usual "van wont start" problem

[elmo makaroy]

right i have just changed the fuel filter and now my battery is flat, i have tried to jump start from my mums car but the van wont turn over at all now, any ideas? im definatly putting the jump leads in the right place, and now im thinking maybe you cannot jump start from a new mini?

[kevtherev]

If the battery is dead then no you won't... why is it dead?
New battery time?

[elmo makaroy]

well the lights and radio still work but it just wont turn over at all, surely i dont need a new battery?, can i not just charge this 1 by leafving it hooked up to another car with jump leads?

[kevtherev]

Did you check the battery then...how do you know it's flat?
below 12.6 volts is considered flat.

Or is it the starter sticking?

Did you give it 5 mins before you turned the key?

[elmo makaroy]

yeh i gave it 5 mins and turned the key but nothing, i can hear the clicking sound from the engine like normal and the lights and radio work but its just not turning over, were is the starter solenoid on theese vans? and were do i need to whack with a hammer precicly if that works on theese vans,

thanks for your help kev

[elmo makaroy]

ive just been out there again and i think the problem is not the battery but the starter, i have put a 12v strip light to the battery terminals and its lights up brightly so i suspect its the starter solenoid sticking, i have just tried banging it with a hammer but its not working and im not sure if im hitting it in the right place,

[kevtherev]

usually you do hit the starter
the solenoid is on the starter

time to clean up the earths and contacts then..

or time to exchange for another one, but try all the fixes first.

[elmo makaroy]

right van is now turning over and taking charge off the mini now but still cant get it started, ive changed the inline fuel filter under the van and pumped madly on the throttle to get the fuel flowing through again, is this nessesary or will the fuel pump just pump it through once its started?