Tonight after driving to my gf house my car didnt want to start after shuting it down , so we got a jumper leeds and re-started but happened again and again and again so yea got the idea NEW battery , fitted in starts fine drive home shut it down and just to make sure everything is fine for work so i can drive, it wouldnt start i mean brand new battery wtf is it the starter motor or the alternator or etc etc ??????? help please .

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id put money on the alternator.

i also think its the alternator ...

just to put a spanner in the works, I recon its your mag wheel's causing the trouble...

nah, seriously.. it sounds like alternator not giving charge to the battery. If it started on a newly charged battery then wouldn't start when you got home, it means the alternator wasn't charging the battery on the drive home. Good way to test this, is put the battery on slow charge over night, if it starts again the next morning, then its probably the alternator.. but at this stage, I would say its a fair bet.

Checked your terminals? Might need cleaning.

+1 for alternator... if you have a multimeter, test the battery whilst the car is running. You should be getting around 14V if the alternator is charging with the headlights off (if on should be about 13.7 or 13.5) If the alternator is faked you'll get 12.5V or less.

If your starter motor was faked you wouldn't hear the engine turn over...mind you if the battery is completely flat you won't hear it either

If you havent got a multimeter...swing past my place and i'll test it for ya. If it ends up being the alternator, try changing the brushes first (very easy to do) as they only cost $20-$30 instead of a few hundered for a new alternator.

Thanks guys will grab a alternator today..

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alternator not charging the batterey unless something is draining the batterey like a light or something

check that the battery you bought isnt faulty before forking out for a new alternator Benny... what brand did you buy(battery)??

Batteries are often prone to failing if they are left too long before charging!(they should be replaced before 3 months or charged while they are sitting at a shop waiting to be sold). it may have been enough to start the car once, but could have dropped a cell or two in the process?

Its worth checking that the battery is still ok, because a brand new battery should last longer than a night even if it isnt being charged by the alternator!

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Could be my mono block amp , or that its stuffed...?

And jimmy my original battery was fine working and all , but after switching the car off it didnt want to start as in if the battry was flat which wasnt the case so im thinking maybe the engine is on its way out or lol the alternator or something ....

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