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[RoBMX]

I have a question about my girlfriend puma, purchased in june (for £700 :cooldude: ) and has ran fine since and just passed an MOT with a few little bits but nothing major has had problems starting first thing now the m0ornings are getting colder.

It always starts straight away later during the day, and in the mornings always starts eventually with one turn of the key but it turns over 3-4 time before it gets going. The weird thing is in the morning when its struggling to start just after it starts its almost like the ecu resets as the needles on the gauges all go all the way round the clock, pause at the top then go back down and the mileometer thing resets itself (the one you can reset yourself not the main one).

I was thinking battery needs replacing, not enough power to go round so when the starter motor is struggling there's a power cut elsewhere? maybe?

Also the car gets two 5-10 minute journeys per day, which probably doesnt help.

[tonyb86]

I have a question about my girlfriend puma, purchased in june (for £700 :cooldude: ) and has ran fine since and just passed an MOT with a few little bits but nothing major has had problems starting first thing now the m0ornings are getting colder.

It always starts straight away later during the day, and in the mornings always starts eventually with one turn of the key but it turns over 3-4 time before it gets going. The weird thing is in the morning when its struggling to start just after it starts its almost like the ecu resets as the needles on the gauges all go all the way round the clock, pause at the top then go back down and the mileometer thing resets itself (the one you can reset yourself not the main one).

I was thinking battery needs replacing, not enough power to go round so when the starter motor is struggling there's a power cut elsewhere? maybe?

Also the car gets two 5-10 minute journeys per day, which probably doesnt help.

Had a similar thing with my old focus, turned out the battery was naff