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MG MGF Technical - mgf wont start

my mgf wont start dead as a door nail no lights central locking wont work but battery is fine it was working fine one day and nowt the next any answers
wwjoineryltd@tiscali.co.uk

A battery can go overnight, particularly in this weather with extra lights etc being used and damp.
Have you tried jumping it?
Ddraig

yes but still no lights on dash noting wont even turn over
wayne white

Do you have any 'leccy mates with a multimeter to see if the battery has volts?
C.R.B. Simeon

i will try that cheers mate
wayne white

If the battery has volts but they are not getting to the car then the -ve terminal/earth strap or +ve terminal on the battery could be o/c (not making electrical contact).
If the battery has no volts you need to find where they went - lights left on is not unheard of! But relays sticking on can be harder to trace - the multimeter and somebody who understands what it can reveal is the key here.
But always try the simple things first!
C.R.B. Simeon

A flat battery is most likely explanation here - but a quick check with a multimeter will yield some helpful clues as to what i going on :o)
Rob Bell

Could be a defective 5AS (burglar alarm/body control) unit. Seems to have been a spate of the recently.

Ralph
Ralph Gadsby

Wayne - we'd be interested to know what it was, or if it still is, a problem. I think in modern parlance it is known as 'closure'.
C.R.B. Simeon

This thread was discussed between 15/01/2008 and 24/01/2008

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