runnign off of a regular battery... i would suggest you get a deep discharge battery for your main battery, and run your audio equipment off of something like a BATCAP 400 or a kinetic HC600 power cell...

don't even bother with a cap. CAPS look good, but they do little to nothing to actually improve electrical performance... this has been shown and supported by a number of real audio gurus (I'm not a guru, just an enthusiast)

I agree. A Capacitor isn't going to do much of anything. I suggest a bigger battery/better battery or a second one. I agree 100%.

OEM battery = teh fail.

Post by **shortys408** » Mon Oct 19, 2009 12:41 pm

would an optima red top work? I had the car started earlier and let it charge for about 45 minutes. A few hrs later I tried to start it and it was completely dead. This wouldn't be because of my audio equipment as none of it was on. This is not an OEM battery, i replaced that a few months ago, this is a battery i got from sears, called diehard.
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Post by **shortys408** » Mon Oct 19, 2009 1:42 pm

http://cgi.ebay.com/xstatic-ba..._1009

does that work?

Post by **losenone** » Mon Oct 19, 2009 1:44 pm

Redtops are nice, but expensive.

Post by **mrodrig2** » Mon Oct 19, 2009 6:57 pm

shortys408 wrote:would an optima red top work? I had the car started earlier and let it charge for about 45 minutes. A few hrs later I tried to start it and it was completely dead. This wouldn't be because of my audio equipment as none of it was on. This is not an OEM battery, i replaced that a few months ago, this is a battery i got from sears, called diehard.

Did you verify that it was actually charging?

Are you sure that you don't have a loose, frayed or rusted ground? You may be able to start the car because the booster battery is providing a good ground. Check the battery to starter ground and the main chassis grounds.

Post by **shortys408** » Tue Oct 20, 2009 6:32 am

turns out it was a loose battery terminal. Thanks for all the suggestions.

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