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• Citroen C5 - battery change 29 Jan 2014 (Forum)
  Do I have to take any special precautions when changing the battery - so as to preserve immobiliser and or radio?
• Battery life 17 Aug 2024 (Forum)
  My Volvo 940 TDic is 13 years old it has its original battery. Twice in the past couple of weeks I have been asked to give jump starts to much younger cars. Are modern batteries made to a lower standard? Having looked at the one in my new Outback it does look a bit insubstantial but then it's
• Laptop Replacement Battery 29 Jun 2024 (Forum)
  Can anyone recommend a reliable source for a replacement HP laptop battery? Plenty available on eBay and Amazon but I'm concerned about the quality. Several years ago I purchased a battery on eBay for a t***iba laptop and it only lasted a year. Apart from the longevity aspect there's also
• Ford Mondeo Estate 2.0L diesel - Not recharging battery? confused :S please help 20 May 2013 (Forum)
  New altinator and new battery yet car keeps draining battery. Its parked up about a quater mile from my house since the engine died, all the dash lights dimmed and then just stalle tryed to re-start but the battery is completley drained im going to get it tommorow ( jump start ) anyone know what
• Citroen C5 (2001 - 2008) - 04 2.0 Flat battery x 2 30 Dec 2009 (Forum)
  after standing in the snow for 3 days - flat battery. Due to the age of battery fitted a new one. Did a good 200 mile journey - car stood another 4 days - flat battery. this is a diesel car and have read somewhere there is a fuel heater - could this be the reason. Has this happened to anyone else
• Rover 200 and 400 (1989 - 1996) - 96 1.4 Battery and immobiliser 16 May 2009 (Forum)
  The battery had gone flat in a Rover 400 and has been stood for 6 weeks. A new fully charged battery was installed but it fails to fire up. It appears by the small LED in the middle of the dash display that the immobiliser has kicked in. Due to the flat battery the car was opened with the key
• Honda Civic (1987 - 1991) - The longest a battery has lasted. 1 Oct 2007 (Forum)
  Just been reading the thread on the Halfords battery lasting only 17 months. I bought a 1 year old 1992 Honda Civic which I passed on to my son until he had to get rid of it it in 2004 because of a leaking petrol tank. So all in it had done IIRC 115,000 over 12 years on the original battery
• Battery Charger to charge 12v 5amp batt 24 Nov 2005 (Forum)
  Bought a Honda scooter back end of Summer,will not be using it in the winter and need to keep the battery charged,the battery is 12V but only 5Ah capacity,am afraid to use my normal charger which says its suitable for 36to75Ah batteries,have found a Draper Batt.Master on the web looks like a phone
• New battery, now dead ? 26 Jan 2005 (Forum)
  Hi all, 6 months ago I bought a new Battery for my RS Escort. I drove the car about 10 miles back in July in order for it to fail it's MOT. I've left the car in the garage sinse. I tried to start it today and it was as dead as dead. I am now charging the battery
• Draper Battery Master 25 Aug 2004 (Forum)
  I know there has been discussion here in the past about the charging of little used car batteries using trickle chargers that are designed to be connected to the battery for long periods without disconnecting the vehicle's positive and negative leads. Does anyone have experience of the Draper
• vauxhall omega flat battery 29 Jul 2004 (Forum)
  i have a omega v6 94. a strange thing has happend twice in 10 days. in the morning the car starts first time every time. drive to work 13 mile stop the car then 10 mins later go to start it but the battery has gone flat. jump start it and its fine. then today it did it again. when you put your hand
• New Battery for Pug 306TD 10 Oct 2003 (Forum)
  Any good advice on choosing a new battery for my Peugeot 306 TD (1993)? The past two batteries I have had last me about 2-3 years, before they need replacing. I'm after any recommendations people have had with a particular brand, and what Amp rating battery I should lookout for. So far I've been
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  How do I fix Range Rover Vogue battery problem? 7 Jan 2022 (Ask HJ)
  The new battery on my Range Rover Vogue will not hold a charge overnight.. The main dealer who fitted the battery claim nothing is wrong with the car....
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  My battery light flashes up intermittently - any idea why? 19 Oct 2019 (Ask HJ)
  I have a 2007 Honda Civic 2.2 diesel. My battery lights flash up intermittently until I accelerate, then it goes off. The battery light isn't illuminated...
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  Vauxhall dealer charging £315 for a stop start battery - a rip off? 17 Dec 2015 (Ask HJ)
  A Vauxhall main dealer is charging £315 to supply and fit a stop start battery in my Zafira Tourer diesel ecoflex. Am I being ripped off?
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  Is it true that aftermarket parts such as Yuasa can be better than the manufacturers? 29 Sep 2015 (Ask HJ)
  Is it true that aftermarket parts such as Yuasa can be better than the manufacturers i.e. Ford? Could you also comment on Yuasa as a brand and good battery...
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  Flat battery on a Focus 4 Feb 2012 (Ask HJ)
  My Ford Focus 1.8 battery went flat. I left it in the garage for a month or so. It wouldn't start and a small red light above the radio was flashing when...
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  I have an electrical fault on my Citroen Xantia - what could it be? 20 Jun 2010 (Ask HJ)
  My Citroen Xantia lost all but the battery lights on the dash. I managed to get it going by getting a power cable straight from the battery to the glow...
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  Battery yen 16 Jan 2010 (Ask HJ)
  My daughter has a W Reg Rover 25 on which the electrics fail periodically. No faults have been found in a full auto-electric check and the battery can...
• Ford Focus (1998 - 2004) - 99 1.8 battery connection?? 19 Sep 2009 (Forum)
  Hi I'm a little puzzled by this on my Focus 1.8tddi and wondered if anyone had any suggestions. I went to start the car this morning, turned the key once the glow plug light had gone out and got just a click as if the battery was completely flat. But all lights, radio, etc. work fine