Battery help.

1. sri_130 Frequent Poster Joined: Apr 2012 Doyncaster Posts: 783

   #1 25th January 2013, 19:45

   I have an odessey battery mounted in the passenger seat location. It is earthed to the seat mount holes.
   
   A positive (decent thick gauge) cable runs to a BMW connector block in the engine bay.
   
   After removing the old battery, there are 3 wires that are joined to one connector on the positive side. They go to two fuse boxes and the starter. I connected these 3 together (again) with one connector that fits on the connector block.
   
   My question is, what happens to the old negative battery cable? It's connector joins two wires, I think one goes to the gearbox and the other to the chassis?
   They are still joined at the moment using the old negative terminal.
   
   Needless to say, the car won't start, not even a spark or noise! So I've fcked up somewhere, presuming it's this earth...
   
   Help.
2. iSlayeR Established Member Joined: Aug 2009 King's lynn Posts: 2073 Turbocharged vtr

   #2 25th January 2013, 20:30

   Correct, one earth to the chassis, and one on the gearbox.
3. sri_130 Frequent Poster Joined: Apr 2012 Doyncaster Posts: 783

   #3 25th January 2013, 21:30

   Quote:

   Originally Posted by iSlayeR Correct, one earth to the chassis, and one on the gearbox.

   Grand.
   
   So then, what do I do with them? They are connected to the chassis and gearbox an are joined together, technically as one wire. That should e it?
4. blackie_2k5 Saxperience Hardcore! Joined: Oct 2008 Birtley Posts: 22253 VTR Turbo, 106 xsi track slag, Transit recovery, B

   #4 25th January 2013, 22:03

   earth them onto the body

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5. sri_130 Frequent Poster Joined: Apr 2012 Doyncaster Posts: 783

   #5 29th January 2013, 17:53

   Quote:

   Originally Posted by blackie_2k5 earth them onto the body

   Made a new earth, gearbox to chassis and it worked