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**Posted:** Wed Dec 28, 2005 11:12 am

Elo boys, I have had starting problems for a while now (only in the cold, fuel relay goes mad and engine just turns over and over)
Today i had enough and took it to me local (not pub) to get the battery checked. oooo they said, you have a 06 battery not an 05. They said the one i have at the mo is pushing out too much and is slowly cooking my car. £80 they say for the right one, £80 :pale:

Still got to change the plugs, leads, cap and arm AND the MOT in a couple of weeks

. So i was wondering what codes you lot have, and if any of you have some good advice.
TA :cheers:

**Joined:** Fri Apr 15, 2005 9:14 pm **Posts:** 4751

Never had starting probs with Cleanie.....although she does live in a garage [b]EVERY[/b] night.

As for the battery code - Mmmmm must have a look and see.......

**Posted:** Wed Dec 28, 2005 7:13 pm

Did you find out the about your plugs Stu, What was the part # in the end. Seems like i will be buying some soon. (there goes me fancy leads :cry:

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Do you know the gap for the plugs aswell :cheers:

**Posted:** Wed Dec 28, 2005 10:21 pm

I had starting problems. Turned out to be simply cus my battery had not water in it :drunken:

sounds daft but never thought to check it

**Posted:** Thu Dec 29, 2005 7:10 pm

[quote="IOW323F"]What was the part # in the end.quote]

BKR6E-11 is the part number for NGK plugs. Covers both 1.5 and 1.8 engines of the Ba model.

Hope this helps?

**Posted:** Fri Dec 30, 2005 10:48 am

Ta fella.

**Joined:** Fri Apr 15, 2005 9:14 pm **Posts:** 4751

The plugs I put in were 6's but I took out 5's....!!!!

And my battery code is [b]005[/b]

**Posted:** Thu Jan 05, 2006 12:56 pm

[quote="IOW323F"]Today i had enough and took it to me local (not pub) to get the battery checked. oooo they said, you have a 06 battery not an 05. They said the one i have at the mo is pushing out too much and is slowly cooking my car.[/quote]
Absolute b******s - they're cookin your wallet matey. Basic Ohm's law says that the starter motor (or anything electrical) will take the current [b]it[/b] wants to. If it takes more than it should, it's knackered anyway.

Hope I wasn't too late

Mark

**Posted:** Thu Jan 05, 2006 5:44 pm

Welcome back mate, looks like you had a great time :thumbup:

I think what they were getting at is the electrics were running warmer than they should due to the increased current. Like when you have skimpy wires in a circuit and they get hot. I got the right battery anyway as it was only £35. And i do not want to go through what Arty did, espicialy with my two kids. Better to be safe than sorry.
Cheers anyway mate

**Posted:** Thu Jan 05, 2006 6:22 pm

Fair play

Mark

**Joined:** Sun Jul 25, 2004 4:26 pm **Posts:** 2501

[quote]And i do not want to go through what Arty did[/quote]

Not sure that any of us would want to

That was baaaaad

**Joined:** Thu Jun 10, 2004 7:38 am **Posts:** 2226

tell me about it, you wernt sat in the dam thing.

din half make me bloody ankles warm i tell ya!

Arty

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