# weird car problem **URL:** \ **Category:** PittSpeed Off Topic\ **Created:** [April 15, 2005, 4:29am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/weird-car-problem/173661 "2005-04-15T04:29:51Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![HaNnIBaL64](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/hannibal64/32/5954_2.png) [@HaNnIBaL64](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/HaNnIBaL64)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2005, 4:29am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/weird-car-problem/173661/1 "2005-04-15T04:29:51Z")
go to start the car… but it shows i have no power… which in turn wont let me start the car… i have to roll start it after it sits for about 6 hours…weird thing is i have lots of power… radio clock doesnt reset and neither does the dis…so i have something going wrong… what do you guys think the problem might be? ---
**Author:** ![05XRunner](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/0/8dc957/32.png) [@05XRunner](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/05XRunner)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2005, 4:37am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/weird-car-problem/173661/2 "2005-04-15T04:37:24Z")
What do you mean shows no power. As in no lights or dash lights come on. Also what do you mean by you have lots of power explain more ---
**Author:** ![HaNnIBaL64](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/hannibal64/32/5954_2.png) [@HaNnIBaL64](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/HaNnIBaL64)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2005, 4:50am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/weird-car-problem/173661/3 "2005-04-15T04:50:10Z")
everything works dash lights radio etc… the power gauge in the car shows i have no power though…and when i go to turn it over i get nothing… gauge turns off like it normally does but it doesnt turn over…this only happens after it sits for a few hours though… ---
**Author:** ![05XRunner](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/0/8dc957/32.png) [@05XRunner](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/05XRunner)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2005, 4:58am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/weird-car-problem/173661/4 "2005-04-15T04:58:54Z")
hmmmmm maybe bad ground or something killin the battery. How old is the battery ---
**Author:** ![BlkP42E](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/blkp42e/32/5938_2.png) [@BlkP42E](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/BlkP42E)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2005, 5:13am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/weird-car-problem/173661/5 "2005-04-15T05:13:07Z")
Starter??? :dunno: ---
**Author:** ![05XRunner](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/0/8dc957/32.png) [@05XRunner](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/05XRunner)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2005, 5:16am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/weird-car-problem/173661/6 "2005-04-15T05:16:22Z")
> [@BlkP42E](#): > > Starter??? :dunno: I was gonna say that next…When you turn the key do you hear a loud CLICK sound but nothing happens ---
**Author:** ![mp3ray](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/mp3ray/32/5994_2.png) [@mp3ray](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/mp3ray)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2005, 5:20am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/weird-car-problem/173661/7 "2005-04-15T05:20:34Z")
fuse? ha ha what the heck do i know! ---
**Author:** ![BlkP42E](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/blkp42e/32/5938_2.png) [@BlkP42E](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/BlkP42E)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2005, 5:27am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/weird-car-problem/173661/8 "2005-04-15T05:27:33Z")
> [@mp3ray](#): > > fuse? > > ha ha what the heck do i know! Cat??? 😃 ---
**Author:** ![mp3ray](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/mp3ray/32/5994_2.png) [@mp3ray](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/mp3ray)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2005, 5:29am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/weird-car-problem/173661/9 "2005-04-15T05:29:28Z")
> [@BlkP42E](#): > > Cat??? 😃 so i added more oil to my car the other day, f-in left the oil cap off for 1.5 days. I kept smelling something and thought the cat was acting up! lol ---
**Author:** ![BlkP42E](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/blkp42e/32/5938_2.png) [@BlkP42E](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/BlkP42E)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2005, 5:30am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/weird-car-problem/173661/10 "2005-04-15T05:30:30Z")
:doh: did it spray oil all over your engine bay? ---
**Author:** ![mp3ray](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/mp3ray/32/5994_2.png) [@mp3ray](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/mp3ray)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2005, 5:31am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/weird-car-problem/173661/11 "2005-04-15T05:31:44Z")
if i knew what an engine bay was I could answer that. 🙂 I popped the hood and cleaned off all the excess oil, now it seems fine. ---
**Author:** ![BlkP42E](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/blkp42e/32/5938_2.png) [@BlkP42E](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/BlkP42E)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2005, 5:33am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/weird-car-problem/173661/12 "2005-04-15T05:33:49Z")
engine bay = area under the hood where the engine sits :slap: ---
**Author:** ![05XRunner](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/0/8dc957/32.png) [@05XRunner](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/05XRunner)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2005, 5:33am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/weird-car-problem/173661/13 "2005-04-15T05:33:59Z")
> [@mp3ray](#): > > if i knew what an engine bay was I could answer that. 🙂 > I popped the hood and cleaned off all the excess oil, now it seems fine. Engine bay would be EVERYTHING under the hood of your car…thats the bay ---
**Author:** ![SonofaBish](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ad7895/32.png) [@SonofaBish](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/SonofaBish)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2005, 5:35am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/weird-car-problem/173661/14 "2005-04-15T05:35:57Z")
I dunno what the problem is, but i konw at times my car will wanna do the same thing for a second or two, then it fires up… and for me its the security system. My car has the chip on the key, and my main key must be gettin old or something, b/c it takes the car a minute to recognize it sometimes… rarely, but happens on occasion. And i’ve never had it happen with the second key, which i used for a while… so i know its my key… does ur car have a security system like this? ---
**Author:** ![fshowcars](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/fshowcars/32/5937_2.png) [@fshowcars](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/fshowcars)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2005, 5:59am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/weird-car-problem/173661/15 "2005-04-15T05:59:19Z")
> [@SonofaBish](#): > > I dunno what the problem is, but i konw at times my car will wanna do the same thing for a second or two, then it fires up… and for me its the security system. My car has the chip on the key, and my main key must be gettin old or something, b/c it takes the car a minute to recognize it sometimes… rarely, but happens on occasion. And i’ve never had it happen with the second key, which i used for a while… so i know its my key… does ur car have a security system like this? not to pick on you, so you don’t cry, but what in the fuck does any of that have to do with hannibals car? hannibal… sounds like an open circut…test power on the dash and random shit with the car off and see if it’s drawing… or test it with the car off then turn the key and test. see where teh drop is. something is draining power. could just be a bad battery. ---
**Author:** ![fshowcars](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/fshowcars/32/5937_2.png) [@fshowcars](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/fshowcars)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2005, 5:59am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/weird-car-problem/173661/16 "2005-04-15T05:59:41Z")
> [@mp3ray](#): > > if i knew what an engine bay was I could answer that. 🙂 > I popped the hood and cleaned off all the excess oil, now it seems fine. 🤣 ---
**Author:** ![imported\_gearhead](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/imported_gearhead/32/5957_2.png) [@imported\_gearhead](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/imported_gearhead)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2005, 9:18am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/weird-car-problem/173661/17 "2005-04-15T09:18:32Z")
if you have good power everywhere except to the starter and at the guage, that means there is possibly a problem with the wiring that runs to the starter. Check the power from the battery to the starter and anything inbetween. Usually, the guage is run off the alternator, but im not real sure on the ford. ---
**Author:** ![05XRunner](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/0/8dc957/32.png) [@05XRunner](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/05XRunner)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2005, 9:23am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/weird-car-problem/173661/18 "2005-04-15T09:23:42Z")
> [@gearhead](#): > > if you have good power everywhere except to the starter and at the guage, that means there is possibly a problem with the wiring that runs to the starter. Check the power from the battery to the starter and anything inbetween. Usually, the guage is run off the alternator, but im not real sure on the ford. OHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH you have a ford…Well there is your problem there… :booty: LOL ---
**Author:** ![mp3ray](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/mp3ray/32/5994_2.png) [@mp3ray](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/mp3ray)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2005, 9:25am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/weird-car-problem/173661/19 "2005-04-15T09:25:20Z")
It was all over the engine bay - probably explains the smell. Thank goodness for absorbant paper towels ---
**Author:** ![BlkP42E](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/blkp42e/32/5938_2.png) [@BlkP42E](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/BlkP42E)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2005, 9:35am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/weird-car-problem/173661/20 "2005-04-15T09:35:02Z")
> [@05XRunner](#): > > OHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH you have a ford…Well there is your problem there… :booty: LOL i think he is talking about his oldsmobile [Next page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/weird-car-problem/173661.md?page=2)