Battery is fooked!

[Kerzo]

this is the second time now it has drained so will be getting a new one tomorrow, does anyone know the cheapest about portadown area or south armagh area???

 

[Lyons]

dixons do AA's i think

 

[Kerzo]

its a AAA i need

will give them a call tomorrow :?:

 

[Mr 106]

sounds like a current leak.. do you know what's causing it?

 

[Cormac]

this is the second time now it has drained so will be getting a new one tomorrow, does anyone know the cheapest about portadown area or south armagh area???

Car battery ??

Cormac

 

[brendy]

anywhere that does them for less than 30 is reasonable , yellow pages or www.yell.co.uk

 

[Kerzo]

honestly dont have a clue what would be causing it

will try in the morning for a few places

 

[Mr 106]

ususal suspect is a worn central locking solenoid

 

[Kerzo]

anything else it could be?? the past two times it has happened is when it was left overnight and drained by the morning

 

[RMS_CLK]

If you have a muti-meter you can test it, but then u gotta find whats causing it. The central locking / convnience electrics are the most common. Put simply they are meant to shut down a while after you lock the car, but if they stay on due to faulty electrics or back feeding caused by dodgy wiring, then thats why your battery is draining. Do you have an aftermarket alarm/central locking controller?

 

[Kerzo]

nope just the standard one, what would i look for if i was checking it?

 

[Cormac]

If ur battery keeps dieing like this id be taking it back to were ever u bought it and demanding ur money back!!

Cormac

 

[Kerzo]

got a new batt today from autotrade on the tandragee road for £26 with a year guarantee, pretty good compared to £50 in kwik fit, £37 in charles hurst and £34 in gibsons on the gilford road

 

[dturbopug]

Does the new battery slve the problem!!! Is the alternator ok?

 

[Kerzo]

well it starts a lot better now!! whoever was at the rr day will know that it wasnt too healthy :lol:

 

[pugmodz]

What bhp did ya get at the rolling road day?? Any engine mods?

 

[Kerzo]

92bhp with slightly upped fuelling, loads more to go cos it wasnt smoking all that much compared to the other 2 :lol:

 

[dturbopug]

They are meant to be 92bhp standard!!! Did you do the fuel yourself, have you a lucas or bosch pump??

 

[Kerzo]

mr bosch pump

 

[dturbopug]

I have the lucas pump me thinks, although me old 306 was bosch, any idea which is better or easier to tinker with?

 

[Kerzo]

bosch for sure

 

[dturbopug]

Is that a biast view, or an acquarate view!????

 

[Cormac]

bosch for sure

Ive no complaints with my lucas pump or my 130Bhp ;-)

Cormac

 

[Kerzo]

he asked the easiest to tinker with....not the smokiest :lol:

 

[Cormac]

he asked the easiest to tinker with....not the smokiest :lol:

urs is smooky, hard to start and still only standard power, :lol:

Cormac