Car not starting, pick up service

salmanmanekia · Post by **salmanmanekia** » Thu Jan 09, 2014 2:04 pm

Hi,

My car is not starting and i want to hire some pickup service who can pick it up and place it in some mechanic garage for reparing. what options do i have. i live in esponkeskus.

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onkko · Post by **onkko** » Thu Jan 09, 2014 2:13 pm

So you live in Espoon keskus. What that does have to do with where your car is?
Where your car is?

Honest · Post by **Honest** » Thu Jan 09, 2014 3:34 pm

onkko wrote:So you live in Espoon keskus. What that does have to do with where your car is?
Where your car is?

Most probably in Oulu. lol

Type in google "towing service Espoo " or " hinauspalvelu espoo", you'll find many companies.

salmanmanekia · Post by **salmanmanekia** » Thu Jan 09, 2014 3:58 pm

usually one belongings are where one lives. other wise it is stated specifically. so, ya, i, my car and most of my belongings live in esponkeskus

007 · Post by **007** » Thu Jan 09, 2014 6:37 pm

salmanmanekia wrote:usually one belongings are where one lives. other wise it is stated specifically. so, ya, i, my car and most of my belongings live in esponkeskus

cars are mobile unlike your other belongings. Cars break down in the road or they don't start in the parking lot while out in the town etc.

007 · Post by **007** » Thu Jan 09, 2014 6:49 pm

salmanmanekia wrote:Hi,

My car is not starting and i want to hire some pickup service who can pick it up and place it in some mechanic garage for reparing. what options do i have. i live in esponkeskus.

dead battery is a prime suspect in winter when a car does not start all of a sudden. so, check the battery. Your car can be towed to a repair shop either by a friend of yours or by perfessionals ->

Honest wrote: Type in google "towing service Espoo " or " hinauspalvelu espoo", you'll find many companies.

cors187 · Post by **cors187** » Thu Jan 09, 2014 7:43 pm

dont leave your car on the side of the road to long, 1 night and it can become an economic stimulus package.

kp900t · Post by **kp900t** » Thu Jan 09, 2014 9:16 pm

Does the starter motor turn over? If it doesn't, or very faintly it's probably the battery like someone else said. Go buy a trickle charger (Akkulaturi) from Tokmani or Biltema, bring the battery inside (or not) and charge it over night.

salmanmanekia · Post by **salmanmanekia** » Fri Jan 10, 2014 1:11 am

The motor starts faintly and my first thought was also that the battery was down. I tried to charge it with a friend's car but it didnt helped. Also, the car was running a day before it started to have problem so I wonder if its a battery problem. Now, I would be trying to change the relays and see if that helps. If that doesnt then it has to be towed to mechanic

cors187 · Post by **cors187** » Fri Jan 10, 2014 11:44 am

salmanmanekia wrote:The motor starts faintly and my first thought was also that the battery was down. I tried to charge it with a friend's car but it didnt helped. Also,

This is a sign that your battery doesnt accept rapid charging and doesnt hold a charge.
Send a pic of your battery, check the liquid levels in the battery.
If the battery is at all capable of starting the engine , you may need to spend 20-40 minutes with your friends car above idle(2000rpm).
Above idle speed guarantees the jumper cars electrical system is inducing a max charge to its battery which your battery is taxing.

When you get your engine started, look for ways to test for battery drain
Spend some time watching different youtubes some vid presenters are better than others, the idea being that you become aware of the principles and can get yourself out of trouble.
example
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jTECmj78ZOU

Eric has sisu
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KF1gijj03_0

Jussi · Post by **Jussi** » Wed Jan 15, 2014 12:44 pm

Just join the autoclub with roadside assistance package. its cheap, and useful, and has a bunch of other benefits also. http://www.autoliitto.fi/in_english/mem ... embership/

Upphew · Post by **Upphew** » Wed Jan 15, 2014 3:09 pm

Jussi wrote:Just join the autoclub with roadside assistance package. its cheap, and useful, and has a bunch of other benefits also. http://www.autoliitto.fi/in_english/mem ... embership/

Note: they help if your journey halts, not if it doesn't start. I've heard one case where the car was pushed from the yard so the AL would help. That was some years ago though.

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