jump started combo 1.3cdti now trouble galore

[Lespingu]

Hi everyone I jump started my combo van but accidentally put leads on wrong way for a moment ! got it started anyway battery light on managed to get home ,as I started to turn into my street the EPS light came on steering went tight but parked car , another alternator put on fully charged battery but won't start ? turning over no diesel at injectors ?? anybody help me please 👍😖😖

[stevieturbo]

Doing such things could fry many electrical components....and even such a basic van, has a lot of those.

There's going to be no easy solution here, nevermind a remote solution.

[Lespingu]

cheers bud ,the thing is though it drove fine for 30 odd miles to get me home it was only when battery started to deplete that these lights came on ? so thinking it could be that with lack off power the immobiliser has kicked in !, as it was going until I parked it up 👍

[steve2]

Charge your battery up and then see what happens as it may have lit up all the lights as faults due to lack of power

[Lespingu]

cheers Will recharge the battery tonight and try again tomorrow after work

[stevieturbo]

Immobiliser issue will usually see a flashing spanner on key on.

Assuming the BCM or other parts arent fried.

You really need someone with proper software to plug in, and see which modules on the car are still alive and healthy.

[Lespingu]

Thanks Stevie unfortunately very hard to get someone at the times I get home at but trying to get a boy to maybe come out after his work to check it over 👍I was wondering if the battery was that low could it of locked the immobiliser up or the ecu ? As the only power it had was what was left in the battery as the alternator was not producing any power at all ? It was still running when I parked up ??!!!!

[stevieturbo]

Of course a flat or dodgy battery can also cause a vast range of problems.

So fit a good battery.

[paintman]

Slightly puzzled as you say in your first post you've fitted a new alternator & battery?

If that's the case & it still won't play then you may well have fried something.

[stevieturbo]

paintman said:

Slightly puzzled as you say in your first post you've fitted a new alternator & battery?

If that's the case & it still won't play then you may well have fried something.

As always with such posts...misinformation everywhere.

And there seem to have been a lot of vague misleading threads lately ! GIGO.

[Lespingu]

sorry but not a misleading post if read you know what it said ! !! yes I fitted another alternator and yes a fully charged battery was also fitted the next day !!!??? so I thought and thought after reading all the posts that I could find on connecting the jump leads wrong way round ,and after rechecking if fuel was not getting to injectors it was rather easy to diagnose the fault with a little thinking ??,!! if the van drove 30 odd miles after the incident and lights came on just before I turned into my road parked up then fitted parts next day and all lights on but wouldn't start ? how would it drive the distance if ECU or any other part was fried ?? not possible .... so borrowed reader cleared all the faults caused by the low voltage and hi presto van started straight away thanks for replies though one happy chappie thought it was going to scrap yard lol😂👍👍👍 thanks again though chaps 👍