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Old 12-04-2009, 11:28 PM
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My Fit wont start, please help!

Okay my fit hasnt been having trouble starting.

lately ive been jumping it every 24 hrs when not using the car

its been 2days i havent used it and i cant even start it all not even jumping it

and no i didnt leave my lights on

i recently had this put on

spark plus
blitz controller
grounding kit
wr intake manifold

im running 1400 watts full sound system
1 farad cap and a kinetik 800 battery

im assuming its the starter cause ive been using my remote start on viper alarm lately.

Can someone help me?
 
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Old 12-05-2009, 12:20 AM
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can you describe the sound (if any) it makes when trying to turn over the motor?
 
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Old 12-05-2009, 12:33 AM
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Originally Posted by gimme
can you describe the sound (if any) it makes when trying to turn over the motor?

it sounds like fast paced tuds or click noise.

i know it dosent sound like my battery is dead.

let me see if i can get a video clip...
 
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Old 12-05-2009, 12:40 AM
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if its a continuous click, battery is dead....replace it
 
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Old 12-05-2009, 01:58 AM
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how is my battery dead its a kinetik 800, its been in my car for about a year now.

i cant charge it or something.

its completely dead or what?
 
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Old 12-05-2009, 11:01 AM
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if your battery keeps draining on you after just a couple days. You probably have a parasitic draw somewhere or the battery is dead or about to be dead. If you're still clicking and have some lights still working, you probably got a little juice left in there. Stick that badboy on a slow charger for a few hours and see what happens.

Expensive batteries die too. Car batteries aren't meant to be drained and recharged all the time. I remember when the optima yellow tops first came out, they said it could be drained and charged numerous times. Well my optima died after a year of such abuse. But thats what warranties are for. optimas had a 2 year warranty, but looks like kinetiks only have a 1 year.
 

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Old 12-05-2009, 12:44 PM
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alright let me charge it for a while then. dosent stock batterys last along time. i thought having a kinetik will last for more then just a year.

so i can rule out the starter and alternator then.

so having a full system does taking a beating on batterys

what can i do to last my battery for more then just a year.

its weird cause i can listen to the music on the 1st click and have lights on, thats why i thought it wasnt my battery and it was something else.
 
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