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Hey hows it going, i got a r33 series 2 skyline, this weekend i changed the water pump and i put everything back together that included the belts and they were put tightly together not to tight but tight enough for them to be secure and have a bit of flex in them. When i put everything back together and tried jump starting the car i could hear the pump priming however when i turned the key it would cut out like as if the battery wasnt supplying enough power and it was a dead battery, and i had a reading on the power fc that i was only getting 11v of power.

This would though generally conclude that the battery is f**ked however this battery came from my other car which i use every day and this battery is fully operational considering the other car cranks up first shot. Now on this car i got no immobliser or alarm system.

Now im sort of stuck and out of ideas on what should i do, should i possibly check the fuses or the relays or maybe even check the connections around the starter motor or the area i worked in making sure everything is secure. How ever i will do this tomorrow, but it would be greatly appreciated if some of you guys could shoot me some ideas were should i look else were as i would like to narrow down the search for this.

Just extra information describing my problem when i do turn the key i only get single click and all the dash lights seem to die as if there aint no battery power.

Hopefully i get some good help from you guys.

Yours Truly,

Nick

BTW yes i have searched other threads for similar problems none could help

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As above. best way to go

Also try rolling the car in gear in case the starter has jammed for some reason

Do you mean the voltage was 11v when starting or when just sitting there? Cracking voltage tells more of a story

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Hey hows it going, i got a r33 series 2 skyline, this weekend i changed the water pump and i put everything back together that included the belts and they were put tightly together not to tight but tight enough for them to be secure and have a bit of flex in them. When i put everything back together and tried jump starting the car i could hear the pump priming however when i turned the key it would cut out like as if the battery wasnt supplying enough power and it was a dead battery, and i had a reading on the power fc that i was only getting 11v of power.

This would though generally conclude that the battery is f**ked however this battery came from my other car which i use every day and this battery is fully operational considering the other car cranks up first shot. Now on this car i got no immobliser or alarm system.

Now im sort of stuck and out of ideas on what should i do, should i possibly check the fuses or the relays or maybe even check the connections around the starter motor or the area i worked in making sure everything is secure. How ever i will do this tomorrow, but it would be greatly appreciated if some of you guys could shoot me some ideas were should i look else were as i would like to narrow down the search for this.

Just extra information describing my problem when i do turn the key i only get single click and all the dash lights seem to die as if there aint no battery power.

Hopefully i get some good help from you guys.

Yours Truly,

Nick

BTW yes i have searched other threads for similar problems none could help

How were you jump starting the car Nick? Jumper leads from host car with the host engine running/host battery getting charged at 13 ~ 14 volts?? If that was the method you could reasonably expect your R33 to start or at least kick over provided your maintenance work has not disturbed anything else. If you swapped battery from functioning car to R33 perhaps the R needs more grunt than the host car to crank it. Put existing battery from R on charge for 24hrs, plug back in to R, see how you go. Else.............New battery required at correct cranking amps for R33.

Cheers GW

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