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Ford Galaxy 2002 1.9 tdi - Battery drains - Big Roy 69

Drove to work aweek a go went to come home at 4pm battery was flat ,got a new battery from halfords fitted that night the following morning battery was flat again. changed the alternator for a new one ran ok for three days drove to work yesterday came out at dinner time battery was flat been at work some five hours.going to and from work in the dark and only 15 mins drive. charged the battery last night left it on the drive all day and the battery was only .3 of a volt down

can any one help???

Roy

Ford Galaxy 2002 1.9 tdi - Battery drains - Collos25

You need to put a meter in line(after the vehicle has stood for at least an hour) and measure the current drain,then remove the fuses in turn until it drops to almost zero the alarm and the radio will always take a few milliamps.The most common causes are lights not going out ie under bonnet,boot,glovebox,under door.If the problem is not discharge then you have to prove the battery is charging properly a fully charged battery should be around 14.4 volts but in your case I would think you have a discharge problem.