gt4tosupra Posted April 27, 2009 Share Posted April 27, 2009 Went to start the car this morning and absolutely nothing! The LED for the toad alarm was amber, and pressing the dis-arm button wasnt doing anything! there was also a constant tick tick ticking from behind the dash! I disconnected the battery and reconnected, still nothing when i turned the key! Left the car on the drive today with the battery disconnected, rang the alarm company, he said definately a flat battery! Came home after work and the car has started! Battery is fine, and the Toad remote locking and unlocking now work! Any suggestions as to why this would happen? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RED_ROCKET Posted April 27, 2009 Share Posted April 27, 2009 its normally a flat battery was it very cold this morning Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gt4tosupra Posted April 27, 2009 Author Share Posted April 27, 2009 Ye, it was cold ish, but when i got home it just started, without charging the battery or anything like that, so cant have been a flat battery! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RED_ROCKET Posted April 27, 2009 Share Posted April 27, 2009 battery may be loosing some of its charge in the cold this happened to mine aint had any trouble since i swapped out the battery,see if its holding a charge or get aa out to check it for you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gt4tosupra Posted April 28, 2009 Author Share Posted April 28, 2009 battery has only been in the car since sep 2008, its a supra dupa battery (calcium) from fensport, the indicator light on it is green, voltage measured 12v, and when i plugged the mains charger onto it , it didnt need hardly any charge! Are these batteries any good? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RED_ROCKET Posted April 28, 2009 Share Posted April 28, 2009 someone may correct me but i thought it should measure 14v when charging mine is only a cheapo halfords one but is working fine, i can only tell thats the fault i had the battery was loosing some of it charge and that made the alarm do that clicking thing i called the aa out he recharged it for me but next morning it was doing the same thing just not enough power to turn her over this was over the snowy period mind Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supradoopa Posted April 28, 2009 Share Posted April 28, 2009 Mines doing the same mate, the car wouldnt open with pressing the key fob but would close via the fob. Hours later the fob was useless, neither opening or closing it just flashed. My battery has been charged twice in the past week. Hope that helps mate Pete Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevie_b Posted April 28, 2009 Share Posted April 28, 2009 I recognise those symptoms (of the OP, not sure about Supradoopa's). I'd bet your starter motor contacts need refurbing. Toyota sell a kit specifically to do this, so you shouldn't need a whole new starter motor. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gt4tosupra Posted April 28, 2009 Author Share Posted April 28, 2009 Cheers guys! When i rung toad, he instantly said the clicking is a dead battery. (batteries all good tho) My dads an electrician and his guess is it was a loose battery connection or bad contact. I have cleaned and sandpapered the terminals now, so just gonna take it from there now! it did unset the alarm and start this morning when i asked it to! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gt4tosupra Posted April 28, 2009 Author Share Posted April 28, 2009 I recognise those symptoms (of the OP, not sure about Supradoopa's). I'd bet your starter motor contacts need refurbing. Toyota sell a kit specifically to do this, so you shouldn't need a whole new starter motor. Cheers! thats good advice pal! my dad also said that those contacts were a possibility! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevie_b Posted April 29, 2009 Share Posted April 29, 2009 Cheers! thats good advice pal! my dad also said that those contacts were a possibility! No worries. This might help: http://www.mkivsupra.net/vbb/showthread.php?t=51682. The guide mentions the Toyota part numbers you'd need to do this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gt4tosupra Posted April 29, 2009 Author Share Posted April 29, 2009 No worries. This might help: http://www.mkivsupra.net/vbb/showthread.php?t=51682. The guide mentions the Toyota part numbers you'd need to do this. Cheers, thats a good post that! Not gonna attempt it yet tho. Will first see if it does the 'no electrics and clicking thing' again, seens as it only did it the once..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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