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• Rover 200 (1995 - 1999) - 95 1.4 Starting problems - not another new battery 4 Dec 2008 (Forum)
  The car is a Rover 214 16V of 1995 vintage. A new battery was fitted 10 months ago. It was soon after left standing for about 4 months but was started and run for 5 minutes every month or so. Then it entered daily use and was fine for about 3 months. A few weeks ago, the starter hardly turned
• new battery and one-touch windows. 14 Sep 2004 (Forum)
  want to engage. I tried the windows, and they were very sluggish ... So, off across the road to local battery/exhaust/tyre place. Explain situation, he says no problem, we jump in his car with toolbox and new battery and back home. He disconnects battery, connects a quick charger to it, and we open
• Ford Fiesta - Ford Fiesta mk6 - starter noise 12 Oct 2018 (Forum)
  Hi guys I've just come back from holiday and tried to start my car, normal ignition lights have come on on the second turn, but when I turn to start it makes a firing noise (like a machine gun). I'm not sure if this is just the battery being low on power and not having the strength to turn
• Ford Fiesta Zetec 1.4 TDCI CLIMATE TDCI - Ford Fiesta Zetec 1.4 - 05 Not Starting 24 Aug 2016 (Forum)
  start it the next morning.  No joy. When I turned it over, nothing happened at all - completely dead, so didn't continue trying to crank it. I tried then tried to re-charge the battery but it wouldn't hold a charge so
• Hyundai i10 2009 - Fitting a new car battery these days.... 12 Feb 2016 (Forum)
  In the HJ Archive way back in 2001 (Monday 22nd October at 1409 hrs to be precise) there's a thread about fitting a new battery. http://www.honestjohn.co.uk/forum/post/index.htm?t=2204#m18757 I have the dubious honour of posting in it. Mention is made of the Draper 'Memory Saver' that you plug
• Ford Focus Estate 1.8tdci 2004 mk1 - Ford focus battery light on 16 Sep 2015 (Forum)
  Hi i replaced my alternator because it wasn't charging my battery and i broke down. Well new one fitted charging now at 13.8v and does go up when i rev, the battery is ok tested at 12.5v with engine off and holds it is the calcium type aswell. problem is my battery light still comes on, i
• Ford Mondeo - Ford mondeo titanium battery drain 11 Oct 2013 (Forum)
  I have a 58 plate mondeo titanium 2 litre petrol. Had car about 6 months and battery died on me. Changed battery, all good. About 3 months later car died again and breakdown couldn't start it battery was so dead. Since then it has failed on me half a dozen times. The last time I did a 100 mile run
• Citroen C15D Van - electric no-go 29 Jun 2011 (Forum)
  Hi, Have a real headache here. 1999 Citroen C15D RHD 1769cc van. On journey, suddenly van loses all power and rolls to halt on country road. Try starting it , nothing!. Lift bonnet, check cables to battery, fry my fingers. Realise positive battery feed wire has come up against
• Ford Focus 2001 1.6 zetec - Battery Light, crazy dials, high voltage 27 Mar 2010 (Forum)
  Recently after starting my my 2001 1.6 Focus, the battery warning light came on briefly, then all the dash illumination went out, then it all went back to normal, but the dash illumination was dimming and the headlights were slightly flickering. The next day whilst driving, the battery
• Citroen C5 (2001 - 2008) - warranty claim in England for breakdown in France. 22 May 2009 (Forum)
  A short time ago went to leave cottage in France and car would not start, seemed like flat battery,tried to jump it with portable battery pack but no joy. Eventually had to call out breakdown service. They put new battery in car and it started, but, as the car is less than two years old we got
• Car stood over Yuletide, will it start? 8 Jan 2009 (Forum)
  On the 'news' section i notice the headline about 5th Jan being breakdown day. As my ageing car has been stood since Christmas Eve, i got my trusty battery charger out and gave the battery a good charge up yesterday. I'll be starting up at about 4.30am Monday, so i don't want to hear the ominous
• Jaguar S-Type diesel - Battery 18 May 2021 (Forum)
  I’ve just parked my Jaguar for what will probably be six weeks, and I’m debating whether or not to disconnect the battery. It’s a fresh Yuasa, so in good condition, so the debate is to either wield an 8mm spanner and remove the earth lead or not. It’s parked on the street so a trickle charger
• SZ2 - Suzuki Swift Battery drained overnight? 7 Sep 2017 (Forum)
  Hi, i've got a 2011 Suzuki swift, overnight the battery had drained, nothing seems to be left on, this car normally has no problems at all, it done it once at an airport after been left for 2 weeks.   Would it be possible that the blower in the on position could draw power
• Ford Focus - resetting 6000rds cd player after flat battery 31 Jan 2015 (Forum)
  I have the code to input to reset after a flat battery, but once i've put in the 4 digits what do I do next. Display telling me 'wait 30 mins' as if I have to try again then. Which button to press after actual code ?
• Vauxhall Vectra B facelift (1999 - 2002) - 00 1.8 ABS indicator always on after battery chang 5 May 2009 (Forum)
  I change my battery two months ago and the abs indicator since then was on all the time when I am driving. Would appreciate some advise how to sort this out, thanks for reading.
• One for the autoelectricians amongst us... 5 Jan 2009 (Forum)
  After seeing that someone had calculated the time it takes for the battery to drain on the Punto with the parasitic current draw can someone work this one out for me please: If you have a 24v electrical system powered by two 12v batteries that are 120ah each, how long will it take a 2.6amp current
• Peugeot Partner Combi (2001 - 2004) - 01 1.9 Battery light stays on when engine running? 4 Oct 2008 (Forum)
  Peugeot Partner - The battery light stays on when the engine is running - starts ok - but the light just stays on and the fan on the heater, indicators, and rear heated screen doesnt come on - although the head lights and the radio do? - Any ideas?
• Renault Laguna (1994 - 2001) - yr-2000, Locking / Security 18 Jan 2008 (Forum)
  Keyfob won't open doors, although key LED comes on and key battery OK. The key turns round in the lock without opening the door. There had been a problem the previous day with a loose battery terminal / flat battery which was charged up. Anyone got a clue how to get into the car?
• FIAT Barchetta (1995 - 2004) - Changing the battery 14 Mar 2006 (Forum)
  Hi chaps, quick question. When I put a new battery on the Barchetta tomorrow, do I have to use any kind of oil (for example) on the join between cable and terminal, or do the leads just clip and screw on? Anything I should be aware of - dos and don´ts? Apologies if this is a completely daft
• identifying battery age 1 Jan 2004 (Forum)
  Happy new year everyone,hope this is in the correct forum but does anyone know how to identify the age of a Varta car battery type A7 part 536 046 030. The code embosed into the plastic top is G5B9710130186. Iam quessing that from this code a manufacturing date can be decoded. There is also a bar