R33 Series 2 Flat Battery

[rickytan]

hey guys,

I left my lights on last night and this morning my battery was completly flat.. When trying to jump start it the car just clicks like crazy? any ideas how i can get it purring again?

Is there some special way to charging a skylines battery? ><

[RBwhatever]

Did you try and jump start it using the terminals in the engine bay? or straight onto the battery in the boot?

I've jumped mine straight off the battery in the boot before I found out what the terminals in the engine bay were. Worked alright.

That clicking sound might be your starter motor. Are you jump starting off another car or a standalone battery?

[RBwhatever]

Positive on positive. Negative on negative.

[rickytan]

Positive on positive. Negative on negative.

Hahaha.

I am connecting to the battery in the boot? is that where i should be connecting?

I was using my neighbours 83 ford laser to jump start ha-ha

Car was completely dead when i came out.. put jump leads on and i got dash lights back but when i tryed to turn it over it was clicking like a machine gun

[33driver]

Hahaha.

I am connecting to the battery in the boot? is that where i should be connecting?

I was using my neighbours 83 ford laser to jump start ha-ha

Car was completely dead when i came out.. put jump leads on and i got dash lights back but when i tryed to turn it over it was clicking like a machine gun

shouldn't matter where jumping from, but the points in the engine bay near the fuse box are easy to access. Make sure you have good size cables and a good connection on the clamps (this makes a massive difference). Failing that, the ford laser battery is probably crap and does not have enough cranking amps for the skyline. Call your local RACQ (not sure wat its called in WA) or find a bigger car/battery and try try again.

Make sure the laser has its engine running as well. You can try leaving the two batteries connected for a few mintues, the two batteries will try to equalize their level of charge, and the bigger skyline battery may have enough umph to crank but its not recommend to leave them connected longer than required.

The clicking sound is the starter motor using more amps than the battery can output, it starts to throw the solenoid out and turn the motor then it overloads the battery and turns off do to lack of voltage (voltage drops when you crank).

Edited August 27, 2007 by 33driver

[RBwhatever]

If you pop the bonnet, there's a black box on left side of the engine bay with jap writing all over it. It has a diagram of how to jump start from that box. You've got to pop the lid off to get to the terminals.

Try jumping from that one.

Edited August 27, 2007 by KeyMaker

[RBwhatever]

shouldn't matter where jumping from, but the points in the engine bay near the fuse box are easy to access. Make sure you have good size cables and a good connection on the clamps (this makes a massive difference). Failing that, the ford laser battery is probably crap and does not have enough cranking amps for the skyline. Call RACQ or find a bigger car/battery and try try again.

I was thinking the ford laser battery might be shot too, but it shouldn't matter if the laser is running while he's jump starting. The volts/amps should be boosted by the alternator. Revving the laser while jump starting can help with this.

Edited August 27, 2007 by KeyMaker

[rickytan]

Okay cheers guys, i thought there might have been something more to it.. like since 100 cars ive jumped start first time i thought cause its an import and the battery is in the boot there might have been a different way of starting it.. so yeah i got a battery charger ill take the battery out tonight and charge it over night and hopefully that should fix it

[33driver]

I was thinking the ford laser battery might be shot too, but it shouldn't matter if the laser is running while he's jump starting. The volts/amps should be boosted by the alternator. Revving the laser while jump starting can help with this.

While the alternator will help, I suspect a ford laser may have an alternator of like 80amps max, starter motors can draw like 400+ amps for the split second they crank, if the skyline's bat is dead flat and the ford's isn't in great condition the voltage will drop too quickly across the connection for the skyline to start. but meh getting techincal now - chuck the charger on there and it should be fine

[RBwhatever]

While the alternator will help, I suspect a ford laser may have an alternator of like 80amps max, starter motors can draw like 400+ amps for the split second they crank, if the skyline's bat is dead flat and the ford's isn't in great condition the voltage will drop too quickly across the connection for the skyline to start. but meh getting techincal now - chuck the charger on there and it should be fine

Hahaha too true. I stand corrected

+1 for the charger.