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Title: Dead battery?
Post by: Danr on 21 March 2004, 10:16

the past few times i have been starting my car the light for the battery has stayed on for a few seconds 5-10 once the car has started, but today the car wont start at all?  ???

is it just the battery or something else, ive had my alternator tested befor and it was fine,

the car is a mk1 with a 1.9 8v tsr engine.

Title: Re:Dead battery?
Post by: richandhazel on 21 March 2004, 10:48

Never be too keen to rush out and buy a new battery, so many times it turns out to be something else.
Once you do get the car started, what sort of voltage are you getting at the battery?

Title: Re:Dead battery?
Post by: Dinky on 21 March 2004, 17:22

Theres a little gadget from Halfords called StartEasy,b/fs just bought one so as to check his battery/alternator, if thats any help  :-\ It only cost ?12.

Dinky  :-*

Title: Re:Dead battery?
Post by: Danr on 21 March 2004, 17:30

well its on charge at the moment and will see how it goes over next few days  :-\

Title: Re:Dead battery?
Post by: Colin on 22 March 2004, 13:19

If the light stays on then it means your alternator isn't charging, but as it goes out after 10 secs then this general means your fan belt is slipping, although the belt is moving enough to put the light out, if it's not keeping up with the engine then it won't be charging enough and if used in stop start situations it will slowly run the battery down until flat. And no it doesn,t have to screech to be slipping !

Title: Re:Dead battery?
Post by: Danr on 23 March 2004, 12:08

I think it may be slippimg been hearing an annoyinf noise for past day or so from the engine bay, which i thought was fan belt, till i read this, how easy is it to change?

Title: Re:Dead battery?
Post by: Blue MK2 on 23 March 2004, 12:21

tried topping up your battery fluid?

Title: Re:Dead battery?
Post by: Blue MK2 on 23 March 2004, 12:22

ohh and make sure you charge it up with the battery screws all un-done. the last battery blew up on me. :o

Title: Re:Dead battery?
Post by: Gambit on 24 March 2004, 09:14

if the battery has been drained flat at any point then get a new battery, a battery that has been flat will never has the same performace as a new battery no matter how many times its charged

Title: Re:Dead battery?
Post by: Danr on 25 March 2004, 02:53

my alternator lead was loose  ::)

Title: Re:Dead battery?
Post by: lewis on 25 March 2004, 16:27

Don't you just love it when it's something you can fix in five minutes.  :D

Title: Re:Dead battery?
Post by: Danr on 25 March 2004, 23:52

But for every 5 min job theres 10 pull your hair out jobs lol