JakeFusion

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Hi all, I was installing my a/c back into the car and had to remove my battery to get in there and work on the canister mount (I crushed it with my cherry picked and motor on reinstall).

Anyway the wrench slipped due to sweat while on the negative terminal and hit the positive terminal and arced. Everything seemed to be ok but the engine would only fire up and die about 1-2 secs after that where it would idle up before.

The battery lasted with me doing about 4 bad starts and wouldn't turn over today after sitting for a month. I got it tested and it was bad. I figured when it arced it took it out, but could it have damaged my ecm? Or reset the tune? Or could a bad battery have turned the car over and immediately killed it if it was presenting as an open circuit? I plan to get a new battery to test that.

Any insights?

gofastwclass

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If the battery was that weak it could be the root of your problem. In theory you might not have had enough power to run the fuel pump, injectors, coils and keep the PCM happy at the same time. Hopefully you will be fine after the battery has been replaced.

JakeFusion

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That's what I'm thinking. Not like it idled great. But I have a base tune on there so I could at least get the trans fluid in, change the oil once, and get radiator fluid in... Hard to do when it cuts out right after startup.

Old Geezer

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Did the batt tester show what voltage was under the test load?

JakeFusion

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I'll have to put my meter on it. I took to AutoZone to charge it and test it and it showed a bad cell.

JakeFusion

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Ordered an Odyssey drycell battery. Supposed to be the best. We shall see...