sti ish

hi all this is a common problem i know new battery last year car keeps on dying as of last week can jump car drive it turn it off then need to jump it again....

took battery off charged it went to 13.8v then stables at 12.6v

tried car again and nothing ?

tried jump starting the car with the battery on again but took 5 attempts and struggled to start up in the end...


im struggling to see what it could be

sti ish

forgot to add its 53 sti

Pross

iTrader: (3)

Bad earth?

derek sti

How long gap from using car,I had this over a period in mine didn't solve until tracker was removed ,draining battery .

johned

Smart alternator?.

sti ish

yeah smart alternator alwys use lights when im driving and i normally drive it once a every two week but has stood previously for 8 weeks and started fine

was running fine a week ago then a week later nothing .....

alcazar

iTrader: (2)

If you've let it go flat, it may have damaged the battery. This means it will be unlikley to hold charge, or have enough power stored to start the car.

You don't say how old it is?...Sorry, you did...but it might still have been damged by being allowed to discharge too far.

I'd get it to a decent electrics place, (NOT Halfords etc) and have it checked out.
Then, if it's had it, invest in a new YUASA Silver. They can be had for around £70 online, come fully charged and are over £100 at most outlets.

If the car isn't being used regularly, I'd also invest in something like the C-Tek battery conditioner. It comes with a quick fixing that stays on your battery.

HTH

sti ish

well guys its a dead battery

i bought from halfords a yausa or whatever it is last year sliver 5 year guarantee and its dead

charged it on smart charger at work got to 13.4v dropped to 12.4v after 2 hours then after 24hrs right now its at 11.8v


i took another old battery a Bosch s4 that i took of the car 2 years ago and put in the shed its was at 12v charged it to 13.4v settled at 12.4v

put on car an bingo starts first time like a dream

Whit80

Try for a replacement battery?

The exact same is happening to me, if i dont drive the car after 2 days its flat.
As derek mentioned above its the tracker draining the battery.
They have a back up battery which has probably failed resulting in extra drain.

Not putting my new battery on untill i find the tracker and rip it out!

ted bass

I was having the same problem with my hawkeye, if it stood for a fortnight or so the battery would be flat, took a punt on an AA solar panel charger that plugs into the OBD port, been fine since then, well it was either that or drive the bugger more lol

johned

I took a yuasa battery back as it failed after 18 months and got a replacement.

alcazar

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Yep, take it back. Five year guarantee means just that.

Gerard_M

Had this with ~8 month old Yuasa battery a few months back. Noticed the car being a bit sluggish to start which gradually got worse to the point it wouldnt even turn over although lights and radio seemed to work ok. Cars only used maybe once a week so not sure if thats maybe a contributing factor.