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• FIAT Ducato Sevel X250 (2007 - ) - 03 1.9 flashing security light on dashboard 16 Jul 2009 (Forum)
  can anyone tell me how to connect a flashing led light, which is to be mounted on the dashboard, directly to the battery. I can't find an obvious route from the dashboard to the battery. Or is there another way to connect it so that it flashes to give the impression that an alarm is fitted. thanks
• Toyota Corolla (1992 - 1997) - 1995 1331cc - Immobiliser query 19 Jan 2008 (Forum)
  I have recently bought a 1995 Toyota Corolla Kudos Plus 1331 cc. The lady I bought it off told me that the immobiliser does not work. I need to fit a new battery to the vehicle. My concern is if I disconnect the old battery will the immobiliser 'kick in' and then will I be unable to start
• Vauxhall Vectra C (2002 - 2008) - 52 plate 2.2dti Battery replacement 20 Dec 2007 (Forum)
  Hi, I have just bought a new battary for my vectra, can i just replace the battary without any of the cpu's on board being scewed or any problems. Or...
• starting prob. golf mk2 1.6 15 Mar 2006 (Forum)
  Have replaced battery on this vehicle 2.5 yrs ago as origanally engine would turn over ok at first but if it did not start first time it would then sound like the battery is U/S so i replaced it. Have lived with this since i bought this car. Could it be knackerd starter, its the origanal item
• Mondeo Mk3 Engine Cutting out 8 Aug 2005 (Forum)
  I had to disconnect the battery while I changed a panel bulb in the dashboard. Now everything has gone back together fine and working fine .... but when I slow down (to make a turn for example) the engine is cutting out. Has disconnecting the battery for 24 hours upset the ECU or something? Any
• Golf keeps cutting out 17 Nov 2001 (Forum)
  This week the E reg 1.2 golf just stops. It starts ok again. The battery is not flat as it starts in the mornings. Ive cleaned the terminals and its showing 12.8volts and 13.5v with the engine running. It cuts out during night driving i.e when all the electrics are at full stretch. Can the experts
• Kia Niro 2018/68 - Fuel Consumtion of PHEV 5 Aug 2021 (Forum)
  and long distance driving does crop up. We do approx 10000 mpy and our crude overall consumption is 90 mpg. On long distance journies, I start off with a full battery (36 mile indicated) and run on pure electric for the first 15-20 miles. I then switch to HEV mode, move the gear lever
• Honda Civic - Battery terminal left loose ... 1 Mar 2020 (Forum)
  After a body shop repair a couple of weeks ago, the car wouldn't start this morning - just completely dead. AA called, who found that the battery terminal was resting on the battery and making a very loose connection, not bolted on, and the terminal cover was sitting on top
• Ford C-MAX 1.5 tdci 2015 - OBD 2 "engine service now" message 14 Jun 2019 (Forum)
  I bought a ford C Max 1.5 tdci titanium 2015 . Stop/start. No key. Done 300 miles in it with no problems, I did notice the battery wasn't holding charge for very long. I replaced the battery with the same type. Making sure I disconnected the positive
• Citroen C2 GT 1.6 2004 - Mysterious noise that is draining my battery 13 Jun 2016 (Forum)
  . The first click emanates from behind the glove box in the engine bay. The second click and whirring comes from behind the dashboard on the driver's side.   This continues at 35/40 sec intervals until either the battery goes flat
• Honda Jazz vs Toyota Prius 27 Apr 2015 (Forum)
  more but it will hopefully be offset over the years with lower fuel costs and road tax. I am thinking about owning the car for ten years becasue this is how long my last used car (VW Polo) lived. My preference is the Prius. My concern here is the Prius battery. I have come across posts
• Ford Mondeo ghia tdci 2007 2L - Damsel in distress Ford mondeo start up issues 16 Nov 2013 (Forum)
  I'm at my wits end, it all started with dmf going got this replaced with starter etc and ever since egm light been on start up fine for last month then One morning car drove fine down to shop then dead battery 5 mins later on start up, got jump start battery reading 8v,  wouldn't start
• Nissan Micra - Nissan Micra problems, failing to start 26 Apr 2012 (Forum)
  time, like it doesn't have enough power. I then got a fuse replaced on my battery. The car has now stopped just cutting out, it now just doesn't start first time like it has not enough power. I now have to have my foot on the accelorator when i start so it gets going. When i had the fuse changed on my
• VW Golf 1.9 diesel 2005 - VW Golf Diesel - battery flat no one knows why 4 Feb 2012 (Forum)
  We bought a vw golf, 55 plate 33000 miles, fsh, one owner, immaculate etc etc and after 2 weeks of perfect ownership woke up to find the rear lights on and the battery flat. The AA sorted that and we were ok for several more days, then the same problem happened twice in 3 nights. I noticed
• Vauxhall Astra MkV 1.7 CDTI (diesel) - Engine management light 11 Aug 2011 (Forum)
  get the problem when restarting it after a short stop. I think this last information is key. It's an 05 plate, ex-poilice car with 158,000 miles and on the ORIGINAL battery. The built in hydrometer does not show green after sitting (ie, not charged) and that coupled with the extra cranking time
• Morris Mini 1962 - Dynamo 24 Nov 2010 (Forum)
  My car has been off the road for a while and I recently changed the car to negative earth, which only involved connecting a battery charger to the car in place of a battery and 'flashing' the dynamo. I disconnected the charger and thought no more about it. At the wekend I connected the car up
• Mazda Mazda 6 (2002 - 2007) - 05 2.0 Rear passenger electric window faulty 28 Jul 2009 (Forum)
  Following my flat battery episode detailed here... http://www.honestjohn.co.uk/forum/post/index.htm?t=75029&m=887105#887105 ...I subsequently found that the rear passenger-side electric window no longer works. Whether this was somehow the cause of the flat battery (whilst the car was left in my
• Mercedes Benz E-Class W124 Estates (1985 - 1996) - 89 2.3 Current leak 10 Jan 2009 (Forum)
  I have a Mercedes 124 estate, 230 TE. Built in 1989. The alternator has recently been replaced and seems to be functioning okay. However the battery loses charge when running with the lights on; and eventually the car fails to run. (Not very convenient during these short winter days
• Zafira DTI,Electrical problem 25 Oct 2006 (Forum)
  for about three months then, the fault happend again, in the morning, attempted to bump start the car down a hill, no good, called out a breakdown firm, who jump started the car battery, pulled up at my house switched off and started no problems So, I replaced the car battery with a new Varta one, high
• Fiesta 1.25 Zetec 1996 starting problem 16 Dec 2004 (Forum)
  The battery finally succumbed after another 2 months of non use. Jump started ok but battery would not hold charge (8 years old so not complaining). Alarm became very confused to the irritation of neigbours and did not want to reset properly until I discovered that manually opening and closing