Shteee Posted January 4, 2010 Report Share Posted January 4, 2010 So ive had the Lupo off the road for 2/3 months for the winter and had plans to do a few improvements whilst the weather hasnt been too great. I disconnected the battery and took it into the house where it was warmer rather than the garage.Anyway i went to reconnect it today and there is no power what so ever getting to the car. There is no clock display and no interior lights etc on. I wasnt sure if it would need a jump so attached it to my mums car and nothing.. I even tried another battery to see if it was my battery even though i made sure it had, had a full charge before i put it back on and still.. Nothing..Im not car electrically minded and wondered if anybody else had any idea what the problem could be or any solutions ?Cheers in advance, Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Defcon5 Posted January 4, 2010 Report Share Posted January 4, 2010 Connected the battery up properly? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shteee Posted January 4, 2010 Author Report Share Posted January 4, 2010 Yup, cleaned the terminals and clamped down properly. Im stumped because theres nothing that could have changed whilst its just been sat ?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bennet Posted January 4, 2010 Report Share Posted January 4, 2010 *cough*check the earth terminal in the engine bay where it's attached to the right hand side mount. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shteee Posted January 4, 2010 Author Report Share Posted January 4, 2010 That was the 1st place i looked as i was looking for earthing faults and there is no obvious corrosion or anything. It is all covered by plastic casing and looks fine inside, all connections nice and shiney etc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bennet Posted January 4, 2010 Report Share Posted January 4, 2010 not the connections, (stupid box thing) the actual earth for the engine is bolted to the mount itself, check they're all tight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shteee Posted January 4, 2010 Author Report Share Posted January 4, 2010 Il go out and have another look. Is this earth point on the mount obvious and easy to find ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bennet Posted January 4, 2010 Report Share Posted January 4, 2010 you'll see a cable, just trace it up a little bit to where it's bolted on. Should be a thirteen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shteee Posted January 4, 2010 Author Report Share Posted January 4, 2010 Ok so iv been and had a look ive traced a couple of wires back and they all look fine and bolted down well. There is a box with 4 fuses in and it didnt look amazing so i cleaned that up but still no joy. Going to wait until the old man finishes work and see what he can do Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dixon Posted October 21, 2010 Report Share Posted October 21, 2010 Hi, just wondering if you got to the bottom of this problem? And if so what the fix was?It seems that my wifes Lupo has a similar problem. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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