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Ford Escort 1.8 TD - Battery has me flummoxed - one for HTH possibly 26 May 2011 (Forum)
I use a 3 stage charger (in the Summer the battery is off the car as I have an older one that is OK for Summer). It boost charges at about 14.10v and when fully charged, backs off to about 13.87 for a maintenance charge. Now, the strange thing is, when off charge and disconnected (floating), the voltage (fully charged on a newish battery) should be about 12.80v. -
Rover 200 and 400 (1989 - 1996) - - Battery drain problem? 30 Aug 2007 (Forum)
t=42212&m=462049&v=e I have since bought a new alternator Due to electrics problems, I bought myself an internal volt meter, which enables me to see the voltage as I drive the car. I bought a new battery the other day thinking that my previous one was getting abit old now, so that may be a weak point. For the first day or so of having the new battery, whilst driving, the voltage showed 13-13.5 volts. -
Will any old battery do ? 25 Jul 2006 (Forum)
So my main question is will any old battery do or are they specific to the car (2.0Gxli Spacewagon) . Also i was a bit surprised that my car (2.0 Td) didnt have enough to get it turning over. Cheers P -
VW Golf Battery 8 Feb 2006 (Forum)
When I took it back to the Dearler last Saturday they had it for over 7 hours and then decided to try new battery on the car as they felt that under load the battery was losing power. Has anybody heard of this sort of problem? I did say that if battery not holding charge would that not be the alternator? VW said no. -
Golf Mk2 GTi battery discharging itself 6 Aug 2004 (Forum)
This morning the car was fine on the 25 mile trip to work and I parked up at 9am, then at midday flat as a pancake. Jump starting and all is well. The battery is new and when the problem occurs by the time the car is jump started the problem has gone such that an ammeter in series with the battery when switched off reveals no significant current drain. -
Ford Mondeo MK III TDCI 130 (6) Saloon - Alternator/ Battery charging problem 23 Jul 2015 (Forum)
On Monday I drove 125 miles to Dorset and under heavy usage (a/c, cd player, sidelights, wipers) the battery light came on. The RAC came out and checked the battery (all fine) but determined the battery wasn't being charged (I assumed it would have been for the previous journeys since the alterator was installed) but obviously stopped working for some reason during my journey. -
vauxhall astra h - Car electrics dying 16 Jun 2024 (Forum)
Could it be a bad battery ? . Can Any one help? -
Focus keyfob battery changing 24 Feb 2020 (Forum)
I have a 2004 Ford Focus and am finding that I need to be up really close to the car for the remote central locking to operate via the keyfob. I've had a few Fords before but never had to change the keyfob battery - is it straightforward? Also I am hoping that no re-programming is required. I would have checked if this procedure is in the handbook but I didn't get one when I bought the car. -
Citroen C4 2006 - Reprogramming Citroen C4 remote key 16 Feb 2016 (Forum)
The battery was flat in the remote control key to car. A friend took the battery out and told me to get it replaced. Now on enquiring from Halfords, apparently unless the battery is replaced with new one within 10 minuites, all the programme data is wiped off and key will need reprogramming. -
Mazda MX5 MkI - Alarm sounds when new battery installed 3 Feb 2016 (Forum)
I have read and tried other suggestions, but my car alarm (factory installed) still sounds every time I try to fit battery. I have tried locking and unlocking manually, along with boot, installing key into the ingnition and turning. I have even tried getting in and out and repeating the locking unlocking routine. Any advice? -
Mercedes Benz C200 Elegance Estate - 1998 - Electrics short ? 14 Aug 2015 (Forum)
External mirrors and front windows work intermittently. Sometimes, disconnecting the battery and removing fuses before reconnecting battery and returning fuses works but tend to last only a few days. Any ideas how to fix this? The horn has recently stopped working and, if the car is unused for a few days, the battery needs recharging before engine will start. -
Ford Focus - Rev counter of battery problems 11 Sep 2014 (Forum)
I have a little problem with my year 2000 ford focus the problem is when i turn the car on and i put the accelerator pedal down and then take my foot off it again the needle on the rev counter goes below 1 rpm and back up to 1 rpm and i have to keep charging my battery can you tell me what the problem is thanks -
2003 transit connect - 53 transit connect 3 Apr 2014 (Forum)
Had battery of my 2003 transit connect for a few days.locked the doors without the battery on when I came to unlock it the back doors opened with key but both front doors would not.put battery back on still would not open had to mess around to get doors open but when I locked it on Central locking it locked and then opens can't lock van any ideas thanks. -
Nissan Primera P12 - 2003 - CD player problem following battery change 12 Nov 2013 (Forum)
Hello, After changing the battery everything in the car is working fine, bar the CD player. When I try to eject the disc it just makes a clicking sound as if the mechanism is trying to push the disc out, but it stays in. The radio is working, and the current CD will play. -
ford focus 1.8 mp3 - flat battery 4 Feb 2012 (Forum)
I assumed this was the immobilizer. After another couple on months I went to start it and now the battery is completedly fllat. and not even a glimmer from that red light. please help me. thank you, kind sirs. -
Ford Focus 1.6 petrol 2001 - Intermittent starting problem 9 Dec 2010 (Forum)
Occasionally the starter motor does not turn the engine at all. After one or more further attempts it succeeds and the engine starts normally. The battery is about 4 years old. I would prefer not to replace the battery or starter motor on the basis of a guess (or even a retailer's battery test, call me a cynic). If anyone has a better suggestion I'd be very grateful. -
Citroen C3 (2002 - 2009) - 2002 1.6 c3 wont start after battery went dead 31 Dec 2008 (Forum)
left my car for 4 days and the battery went dead.so put jump leads on it and to give it loads of power from other car.but just tries to fire up but wont.anyone got any ideas please.is there a petrol cut of switch?or is there a way to reset the cars brains??? -
Vauxhall Cavalier (1988 - 1995) - 1995 2.0 Battery warning light on just now. 24 Apr 2008 (Forum)
Just about to leave on a longish trip. The battery warning light is now on. I possibly heard a faint clonk on starting, there is possibly a bit more of a whirring buzz than before, but the belt is moving. I was supposed to leave 30 minutes ago! Now this has just happened! -
ford mondeo lx (m) reg 18 Apr 2007 (Forum)
Park up on mon night try tue morn dead battery...??? any help would be appreciated thanks
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