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Jas
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7th Jan 10 at 09:50   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
went to start car this morning and no luck

I THINK the battery is dying

its not holding charge for long.. get 1 or 2 days if I take it for a spin after jumping it




So halfords it is to spend 80quid :/

its 100% dead right people?
Shane
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7th Jan 10 at 09:51   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
sounds like it, they should be able to do a test on the battery to see
Brett
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7th Jan 10 at 09:51   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Shouldn't use ladders in this weather, Jas, you might fall off it
Fro
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7th Jan 10 at 09:54   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Sounds like it. the cold won't be helping things either. £80 is a lot though are there any local motorfactors you can try?
Jas
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7th Jan 10 at 10:02   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
its 72quid and then 4.99 if I want fitting..

in this weather I'll be opting for the fitting lol
Eck
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7th Jan 10 at 10:32   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
You'd pay a fiver for a couple of minutes work? Come on man
BarnshaW
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your battery fitting skills are as good as your search and destroy skills jas
Jas
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was -9 here today my hands would fall off,

plus the battery is in a fiddly place

aye they are barnshaw
AlexW
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7th Jan 10 at 11:31   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Sure the alt is even charging? Id check that before spending £££ on a new battery
DaveyLC
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Go to a motorfactor, should be able to find a battery cheaper than 80 notes!

Also its worth wacking a test meter on to make sure its not a duff alternator.
VegasPhil
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Cold probably killed it, Happened to mine.

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aim1
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Mr2 you can just sit on the front and lower the battery in. I bought a new battery for mine and it died very quickly..turned out the alternator had ceased and the belt had snapped off.

[Edited on 07-01-2010 by aim1]
Jonny P
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7th Jan 10 at 12:58   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
www.eurocarparts.com

Should be able to get a battery much cheaper on there, they have great prices i usually find.
Jas
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7th Jan 10 at 16:26   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
but if it was alternator then I wouldnt be able to drive it around with problems after just jumping it right?
Eck
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If it was the alternator, your battery would die (because it has to power the entire car) quite quickly and need bumped to get going, and the battery would last for a shorter period. What is it doing when trying to start? Is it just clicking or can you hear it dying as it tries to turn over? If it's just clicking, it could be the starter motor.

Edit: OR, if you have some sounds in the car, it might be getting drained too much, in which case you'll need a power cap.

[Edited on 07-01-2010 by Eck]
sand-eel
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If you can still drive it for a while it shouldn't be the alternator, unless it is only slightly charging it for some reason.
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quote:
Originally posted by sand-eel
If you can still drive it for a while it shouldn't be the alternator, unless it is only slightly charging it for some reason.


My first XE managed to get from Falkirk to my house, to Leven and half way back before cutting out (which is 40+ miles). Then I'd only get 20 yards between bump starting That was because the alternator Earth Strap wasn't there... AND the belt pulley was loose.
Jas
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7th Jan 10 at 18:43   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
it tries to turn starts dying then it clicks and the alarm beeps and thats it

got it on a trickle charge now so we'll see..

got my paranoid now incase it is the alternator
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7th Jan 10 at 18:49   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Have a look at the alternator, is the Earth strap secured tightly?
Mark.W
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Had the same problem at the weekend mate had to get a new battery.Got mine from motorworld was 79.99 but knocked them down to 70.00.

seems a lot for a battery but didnt wanna get a cheapy incase it only last a couple of months or somthing.
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quote:
Originally posted by Jas
went to start car this morning and no luck

I THINK the battery is dying

its not holding charge for long.. get 1 or 2 days if I take it for a spin after jumping it




So halfords it is to spend 80quid :/

its 100% dead right people?


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