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• ford focus - Battery on 1.8tdci 25 Dec 2010 (Forum)
  Hi Had a new battery fitted recently, an exide eb712, it has 670 cca. Been trying to find out if it is silver calcium without any luck. Can anyone help please as I believe the car has to have the calcium battery Thanks
• Battery charging in situ 4 Oct 2006 (Forum)
  With winter coming up I'm tempted to give a car battery a little overnight charging boost to help it over any cold spell. Can I do this while the battery is still connected to the car (and all the car's electronics) or do I have to disconnect it first?
• Mitsubishi batteries 15 Feb 2002 (Forum)
  A neighbour of mine has a Pajero import from Japan. he was telling me today that it has two 12 volt batteries under the bonnet but dosn't understand why. He has had the Shogun before but this only had the one battery. Anyone tell me why!! alvin
• Volvo V70 Flat Battery 8 Mar 2001 (Forum)
  Has anyone heard of it kept having a flat battery in the mornings. The main dealer changed the alternator, battery and cpu and eventually swapped the car for another V70 but it has the same fault. I am trying to find anyone else with the same problem.
• 2013 Honda CRV; 2200 Diesel. - Trickle Charging 2013 Honda CRV With CTEC Charger 14 Jul 2015 (Forum)
  Away fro home for 5 weeks and would like to put battery on trickle charge with CTEC charger. It's a diesel and on reading the manual it caters for jump starting using a donor veh/ battery but no mention is made of trickle charging! I would be most grateful if you would please advise me thus
• Jaguar XJ8 3.2L year 2000 - Battery drain 19 Sep 2013 (Forum)
   The battery on my year 2000 XJ8 3.2L runs down to 20% of capacity and c.11.9 volts if left standing for two weeks after a run or charge, and the car on occasion has not started due to a low battery. Disconnected from the car the 100 AH battery, Bosch 12 months old, holds its charge
• Honda Accord Tourer - Battery died but has green "telltale" LED 2 Apr 2013 (Forum)
  Starting my Accord iCDTI has been a bit laborious a couple of times recently. Over the bank holiday weekend it hasn't been driven and now it cranks but will not start. The original battery is the OE one, so 8 years old. I guess it doesn't owe meanything so
• Ford Escort - Battery Storage 30 Mar 2010 (Forum)
  Hi, some of you may have read I bought a new Varta E11 battery for my car in the depths of winter. It was  frequently down to -30c here in Latvia and the new battery helped a great deal. (It still cranked for over 40 seconds before starting though, so you can see why I  needed a new
• Mazda Mazda 6 (2002 - 2007) - 2002 2.0 TS2 - possible battery problem? 17 Dec 2007 (Forum)
  Hi, My mazda6 keeps getting what appears to be a flat battery. Its happened three times now and its always after my wife has done a very short journey (<3miles) and had the headlights on and air con to demist the windows. Its done this even though the previous journey was fairly long so i would
• MG MG TF (2002 - 2005) - Charging battery whilst still connected 9 Nov 2007 (Forum)
  Just a very simple question this time guys, is it possible to hook up a bettery charged to my TF without disconnecting the battery to give it a bit of a boost? I've currently got an Optimate attached to it, but because I left it so long to sort it out the battery has half discharged
• Volvo V 60 - Flat Battery 29 May 2013 (Forum)
  it but the battery was flat.  Volvo Assistance attended, put a meter on the battery, 3 .8 volts i.e totally drained! The car started once the battery had been boosted with jump leads. There were no "messages" to indicate a fault. The technician could offer no explanation, however he did advise
• 17 REG Astra K 1.4 turbo petrol auto stop start - Topping up Battery 3 Mar 2021 (Forum)
  Hello, My stop start has stopped working  owing to battery suffering from low amount of driving and cold weather. I am getting a message up "low battery start car", which isn't a problem, it starts fine. I want to top up the battery, I only have an old trickle charger with hi/low
• Vauxhall Zafira 05 plate - Battery Light Flicks on and off 3 Feb 2012 (Forum)
    Just had a new battery and alternator fitted to my Zafira. However the battery light still flashes on when I brake and the revs drop to between 700 - 900 rpm. This only happens when the the air vents are on full number 7
• Ford Focus 1.8 sport - Battery losing power overnight 29 Dec 2010 (Forum)
  Hi. Would anyone what the problem might be here.... My car battery dies if not being used for around 10 hours. If I went out in it just now (8.30pm) for a few miles it will start in the morning. If I dont use it for the day, then the next morning the battery is flat. I have bought
• Battery - Diesel or petrol engine? 29 Apr 2005 (Forum)
  Morning all, it's been a while since my last post.I need a bit of advice regarding the battery in a Ford diesel van. My Dad's Ford Escort diesel van has just failed its MOT in a big way so looks like it will be on its way to the scrap yard very soon. I will be removing the battery as it was new
• Volvo S60 2.4 Diesel reg 2011 (low mileage) - Dashboard Message " LOW BATTERY ! " 6 Apr 2015 (Forum)
  An elderly neighbour has a 4 year old Volvo S60 Diesel, due to illness the car is rarely used. I have been driving it weekly to try and keep the battery charged, however  in recent weeks  even after a 25 mile main road drive when I stop the car & switch off the ignition I notice
• Ford Escort/MK2 1978 - Battery light glowing 26 Aug 2012 (Forum)
  ,   I have an electrical problem with my mk2 escort, the  problem is that the battery light is glowing slightly as I'm driving, as I  turn more accessory's on like head lights, wipers, indicators the  battery light glows brighter
• Volkswagen Beetle (1998 - ) - do I need to disconnect battery whilst charging ? 30 Jan 2009 (Forum)
  Morning All, With a view to keeping the (fairly old) battery on my car in a decent state of charge over the winter, I purchased a small battery charger last night. Had a look through the instructions and all the usual blurb about checking water levels and topping up with distilled water
• C3 Picasso - Battery Change 22 Dec 2022 (Forum)
  The battery is just about managing in this cold weather and is ready for a change. Does anyone know if there anything that's likely to be affected when I do the swap - key codes, radio, etc? I've not had a problem swapping a battery in years but it's always worth an ask!
• Battery Tester 8 Nov 2019 (Forum)
  I need to do a CCA on a battery  would a cheap tester like this  https