_Rob
15th October 2010, 00:56
I have recently had my car cammed (catcam 708) and mapped (by wayne)...
The other day i went to the petrol station and left my fog lights on accidently while i was paying, went to start my car afterwards and the battery was flat. I thought prior to this incident that i had a faulty alternator as the battery light was flickering so it didnt surprise me that the battery flatted quickly. I got my car jumped by a lad in the petrol station (highly illegal i know but no choice!), and the car, from then onwards, has been cutting out every time i let the revs drop to idle...
I thought the engine was independant of the battery once it is running, the battery is only needed to start the engine?! Correct me if i am wrong please.
Therefore I am baffled as to why, after the petrol station incident, my car will no longer idle??!!
The only thing i think i have read in the past is that if a car is being jump started and the terminals are connected the wrong way round, it buggers all the electrics which may have an effect on the ECU and therefore an effect on the idle? There is a chance that the bloke put the terminals the wrong way round as i wasnt watching everything he was doing as i was waiting to turn on my ignition... Nothing else is coming to me and i really need some help, has anybody got a solution to this problem? I have looked on the forums and cant find anything except ICV problems.
Any help would be appreciated very much as i am stranded in Newcastle and live in Leeds!
Rob
The other day i went to the petrol station and left my fog lights on accidently while i was paying, went to start my car afterwards and the battery was flat. I thought prior to this incident that i had a faulty alternator as the battery light was flickering so it didnt surprise me that the battery flatted quickly. I got my car jumped by a lad in the petrol station (highly illegal i know but no choice!), and the car, from then onwards, has been cutting out every time i let the revs drop to idle...
I thought the engine was independant of the battery once it is running, the battery is only needed to start the engine?! Correct me if i am wrong please.
Therefore I am baffled as to why, after the petrol station incident, my car will no longer idle??!!
The only thing i think i have read in the past is that if a car is being jump started and the terminals are connected the wrong way round, it buggers all the electrics which may have an effect on the ECU and therefore an effect on the idle? There is a chance that the bloke put the terminals the wrong way round as i wasnt watching everything he was doing as i was waiting to turn on my ignition... Nothing else is coming to me and i really need some help, has anybody got a solution to this problem? I have looked on the forums and cant find anything except ICV problems.
Any help would be appreciated very much as i am stranded in Newcastle and live in Leeds!
Rob