100% Dead Toledo :-( Electrics?

[tolly16]

Hi all, newbie to the forum so greets to you all!

I have a big problem, I think I've killed my Toledo (1.6 petrol job).

It's not been used for a few months and was very damp inside (floor pans etc, same old story of leaks). The battery was dead so I connected a charger with a quick start facility and tried to start her up. As soon as I switched on the ignition a number of things happened:

The CD player fried..smoke came billowing out of it and it sizzled a bit..

The dash panel made strange clicking noises, light flashed, the LCD readout went nuts and...

Now everything is dead. No dash, no start, no electrics at all :-(

I've checked all the fuses that I know of (dash panel and on battery) and they all seem fine.

Thanks for any advice or hints in advance.

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[nathal]

did you check your 109 relay, which is at drivers footwell

 

[tolly16]

Thanks Nathal, Nope didn't check, didn't even know about it , but I'll have a look tomorrow.

Also think I'll check ecu power relay after searching a bit more on these forums.

Thanks again Natal.

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[tolly16]

Never overlook the obvious..

Couldn't get it sorted unfortunately so called out the car sparks....

They changed the battery and it all fired up could not believe it!! Felt like a total prat.

There was power getting thru when I connected the charger at first, (blew up the stereo after all) and dash was lit, so there you go...

...don't rule out the obvious is the lesson for me.