D Turbo - Electrical Problem....

[CaptainP 2]

My dad's trusty 205 D Turbo is no longer trusty He broke down again tonight and this time it wouldn't come back alive. He's been having a strange electrical fault where he turns the key to engage the glow plugs and all power go's out. Tonight this happened again and all the power drained from the battery. I tried jump starting him from the CTI but it wasn't having any of it. I'm thinking it's either a relay fault or something has shorted out? Any suggestions folks??

 

Thanks

Steve

[welshpug 1,678]

sounds like a very dead battery due to an alternator failure, or a loose connection somewhere.

 

 

does it turn over when you try and jump it?

[CaptainP 2]

It did turn over, but failed to start. What's odd is that it's been doing this for over a week, sometimes all the electrics would be dead but if you came back to the car 20 mins later all was okay. It's a pain, but in a way probably best it's failed now so we can diagnose it and properly fix it. Could a faulty ignition switch/barrell cause this?

 

sounds like a very dead battery due to an alternator failure, or a loose connection somewhere.

 

 

does it turn over when you try and jump it?

[CaptainP 2]

All cured, it was a roped battery connection! Even though it was done up tightly it still wasn't up to the job - chopped it off and put a new one on. Job's a good un

 

Steve