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• Renault Clio II - Stop & battery light flickering on 24 Feb 2015 (Forum)
  Whilst driving my clio at night the stop light and battery light flickers on and off, its sometimes that quick that if you blink you miss it. its also doing it during the day but not so noticable.  I have taken off all the earth to body & body to engine cables and cleaned them
• Alfa Spider - dead car battery after purchase of second hand car 22 Mar 2013 (Forum)
  Does anyone know if the sale of Goods Act ( i.e. the car being not fit for purpose) covers buying a second hand car from a dealer, when the next day after the sale, the battery had to be replaced because it was at the end of its 'life' and would not start the car following a frosty morning
• 1995 peugeot 106 - car wont start after battery change 26 Mar 2011 (Forum)
  hi all, so i changed the flat battery on my car this morning and put 5 litres of fuel in( as was low). i go to start it up and it just turning over and over   the car had been sat in the garage for three days without being started but started fine previously so
• Mitsubishi Shogun Sport - Can anyone help please 12 Jan 2011 (Forum)
  Dear all, Having just purchsed Mitsubishi Montero Left hand drive second hand, unfortunately it did not come with Owners manual! Question is What is the preferred car battery for this model as it has a smaller car battery in at the moment, which is a little under powered probably
• volkswagon polo 1.2 2002 - Battery problems 2 Nov 2010 (Forum)
  My Mum's Polo has a history of flat batteries, three of them. the AA keep turning up and supplying "new" ones (I'm told). The advice she has recieved it to "leave it running on the drive for 20 minutes" this isn't any good as it upsets neigbours. My understanding is that if a car
• Key fob batteries 28 Mar 2010 (Forum)
  I paid more than a fiver for two 3 volt batteries for the remote entry fob for my car. They had the right code number on them but were a different make from the old ones, and were matt finish rather than shiny. They don't work. Today my SiL gave me a 3v battery of the same size with a different
• Citroen C5 - Battery run down by 12v socket? 18 Mar 2010 (Forum)
  I recently lent a friend my '02 Citroen C5, Petrol, to be driven on a long journey to Scotland. The 12V socket had an ipod plugged into it and after about 45 min of driving it refused to go above 35mph and eventually the battery light came on. Once the ipod was unplugged everything worked ok
• Citroen ZX (1992 - 1998) - Battery Removal 17 Jan 2010 (Forum)
  In the handbook that came with the car, it says to simply remove the car battery, removing the NEGATIVE wire before the POSITIVE wire. The wires are slightly oiley and do not simply "remove" The battery is flat and I want to take it out to charge it. The clamp has been removed, I just don't know
• Peugeot 406 (1999 - 2004) - 03 2.0 Battery charge fault 28 Oct 2009 (Forum)
  My 53 plate peugeot 406 LX Estate recently started suffering battery charge fault warning on the dash, then ABS and Airbag warning respectively then the car gives up and conks oot ! had the alternator reconned and also new battery but its still doing it??? recently fitted new com2000 unit
• Vauxhall Astra G Petrol (1998 - 2004) - 99 1.6 Battery light 29 Jun 2009 (Forum)
  Hi all, This might seem a clear problem, but recently my battery light occasionally lights up on my dashboard for a few seconds at a time and then goes out. It tends to be on motorways I notice it more when cruising. I had my alternator changed in March so I would hope it isnt that. Should I just
• fiesta mk 3 battery warning light on 22 Feb 2007 (Forum)
  hi, ive got a prob with the battery charge warning lamp on my fiesta ,it stays ON when i switch the ignition off and remove the key, the alternator is functioning with the engine running and the battery warning light goes out, ive looked at the wiring diag and as far as i can make out
• Jump Start Puzzle 24 Jan 2007 (Forum)
  Battery on parents car (Proton 1.5 'thing') died overnight, it's all sorted now, bought and fitted a new one for them. But trying to start it from my car using jump leads still resulted in it turning over slowly and not firing. This was with the battery out on charge, with jump leads from my car
• New Motaquip Battery 26 Jul 2004 (Forum)
  My local garage recently fitted my Micra with a new battery after the old gave out after only 10 years! and whilst I could check the water levels in the old one, the new one appears to be sealed. However, in the guarantee it states that the battery must be checked regularly for water levels. How
• Dead Battery under Warranty 22 Nov 2003 (Forum)
  I had my first experience of 'modern' sudden & total battery failure the other day. As it was a 36mth warranty 'Car Jack' (exide) and just 26mths old I took it back to Makro, with the receipt. I was half prepared for them to say something about a proportional refund, but they swapped it without
• Volvo 340 restart 18 Mar 2003 (Forum)
  Hello, My G-reg 1.4 340 has been sitting idle for 3 months over winter. I've changed the plugs, leads and distributor bits but the thing remains dead. Flat battery I know but even when jump leads connected it only manages one turn before stopping. I disconnected one of the volvo battery leads
• BMW 5 Series Active Hybrid - Replacing Hybrid Batteries 7 Feb 2016 (Forum)
  The Hybrid battery on my vehicle will extinguish at some future point and will ordinarily require replacing. Will it be necessary to do so or will the car simply continue to operate as a non-hybrid powered by the engine only?
• Battery charger queries..I seek your advice please 21 Oct 2014 (Forum)
  I recently added to a "Battery Charger" topic in "Technical". Is it OK with Avant if I ask anyone with advice to have a look at the post (18th Oct. @ 1834hrs) and offer any  advice to me.  Thanks.
• Toyota Avensis - using jump star on flat battery 1 Feb 2014 (Forum)
  I consider buying a 'JUMPSTAR(TM)' emergency car battery booster. I have heard that some cars with advance sat nav and/or anti-theft devices may not be compatible. Is there any such known difficulty?
• Ford Focus II 05 2 litre - New battery - is calcium type worth it? 20 Mar 2012 (Forum)
  Looks as if my battery has died. On checking replacements, I see a calcium type is offered. Given the extra cost, is it worth it? (The engine is not diesel.)
• Chrysler Voyager (2004 - 2008) - 06 2.8d battery change 13 Jul 2011 (Forum)
  im about to change my knackered battery on my Chrysler - any tips before i get going? - ive heard some rumours that the electrics might go a bit cranky?