Vauxhall Corsa car wont start

Car: Vauxhall Corsa
Variant: 1.2sxi
Model Year: 2006
Categories: Running Rough, Starting & Power Loss
for no reason battery dead.jump lead from another car and started straight away,worked for a day,left overnight and car dead again,checked charging circuit and all ok(14.2v)tried jumpstart from transit van,car turns over but not firing,can't check spark or fuel delivery to eliminate,any ideas please.
Posted: Jan 10, 2010 (14 years ago)
alternator ok at that voltage.try remove battery and going staright from jump leads from transit as your battery may be faulty.it is common that the power from your jump start may go to your cars battery and not to engine that needs it. connecting straight to car will reduce voltage loss
Posted Jan 10, 2010 (14 years ago)

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