2006 Vantage Not starting

[leerandle]

So, my Vantage decided to not start the other day.

It seemed to be linked to a low battery, but I am not sure that is the only reason.

Luckily, I had my jump pack with me and when connecting, it fired up and I got home safely.

However, now even when I connect the jump pack, its still struggling to start.

I originally got lots of error messages (Usually due to low battery) but then its sometimes clicking, turning over but not firing, occasionally starts and then cuts out.

I'm thinking its possibly fuel related as I noticed a couple of times now, I have filled with Fuel, but gauge has not moved initially.

I'll change battery first as it haven't been changed in the time I've owned the car (13 years), even though its always on a ctek trickle charger and showing good volts with engine on/off.

Not sure exactly where to start, but maybe fuel filter/pump first, anyone had similar issues and fix ?

[Dewi 2]

leerandle said:

So, my Vantage decided to not start the other day.

I'll change battery first, as it haven't been changed in the time I've owned the car (13 years)

13 years. Gosh !!
You must be amongst the record holders for car battery life.

My own Vantage is serviced every 2 years, because annual mileage tends only to be 1,000 miles.
Having read about owners sometimes haviing nightmares when AM batteries fail, I recently had a battery change, because by the next service, the battery would have been 10 years old.

The old battery now has a new life, powering garden lights.

Hopefully a replacement battery will solve your problem.

[leerandle]

I knew i was pushing it lol. Before this, never missed a beat. Its probably the most reliable car ive ever owned. I'll stick a new battery on and see what happens. I was a bit reluctant to put a new battery on and car be sat on trickle charger all over winter.

[NDA]

In my experience with larger engines (V8s and V12s) it's the CCA (Cold Cranking Amps) that make the difference - the voltage can read an OK level, but if the CCAs drop, you won't start a large engine. CCA are the 'woof' behind the volts, if that makes sense?