The problem:
Car has been running fine and starting fine, however one morning - put the key into the ignition and everything on the dash lights up, radio comes on etc, then turn the key to fire the engine and the whole electric system dies.
The positive connection on the battery was slightly corroded and this has been cleaned up but the problem still occurred. It does appear that fiddling with the positive connection does sometimes have an affect, but is this just coincidental??
I have thought that maybe it is the connection, but this doesn't explain why the dash initially lights up, but dies when the stater motor requires power.
Do you think it's a case of buying a new battery, or does it sound like something else?
Car has been running fine and starting fine, however one morning - put the key into the ignition and everything on the dash lights up, radio comes on etc, then turn the key to fire the engine and the whole electric system dies.
The positive connection on the battery was slightly corroded and this has been cleaned up but the problem still occurred. It does appear that fiddling with the positive connection does sometimes have an affect, but is this just coincidental??
I have thought that maybe it is the connection, but this doesn't explain why the dash initially lights up, but dies when the stater motor requires power.
Do you think it's a case of buying a new battery, or does it sound like something else?