Jayhoath83 Posted January 14, 2016 Share Posted January 14, 2016 All good thing come to those who wait dude n shes worth it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snakey135 Posted May 8, 2016 Author Share Posted May 8, 2016 Right, needed to move it last week but battery had died and needed a jump... So jumped it, took it up the road n back, left it running for 5 minutes n switched it off... Then turned key half expecting it not to start but thought I would get an attempt from the battery but it was 100% dead flat again... then a few days ago I moved it again, via jumping, and after it running for a bit it went straight dead flat again... bearing in mind the battery was new a month or so before I put the deck off road... Do I need to just leave it running longer to get a charge or do I have something which is continually draining it?? my hawk central locking does have a led constantly flashing but didn't think that would be enough to trouble a brand new battery?? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ammarbm Posted May 10, 2016 Share Posted May 10, 2016 You think taking it for a longer drive would help? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KiNK43 Posted May 11, 2016 Share Posted May 11, 2016 Possible I kind of have same issue with a new battery. But first things first check the alternator is charging the battery. Check voltage with car running. Should see around 14v. Least then you know if alternator is working Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Posted May 11, 2016 Share Posted May 11, 2016 On 08/05/2016 at 11:31 PM, snakey135 said: Right, needed to move it last week but battery had died and needed a jump... So jumped it, took it up the road n back, left it running for 5 minutes n switched it off... Then turned key half expecting it not to start but thought I would get an attempt from the battery but it was 100% dead flat again... then a few days ago I moved it again, via jumping, and after it running for a bit it went straight dead flat again... bearing in mind the battery was new a month or so before I put the deck off road... Do I need to just leave it running longer to get a charge or do I have something which is continually draining it?? my hawk central locking does have a led constantly flashing but didn't think that would be enough to trouble a brand new battery?? Believe it or not, the most probable cause of the battery drain is the interior clock. That coupled with the alarm system/imobiliser being armed will flatten the battery in time. If it's been drained flat, then you really do need to put it on a battery charger. Running the car also puts drain on the battery (power running the ecu, fuel injection system etc) aswell as charging it a little. So unlike the really old cars (before ecu's and the like came into play) driving it won't put that much charge back in to the battery mate. Best to charge it over night (think it's usually around 9 to 16hours?) so it's fully up to the mark. Bear in mind that a battery getting drained totally can sometimes b****r them up too Hope this helps bud Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snakey135 Posted May 12, 2016 Author Share Posted May 12, 2016 Cheers @Dave ... Well it won't be back on the road for a few months still at least so am I best to just leave it flat until I'll be using it again or should I charge it up and then run it for 20 mins on idle every couple of days?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Posted May 12, 2016 Share Posted May 12, 2016 @snakey135 I would deffo charge it up mate, as if left flat it may refuse to hold a charge. So charge it up but leave it disconnected Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gel Posted May 12, 2016 Share Posted May 12, 2016 I too would recommend you trickle charge the battery asap. Giving the car a good long run isn't advised ....... you could end up cooking the battery because of the massive input from a healthy alternator. Fingers crossed your newish battery recovers 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snakey135 Posted May 12, 2016 Author Share Posted May 12, 2016 Ok cheers fellas, I'll take battery into work Monday n charge it up and then just leave it discon'd ... Trying to make a cup holder at the mo for the arm rest.. Why waste money eh hehe!! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ammarbm Posted May 14, 2016 Share Posted May 14, 2016 On 12/05/2016 at 5:09 PM, snakey135 said: Ok cheers fellas, I'll take battery into work Monday n charge it up and then just leave it discon'd ... Trying to make a cup holder at the mo for the arm rest.. Why waste money eh hehe!! Cup Holder sounds interesting. Looking forward to it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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