I bought a new battery today and fitted it, everything works fine(lights, wipers ect).. It cranks and try's to start but doesn't fire up. I have ordered HT leads,plugs, distributer cap, rotor arm, and filters. After a while of trying to get it started it just started making the ticking noise again. ...

Ok so I got my hands on a multimeter today (Before I used a Draper charge and check kit which said it was fully charged!) and checked the battery, it was reading 11.4v. I have tried a new battery in and just like that it started first time! Not sure why the battery was low as the guy I bought it off...

Hi all, I have recently picked up a 1988 340 1.7 saloon. It has been off the road since 1998 and it has just been stored in a garage since then. When I viewed the car last week it started first time and was no issue. So I bought it a few days after viewing and got it transported back to my house. It...