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Paul Archer Posted on Jan 15, 2018

Whats wrong ? son inlaw put battery in the wrong way while car was idling in a 1998 subaru

My son inlaw couldnt start his car cause of a flat battery so put a charged battery in to start it then when it started he took battery out and put his one back in while it was idling but put it in wrong way around LOL now he has no power at all to anything .? what should he do ? can it be fixed diy ?

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steve dbo

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  • Posted on Aug 13, 2008

SOURCE: Car battery won't stay charged.

jumped battery started next day attempted to start and was dead i swapped out a battery no good then i swapped out the terminals to the battery and it started right up

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autodr

autodr

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  • Posted on Nov 16, 2008

SOURCE: CAR WON'T START

do the dash lites come on when the key is turned on? do you have a good connection at battery? is it in park? what were you trying to repair initially?

colin white

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  • Posted on Feb 19, 2009

SOURCE: I have a vw passat 1999 1.8 T wont idle when started

i suspect the throttle body has lost its basic settings for some reason,ive only known of that happening a few times tho,but that is the symptoms of a throotle unit,plug in a scanner check the codes and reset the throttle body in basic settings

Anonymous

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  • Posted on May 02, 2009

SOURCE: Charging problem.. Wont charge battery

The instructions for installing a new alternator usually read to fully charge the battery (12.3 - 12.8 volt range). Otherwise, the alternator will be damaged when it initializes. I have seen some extreme damage result from installing a new alternator with a low-charge battery. The torque required to turn an alternator when damaged in this scenario is unbelieveable!

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Dar

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  • Posted on May 21, 2009

SOURCE: 1998 mitsubishi mirage 1.5 liter 5 speed wont start

If you have spark, try changing the fuel filter. If you don't have spark, get back to me.

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