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Ok I read on here that you shouldn't jump start your vette due to all the computers on board. My question is What do you do if your out and your car won't start.?? What is the best thing to do to get your car started???
I've had disconnecting and reconnecting the battery cause issues. Car has forgotten it has TPMS, forgotten its idle settings, more. Factor in how often low battery voltage kicks of the 'service column lock' and it's definitely something to be aware of.
Ok I read on here that you shouldn't jump start your vette due to all the computers on board. My question is What do you do if your out and your car won't start.?? What is the best thing to do to get your car started???
The best thing to do would be to put in a fully charged battery. Or you could take your chances.
Have it towed home. Take out the battery. Do a $17,000 engine rebuild. Get a new battery. Don't leave the lights on next time.
Due to some of the "donkeys" on here, The is a joke. It is only a joke. Do not pass a Honda in a street race. Do not get praise for doing so.
If the cables are hooked up properly, getting a jump start is fine. If jumping the car creates issues then they were always there and the jump start just brought them to the surface. Things like corroded or loose connectors can cause many symptoms and issues.
I don't like jumping any modern car with all of the computers and such. If the car you are jumping FROM has a bad voltage regulator, you can severely damage the car you are jumping to.
The best thing to do is keep it connected to a trickle charger when parked in it's regular spot overnight.
If you find yourself with a dead battery, the next best thing to do is disconnect it and charge it in the car with a charger.
If you can't do the above, remove the battery and take it one of the larger retail auto parts stores and have them charge it.
And last, if you must "jump start" the car, the best way to do so is with a 100% charged and trusted jump box, or a charger that plugs into the wall and has "start" setting.
Sometimes a jump start cannot be avoided. If you're out and the battery goes south for whatever reason, you're going to need a jump start to get going. I've had one so far and had zero issues... Replaced the battery soon after and trouble free... I'm with Bones on this...
@orca13 sound like urban legend to me. I jumped started my car more than 15 times half a year ago because the battery was dead and despite several recharge it kept dying. Nothing special happened to the car, it is working fine. I used a NOCO GB40 jump starter.
electrically I don't see the issue of jump starting as soon as you do it with proper voltage.
my 2 cents.
TCFS
@orca13 sound like urban legend to me. I jumped started my car more than 15 times half a year ago because the battery was dead and despite several recharge it kept dying. Nothing special happened to the car, it is working fine. I used a NOCO GB40 jump starter.
electrically I don't see the issue of jump starting as soon as you do it with proper voltage.
my 2 cents.
TCFS
You jump started your car 15 times and we are suppose to take your advice? Why didn't you fix the problem?
There are dozens of posts about people have electrical issues after jump starting their cars. Fact, not legend.
@JR-01 I don't mean one should do the same. Maybe it was only 10times...I just say, despite this, nothing went a-wire. Circumstances made it that I could not find a replacement battery for US corvette easily, I tried to charge the old battery several times, and finally had my shop to replace the battery...but they had a 2 weeks queue...
anyway, I don't need to excuse myself, right?
**** happens with the battery...but no consequences on the computers of the car despite jump starting the car.
my 2 cents.
@JR-01 I don't mean one should do the same. Maybe it was only 10times...I just say, despite this, nothing went a-wire. Circumstances made it that I could not find a replacement battery for US corvette easily, I tried to charge the old battery several times, and finally had my shop to replace the battery...but they had a 2 weeks queue...
anyway, I don't need to excuse myself, right?
**** happens with the battery...but no consequences on the computers of the car despite jump starting the car.
my 2 cents.
If your EBCM fails in the future, more than likely all that jump starting and low voltage led to it's failure.
My intial question is what do you do if your out and about and your car won't start. Do you jump start it ? Lots of people on here talk about the computers being affected by jump starting. I have a brand new battery buy just asking for future reference, Thanks
Back in the day we were able to push start cars with manual transmissions. On the flat two people or one really pissed guy could push a car by hand fast enough to start it. Have not tried it for years. With electronic ignition and computers will this still work?
My intial question is what do you do if your out and about and your car won't start. Do you jump start it ? Lots of people on here talk about the computers being affected by jump starting. I have a brand new battery buy just asking for future reference, Thanks
The odds are probably with you that there will be no issues. So if I can't get another battery, as a last resort I will jump start mine.
If you have to jump start your car 15 times, or ten time and claim you have no problem, you are simply in denial of a problem..
Bill aka ET
Ive never had to jump start any of my cars over 60 years. The trick is proper maintenance, understanding and a little luck. If I had to jump one of my cars, I would want to know why, and fix it so I didn't have to jump start it again.
What I always did was hook up the jumper cables and let the donor car run and charge up my battery for a few minutes then turn off the donor car and start my car.
That way both charging systems aren't running at the same time.
As soon as my car started I took off the jumper cables.
Sometimes you have to let the donor car run for five or ten minutes.
Back in the day we were able to push start cars with manual transmissions. On the flat two people or one really pissed guy could push a car by hand fast enough to start it. Have not tried it for years. With electronic ignition and computers will this still work?
My ‘65 Impala could be started with my left foot out the door and the right foot on the clutch. But that car had carburetors and a point ignition. Just the fuel injection alone makes a no or low electric charge start pretty much impossible.
Jump start
Maybe it was only 10times...I just say, despite this, nothing went a-wire. Circumstances made it that I could not find a replacement battery for US corvette easily, I tried to charge the old battery several times, and finally had my shop to replace the battery...but they had a 2 weeks queue...
