Charging the battery with the battery fully connected to the car?
03-17-2007, 04:06 PM
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Charging the battery with the battery fully connected to the car? I did this a while back. the car had the fuel pump go and it sat for a while awaiting the new pump. charged up the battery while it was fully connected to car. grounded the charger to the alt bracket. Car turns over but does not catch. gets spark and is getting fuel (spark tester and fuel guage checked). Pump works as determined by electrical, auditory, and guage checks.
New battery was purchased and installed but did not help. good oil pressure. tank is 1/3 full of gas not sure what putting more in would do.
Any ideas? Exhaust smells bad when I try to start it not sure if that means anything? Did I fry the pcm?
New battery was purchased and installed but did not help. good oil pressure. tank is 1/3 full of gas not sure what putting more in would do.
Any ideas? Exhaust smells bad when I try to start it not sure if that means anything? Did I fry the pcm?
03-17-2007, 10:59 PM
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Charging the battery while it's still connected to the car won't hurt a thing. I've done that many times on many different cars. Did it about 3-4 times in the last few months in fact, put a 10amp charge on the battery for about an hour each time to freshen the battery for various reasons while the car was in storage. Never caused an issue.
03-18-2007, 04:10 PM
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Are you sure it is getting gas? There is a pressure check valve on the drivers side of the fuel rails. Push that pin and make sure there is gas being pumped in there. Did you change your fuel filter while you where at it?
I would deffinetly focus on something to do with what got changed. You might be able to check and see if it is throwing any codes. You can't see the SES light on since you can't get it running but the PCM may have a bulls eye answer for you.
I would deffinetly focus on something to do with what got changed. You might be able to check and see if it is throwing any codes. You can't see the SES light on since you can't get it running but the PCM may have a bulls eye answer for you.
03-18-2007, 04:14 PM
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Originally Posted by RPM WS6
Charging the battery while it's still connected to the car won't hurt a thing. I've done that many times on many different cars. Did it about 3-4 times in the last few months in fact, put a 10amp charge on the battery for about an hour each time to freshen the battery for various reasons while the car was in storage. Never caused an issue.
so have I..never hurt anything----- 