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• Vauxhall Monterey Battery Question 19 Feb 2006 (Forum)
  Folks, An alternator overcharge problem I had back in the spring has cooked the batteries. The Monterey/Trooper has two. The Vauxhall Trade Club are advertising 72/80, 85/88, 92, and 100ah GM "GO" batts. for decent prices. They have 100ah (BBMS019) and 100ah (BBMS 249). What's the difference
• Astra draining the life force...... 8 Dec 2003 (Forum)
  mate of mine has an old Astra (the j/k shape one) it seems to be draining the battery symptoms are that the car runs OK for the first few shortish runs, then will be difficult to start, then the battery light starts coming on after starting, then the car fails to start he's had a new battery
• 00 1.1 - Citroen Saxo battery draining 23 Nov 2010 (Forum)
  I hope this helps someone cause it has driven me batty. My daughter has a W reg Saxo and recently the steering went stiff, I had a new power steering relay fitted which solved the problem short term. The other night her battery had gone flat and so she got a bump start and came home, the following
• Ford Fiesta - Battery Charging for seldom used vehicle 7 Nov 2020 (Forum)
  it was cold as well - it would not start, and the AA diagnosed the battery as being flat. The advice was to start and run the vehicle on the drive for 15 minutes each day. My father doesn't want the hassle of a trickle charger that means connecting / disconnecting to the terminals every time he wants
• Jaguar S-Type - Consumer Advice Please 19 Sep 2019 (Forum)
  I bought the car in August 2018, and noted that it had a new battery fitted in January 2018. It's a Lion battery, not a brand I'd have chosen, but it was on the car. A few electrical gremlins later, I've just put my meter across the battery and read 12.4V (14.65 with the alternator charging
• Peugeot 306 D Turbo HDI - Faulty electrics 18 Apr 2013 (Forum)
  by. Yesterday my wife went to start the car and there wasnt enough life in the battery to turn the engine over quick enough. I then charged the battery and fired the car up no problem. I have gone to start the car up again this morning and again, has turned over too slow to fire up. It has
• Vauxhall Astra G Petrol (1998 - 2004) - 01 1.6 battery goes flat after 2 days 24 Jun 2008 (Forum)
  l have a vauxhall astra envoy 8v estate. the problems are. the battrey goes flat when car is left standing after 2 days. l have a radio which someone put in before l brought the car. the radio is conected to the battery , so l can work the radio without starting the engine. is this way the battery
• Peugeot 306 (1993 - 2001) - 1998 1.9dt - Dead batteries on key fob 28 Oct 2007 (Forum)
  I realise that this has been touched upon previously but thought i'd ask again as there doesn't seem to be a definitive answer to the problem. The batteries on the keyfob on on my 98 1.9 dt go flat after a week of replacing. As far as I know the keys are i/r. Did also take to an auto electrical
• Battery boiling - damage caused? 8 Sep 2006 (Forum)
  Hi all, a description of my holiday motoring woes will follow in discussion (probably after being run past DD for naming and shaming clearance), but... The voltage regulator failed on my alternator, and was boiling the car battery, venting into the engine bay and (at lower speeds) through
• Battery Warning Light VW 1.6 D Van 2 Jun 2006 (Forum)
  Hello, I have an old 1981 VW Transporter camper, with a 1.6 Diesel engine. For a couple of weeks, the battery warning light started to come on at highish engine speeds, I thought the fan belts must be slipping so I've tightened these up, and checked that the alternator is turning ok
• Ultra efficient batteries 1 May 2005 (Forum)
  Was reading an article in the times a few months ago about the greatest invention of all time that hasn't yet been invented. It was the ultra efficient battery. Was very interesting - basically saying look at how ridiculous a technology the motor car is. Driving around in vehicles with mobile
• Flat battery again. vw polo 2 Feb 2004 (Forum)
  Following on from my earlier \'03 Polo flat battery problem..... http://www.honestjohn.co.uk/forum/post/index.htm?t=12781&v=f the darn thing did the same agin on saturday - dead as a proverbial. VW assistance guy managed to narrow it down to a .4 amp drain on the battery from the central locking
• it's all gone horribly wrong 27 Oct 2003 (Forum)
  citroen ax 1.1i won't start - Got someone to test the battery, they said it had no charge, it wasn't getting a charge and and alternator wasn't working - went and got new alternator from shop. Fitted alternator into place connected up wiring put battery on charge this morning put battery
• Mini charging problem 5 Mar 2003 (Forum)
  the engine is running gives 14v but the voltage at the battery/starter solenoid is only what is left in the battery 12.5v when I have charged it but only 9.7v after i drove from Newcastle to Leeds. I have tried different starter motors and the cable between battery, in the boot, and starter appears to be ok
• Toyota Avensis 02 Reg - Bonnet release 11 Aug 2013 (Forum)
  Hi. Our bonnet release catch won't work and our battery is flat. Does anyone know how we can release the bonnet to get to the battery? Thanks
• Ford Focus - focus battery 29 Dec 2010 (Forum)
  can anybody help me  is the green light mileometer display  next to the spedo  surposed to stay on all the time even when the car...
• 2014 RAV4 - Towing electrics 30 Aug 2020 (Forum)
  My otherwise perfect (literally!) 2014 RAV4 has been prone to run down its battery prematurely since fitting towing electrics 4 or so years ago.  It's only a minor inconvenience (as I now use a battery isolator when parking for extended periods) but ideally I would like to fix the issue one
• Citroeon Berlingo 750 hdi - Help for a newbie please 23 Jun 2020 (Forum)
  Battery wasnt holding charge in my 2011 berlingo van B9. Took it to local fitter and the fitter disconnected the old one from terminals but didnt seem sure about how to get it out. His mate told helped hom remove the casing and bracket. He then went to get a new battery and fitted it. Heres
• Nissan Micra - 04 micra stalling and battery drain 25 Nov 2014 (Forum)
  something that's draining the battery. When I lock the car it lets out a long beep even when all doors are closed. Reading some of the posts, people are pointing at boot switch but I haven't noticed any issues with it. It locks and unlocks fine. I have disconnected the boot switch just to check and the beep
• Ford Mondeo - Expected battery drain when standing? 26 Jan 2014 (Forum)
  53 plate, 2.0 petrol hatchback Ghia newly purchased car didn't start at first try, two days after buying! Trickle charged battery for 30 mins and all was well, and all well at next use. We don't drive every day unlike previous owner, but still need confidence that it will start. we