Help - need to start a 355F1 with a flat battery
Discussion
My 355 F1 has been stored for best part of 12 months and the battery is almost flat(no real suprise there) but I'm interested to hear suggestions on the best way of resolving this while avoiding damage to the car and minimum fuss. Options considered so far are ....
- jump start from my regular drive. Concern on this front is that I've read on other sites that there's the potential to damage the ECU, true?
- remove the battery and charge, downside with this is that it is time consuming/awkward front wheel off etc
All suggestions welcome
- jump start from my regular drive. Concern on this front is that I've read on other sites that there's the potential to damage the ECU, true?
- remove the battery and charge, downside with this is that it is time consuming/awkward front wheel off etc
All suggestions welcome
Can you get a charger to the car? if so you can connect it in the engine bay, VE+ is under the rhd cover and use any good earth point for -VE. Having said that if the battery has been left to drain for a Year it'll probably never charge properly again so it's just as easy to replace it with new then use a battery tender to maintain it
I've not heard of issues with jumping, 355's only later 360/430's where some electronics can be affected
I've not heard of issues with jumping, 355's only later 360/430's where some electronics can be affected
ineedagallardo said:
ferrari spider said:
I have been jump starting my 355 for 6 years. Never any problems.....ever.
I to have never heard of anyone having ECU problems either.
I have, However the car in question had the positive and negative connected the wrong way round.I to have never heard of anyone having ECU problems either.
ECU's are not cheap.
So being that that does not count. I have still have not heard of anyone harming the 355 ECU, by jump starting the car with the leads the right way round.
I jump the 355 all the time. Sometimes I think its the only thing I keep the M3 in the garage for 
Seriously, just whack on a jumper pack or some jump leads and away you go.
The only caveat is, make sure you take it for a drive for 30-40 mins afterwards so all the ECU's relearn mixtures etc.
Seriously, just whack on a jumper pack or some jump leads and away you go.
The only caveat is, make sure you take it for a drive for 30-40 mins afterwards so all the ECU's relearn mixtures etc.
Cactussed said:
I jump the 355 all the time. Sometimes I think its the only thing I keep the M3 in the garage for
Seriously, just whack on a jumper pack or some jump leads and away you go.
The only caveat is, make sure you take it for a drive for 30-40 mins afterwards so all the ECU's relearn mixtures etc.
whatever you do to your car, it definitely makes it go ok Seriously, just whack on a jumper pack or some jump leads and away you go.
The only caveat is, make sure you take it for a drive for 30-40 mins afterwards so all the ECU's relearn mixtures etc.
If it's been left flat for a year your old battery is toast anyway. You might manage to jump start it, but it's likely to have minimal capacity and probably leave you stranded as soon as you switch off. Bite the bullet, take a new (and hence fully charged) battery and swap it immediately. And for next time, fit a battery isolator of some sort or simply remove one of the terminals.
GreenV8S said:
If it's been left flat for a year your old battery is toast anyway. You might manage to jump start it, but it's likely to have minimal capacity and probably leave you stranded as soon as you switch off. Bite the bullet, take a new (and hence fully charged) battery and swap it immediately. And for next time, fit a battery isolator of some sort or simply remove one of the terminals.
+1Halfords keep one on the shelf for a F355.
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