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Renault Megane wont start after battery removal?

Put new gear box in car (great ) battery was flat so charged that now car wont start, dash board lights up but it makes clicking noise when press start button then all lights go out.
Ben, July 2015
Thanks will check all .

Ben, July 2015
Sounds liuke there is enough power getting to the car to run the normal electrics and the starter motor solenoid, but that there's not enough current getting through to actually do anything to the starter motor.

That suggests a bad/loose connection somewhere in the line that links battery +ve, to solenoid, solenoid to starter motor, starter motor to earth, earth to battery -ve.

Alternatively the starter motor may be jammed.

Can you rotoate the engine with the car out of gear?

Check the strap that earths the engine block/gearbox to the chassis is in place

Check battery connections are all tight

Check heavy cable from battery to starter motor solenoid and solenoid to motor are all tight

Check starter motor gear is disengaged properly

X, July 2015
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