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• SEAT Ibiza II (1993 - 1999) - How to determine what's draining a battery 2 Jan 2008 (Forum)
  Big daughter is now at Uni, but car remains here so is unused for many weeks at a time. When she first came back for a break the car wouldn't start - flat battery. As it was the original battery I assumed it had had it and fitted a new one, fully charged. However it's happened again. I've
• Renault Clio 1 Petrol (1991 - 1998) - 97(P) 1.4RT Battery Drain 8 Nov 2007 (Forum)
  Hi my mum owns the above-mentioned Clio. The issue is, if the car is left standing for more than 4 days the battery is completely flat! She has had several new batteries and several people look at it saying things like ?it doesn?t make any sense!? There is nothing obvious like an interior light
• Citroen ZX (1992 - 1998) - alarm keeps going off after battery change 22 Sep 2007 (Forum)
  Today I changed the battery of my neighbour's 97 1.4 Citroen ZX for her. Alas she lost the remote fob for it several years ago and when we connected up the battery the alarm armed itself for the fiirt time in years! The car still starts/drives but the alarm goes off when you open the door/bonnet
• Daihastsu Skywing - Range on Battery Only? 13 Jul 2022 (Forum)
  I've taken the screeching alternator off and am wondering what sort of daylight range I might expect of a fully charged 45 amp hour battery. In daylight the only electrical load will be the ignition system, brake lights and indicators, but it'll have to be started a couple of times too
• solar - best solar/battery setup? 7 Aug 2015 (Forum)
  , computers, gizmos) and very little AC, what battery setup would give you plenty of capacity?
• Honda Civic 1.8i-VTEC SE petrol manual 2012 model - Battery Charging 18 Feb 2013 (Forum)
  Is it safe to charge the battery on my Honda Civic without removing it from the vehicle? I have a modern CTEK charger which is supposed to be safe to leave connected for long periods, but I just want to give it an occasional boost. Many thanks.
• Toyota Corolla (1992 - 1997) - 1996 1.6 - Reconnected car battery incorrectly 7 Sep 2008 (Forum)
  i have connected the battery to my corolla 1996 to the wrong terminal by mistake. now check engine light is not indicating and cannot stat the car all the other accessories are ok. what should i check , pls help me. thanks, -chaguana
• Ford Mondeo III (2000 - 2007) - 2002 2.0 TDCi - Battery replacement 7 Apr 2008 (Forum)
  Hi I have a mondeo 2.0L tdci 2002. This may be a silly question, I need to put a new battery in it. Is it just a case of old 1 out and new one in. {year/engine details added in - 2 sticky's and one other prompt missed}
• Renault Megane 15 Oct 2006 (Forum)
  Can someone plz help , ive got rain water coming into the car and soaking the carpet , i recently had to put filler under the battery as part of it rusted away its seems to be around the foot rest next to the clutch , I dont have a manual so im not sure if theres supposed
• 1998 Honda Accord - Doubling Up on the Battery -DP deleted 9 Feb 2021 (Forum)
  DP (It came back)
• Ford Focus 2.0i ESP 2000 petrol - Car battery capacity 21 Nov 2011 (Forum)
  I got stranded at the weekend with a flat battery -- I'd left my sidelights on. The mechanic that attended tested the charging voltage under idle and load & reckoned charging/alternator was fine. He didn't seem to think the battery was faulty, but didn't do a drop test
• Volvo S80 battery problem 1 May 2006 (Forum)
  I dont know much about cars so any help is greatly appreciated..please keep it simple. I have a volvo S80. About 4 months ago my wife left the hazard lights on after she had run out of fuel. After a few hours of waiting for help the battery ran out. When she eventually managed to get the fuel
• KIA Ceed 2011 - The mystery of the resurrected battery... 21 Oct 2019 (Forum)
  More curious than anything, this has really got me scratching my head... Wondering if anyone can explain this mystery to me? 10 months ago, I accidentally left a pump (for bike tyres) plugged into the 12v socket overnight. The next morning, battery flat, I took advantage of my free
• Ford Focus Estate 1.6 petrol 55 reg - battery drain /isolator 15 Feb 2016 (Forum)
  Hi I have had and still have an intermiitent drain on car battery, new battery {bossch s3} fitted only a year ago,daily mileage 28/30 - annual 6-8k  car will be fine for a period of 3 /6 weeks with no problem or 12/48 hours then battery totally flat,but starts first time when jump
• Hyundai ix35 - Battery problems, 3 years old 30 May 2017 (Forum)
  My ix35 has performed well over it's 3 years of motoring. 66k plus miles and not too many issues - until now! My biggest concern is the battery and why it has suddenly become unreliable, yet tests 'ok' at the dealship. For instance, since it's last service a month ago, I have had
• Mazda 6 - 2l petrol Mazda 6 stalling at junctions 11 Mar 2013 (Forum)
  and down and the car then sometimes stalls once they get below around 500. The car will always start fine whenever this happens and I'm able to pull away without a problem. It started doing this following a flat battery over the Christmas holidays, which I'd recharged. As I've had flat battery
• 16 Volt Battery Problem 22 Oct 2004 (Forum)
  Yesterday I picked up a 64AH Fiaam ( Pug and Cit OEM )_battery at a trade motor Factors as one of my cars battery is giving notice after 5 ½ years. I dropped it off in the garage and hooked it up for a gentle charge and left it. 1 hour later I checked the voltage with 1 amp trickle charge
• Battery draining itself Tommy Cooper stylee 29 Jan 2002 (Forum)
  Dear all, Called out the AA today. As most people assume, l thought l would never need them - how wrong l was. Parked car, no problems whatsoever. Came back 6 hours later battery completely dead, like a bad episode of Star Trek involving power draining aliens. AA man was a gem, thought it may
• Volkswagen Polo - Battery issue + ABS sensor + gearbox speed sensor? 15 Jul 2024 (Forum)
  underpowered and heavy to steer, before springing back again... But not necessarily at the same time as the errors showing. I've taken it to a (very trusted) garage and they found a few issues. Firstly the battery voltage kept randomly dropping, but no problems found with the alternator. So I've got
• Vauxhall Astra - Battery Light Keeps Coming On 28 Nov 2020 (Forum)
  I've got a 2009 Astra and the battery light keeps coming on.   About a month ago, the car broke down completely - the alternator belt snapped, so I was towed home and the local garage fitted a new belt.   All seemed fine, however later that day the battery