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Hi Guys my car has been off the road for approximately 4 months now due to no licence. The battery has sh#t itself because I didn't disconnect it and it was drained by my alarm. In an attempt to get it started to get the fluids circulating I charged the battery with a charger and the next day tried again to no sucess. I have also tried jump starting it a couple of times and have done so once or twice before the car was off the road. I have accepted that when I get it back on the road im just gonna change all my fluids, oil and get a new battery while im there. My question is have I done any damage to my car by jump starting?.. it ie will my ecu map be affected. Its a 96 S 2 33

Also is there anything I should expect seeing as its been off the road for so long?...

Performance only Mods are

After market turbo

Boost controlelr

Blitz FRIC

Dump Pipe

GTF fuel pump

Turbo back exhaust

Turbo timer

Apexi Front Strut

Thanx for any response

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where abouts did you try and jump start it from? the batt or the conection points under the bonnet? ive heard that if you charge it or try and jump start it from the batt in the boot, it can blow fuses and so on.. which is exactly what happend to me. blew the parkers fuse (dash lights, tail lights and parkers). best to just jump start from the point under the bonnet thats made for it.

when you put the batt back in, did it tick over at all or just stay dead? just thinking the batt may be totaly dead or need a top up of water.

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where abouts did you try and jump start it from? the batt or the conection points under the bonnet? ive heard that if you charge it or try and jump start it from the batt in the boot, it can blow fuses and so on.. which is exactly what happend to me. blew the parkers fuse (dash lights, tail lights and parkers). best to just jump start from the point under the bonnet thats made for it.

when you put the batt back in, did it tick over at all or just stay dead? just thinking the batt may be totaly dead or need a top up of water.

holy samolians

not having an R33 anymore it dosnt really matter a shit... but i never even knew there was an alternate to the battery

can someone post a pic for future reference of others

Jimbo

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when you replace your battery unplug your CAS so you can click it over to build up oil pressure.

after 4 months you most likley wont have any oil around your bearings or in your lifters, doing this will help build up pressure without putting any real strain on your bearings before there is oil pressure.

other than that, your maps and everything should be fine.

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Basically, jump starting is no good. Doens't matter if you use the protected cable, or special booster pack, you always have the potential to blow things e.g. fuses, electrical components etc.

Some people on here may beleive differently. You may have done it once, and got away with it a few times, but if you jumped it like 1000 times, something will break.

When I was younger, me and my mates used to have this paddock basher that we used to take out on the weekends for doing whatever. The battery was dead. We used to jump it every time either using a protected cable or a booster pack. It would usually be ok, but everynow and then, you'd blow a big fuse. Last jump we ever did on it blew the ecu.

Also, keep in mind, that if you've left it for 4 months, the battery might not charge at all.

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Hey Guys I put in a new battery today. Just wanna say thanks to everyone for the advice. No fuses blew, my indicators, hazards, wipers air-con, cd player, APEXI AVCR and alarm are all in tact and everything is sweet. Im gonna get my dad to take it for a drive seeing as I have no license.....

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just jump start it. it aint rocket science :laugh: nothings gonna happen

just do be a noob and get the polarity wrong.

also jump starting is no diferant from normaly starting of your batery lol. its a batery and you start it. the only diferance is theres some long wires instaed of it being mounted.

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I know that nothing will happen normally. Also, once the cable is connected, nothing will happen.

It is the initial arcing that occurs when you first connect the cable on that can cause fuses to blow. It's up to you whether you believe me or not. All that i'll say is that I always exercise a degree of caution when I jump start because I have done it before and blown fuses.

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