So why is it
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So why is it
That a least once maybe twice a day when I go to start my 03 xk8 it acts like a dead battery. I do a hard reset by touching the ground to the positive then it starts and runs fine.
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Check the battery to Junction Box (arrowed in blue) cables. This is my 2005 XK8:
The connections are known to work loose and/or the cable terminals start to break up. Also check ground connection to body is clean and tight.
Graham
The connections are known to work loose and/or the cable terminals start to break up. Also check ground connection to body is clean and tight.
Graham
Last edited by GGG; May 8, 2015 at 04:55 AM.
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Because the loose connection causes electrical spikes which crashes one or more of the computers in the car.
