Urgent help!

**Kieran1981** · 28th July 2009, 09:28

Just been driving home, car struggled to start. Just as I got home it conked out and has no power. No ignition lights no power. We tried another battery on it and the same thing. Any ideas? I need the car for work 2nite!

**Deztroyer** · 28th July 2009, 09:42

do all the lights come on the dash? i.e. normal start up PRIOR to turning over?

could be the alternator or could be no 3 injector (as per threads and searches)

can you give any more info - fuel level - last filled up at

lack of power - any warning lights on?

sorry to be vauge but the more infor you give us the better for feedback and diagnosis

**Kieran1981** · 28th July 2009, 09:57

Ok the car was idling slightly higher than normal, the car struggled to start at first. When i was turning into my street the power steering went slightly heavy and as I was reversing the car conked out everything went off and the rpm needle fuel guage and temp guage froze were they are. Its as tho someone took the battery out.

**Kieran1981** · 28th July 2009, 09:59

Ok the car was idling slightly higher than normal, the car struggled to start at first. When i was turning into my street the power steering went slightly heavy and as I was reversing the car cut out everything went off and the rpm needle fuel guage and temp guage froze were they are. Its as tho someone took the battery out.

**Kieran1981** · 28th July 2009, 10:04

Theres nearly a full tank of fuel and prior to starting it up leaving to go home it was ok but as i turned it over it sounded a bit like it was struggling to start.

**Deztroyer** · 28th July 2009, 10:06

check your fuses (fe7) may be blown - and caused by a wiring chaffe in the engine bay

if the fuse IS blown then it would be the place to start

**badback** · 28th July 2009, 10:12

When my alternator packed in, first symptom was the power steering failing and the revs at idle increased, sounds like yours has gone the same way unfortunately.