2002 Renault Megane starting

Tiny
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  • 2002 RENAULT MEGANE
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Hi twice this week I have parked my car gone back to it and it is dead on the key yet if I put jump leads to it the car starts after the first time I put a new battery on the car have started the car with jump leads this morning and it runs fine with no misfires but as soonas I turn it off anf go to restart it its dead when this happens all the clocks reset them selves to zero and radio loses its code any help gratefully received
Saturday, June 29th, 2013 AT 4:33 AM

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Tiny
CJ MEDEVAC
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STARTING OUT---BEFORE YOU GET TOO CARRIED AWAY.........THE BATTERY AND ALTERNATOR ARE USUALLY THE 1ST TO BECOME SUSPECTS

YOU STATED THE BATTERY IS NEW----IS THE ALTERNATOR SENDING JUICE BACK TO IT?....

ALONG WITH THIS BIT OF INFO----THIS MUST BE CONSIDERED THE MOST

THIS IS THE # 1 CAUSE OF FAILURE (BATTERY IS ALMOST NECK AND NECK)......AND I SEE THIS DAILY

..........RIGHT NOW, I'M GONNA ASSUME MR. BATTERY IS AT 100%

YOU MUST CRACK DOWN AND GET YOUR HANDS DIRTY---STANDING BACK AND LOOKIN' JUST AIN'T GONNA CUT IT!

MOST OF THIS CAN BE DONE--AND TESTED---WITHOUT CRAWLING UNDER! MOST PEOPLE GIVE ME THAT "STUPID LOOK" WHEN I SUGGEST IT.........AND THAT "GOSH LOOK" WHEN I REACH IN THERE AND SHOW 'EM........EXACTLY OPPOSITE OF WHAT THEY SAID THEY DID!

UNFORTUNATELY, I'M NOT RIGHT THERE WITH YOU AND YOU MUST FIND THIS YOURSELF, WITH A LITTLE MOTIVATION FROM MY END!.........REALLY READ MY LINK---LOOK AT THE PICS---AND "DO" WHAT I SHOW YOU.....START WITH THE EZ STUFF!!!!

https://www.2carpros.com/questions/1996-chevrolet-tahoe-wont-start-sounds-dead-battery-jumpbox-get-same-reults

NOW---SEE-UNS HOW A "JUMP" WILL CRANK YOU UP---I WOULD THINK THE OTHER "STARTING COMPONENTS" ARE IN WORKING ORDER

LET'S SAY MR. BATTERY IS DRAINED DOWN DEAD?????

AS FAR AS A "CONSTANTLY DRAINING" BATTERY GOES---THIS MAY BE A SIMILAR TYPE POSSIBILITY YOU ARE HAVING........YES, ANOTHER LINK!.....I JUST CAN'T TYPE THIS STUFF OVER AND OVER, IT'D TAKE ME FOREVER!

https://www.2carpros.com/questions/1989-ford-tempo-98-tempo-bran-new-battery-shut-car-off-didn-t-days-now

LOOK UP "PARASITIC DRAIN" ON "YOU TUBE"---THERE ARE SEVERAL WAYS TO TEST FOR IT

RETURN HERE WITH YOUR FINDINGS--FOR ANY OF MY INFO

THE MEDIC

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