Elmer Fudpucker

after a good 300 mile run

...in a nice warm garage and now the sodding thing won't start.

flat battery

I am soo tempted to douse it in petrol!!

Jon
03STi btw

SCD Simon

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Jon
Give it to me instead (i've seen the pics)
and i'll save you the price of a new battery if it needs one
Simon

P.S. PLEASSSSEEEE !!!!

Tiny

Nightmare Why i always carry a jump start power pk with me

Have a good xmas

Elmer Fudpucker

...wouldn't have been a problem *if* Santa had delivered the Metallic grey Evo FQ (with leather)that i distinctly remember ordering in my letter to him only last week

merry christmas,my foot

Jon

chrisp

left my JDM classic with original battery for three weeks and started first time last weekend.

coolangatta

Don't understand ??

Cold as hell here and mine started first turn of the key today after 12 days !!

??
BTW, EVO's are cool but as fragile as cut crystal.

john_s

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The royal snail will have delivered the letter late.... not to worry, it'll turn up for you next year

John

Brun

Should have bought an RB5 instead

misty

????? How do you work that out mate??
dave

16vmarc

Elmer Fudpucker

OOh!,I lie awake at nite rueing the day that I sold that car

UPDATE!!....battery recharged....fired up first time

...but now it only idles at about 38rpm

anyone know if the petrol stations are open tonite?

Jon

coolangatta

Sorry, was being a bit flippant.
Have a couple of good mates here and one relative that have turned away from Evo 7 and 8 because of cold weather fragility.
I still eventually want an 8 myself though.

KJD Mk1

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Bought a battery charger / conditioner from deemon tweeks a few weeks ago as my battery was starting to suffer from winter, lights , heater etc etc always on, so now I just pull into the garage and plug in , battery stays fully charged and it will also keep the battery in good condition .

well worth it

SC008Y_MAD

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The petrol stations are opne in the Herts, Beds and bucks area tonight - thats inculding Shell ones...Uleaded 79.7p a litre

vulnax999

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But who needs unleaded ........ ?

Elmer Fudpucker

It was a joke!!!!!!

meaning that I'm on the verge of setting light to my car

Particularly as the flamin' battery was flat again this evening

still its in the dealers Friday for the re-call on the oil cover thingy and to investigate the clonking rear suspension

I wonder if they'll give me a new battery foc?

Jon

p1doc

i had my car in after a taxi driver stopped for traffic lights by using me to slow him down and when i got my car back i had a new battery as the old one discharged setting the alarm off,supposedly there is a batch no that was due for recall and replacement due to them being unable to hold charge
martin
ps it was done under warranty foc

ALi-B

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Batteries are batteries. There's no real way of determing a good one from a dud - especially aftermarket ones. There is no such thing as a "good" car battery - you do get what you pay for though (more expensive ones have longer gaurantee).

Bottom line is. If you have a duff cell, the other 5 cells will work harder and get overcharged to compensate, resulting in a battery that doesn't last long.

Eventually, if a cell dies completely, you have a worst case scienario of the alternator continually charging a fully charged battery, which effectively kills it off completely. So after a long run, you park up, then next time you start it "click" and it's as dead as the dodo!

Also, once they've gone flat once - they are damaged - in other words they loose their full capacity and will detiorate with every deep discharge. So if its been left to go flat - you've fooked it in the long run. This is why batteries on 2nd hand cars at dealers are always knackered or don't last long. As they spend weeks on end on a forecourt.

Not much use to you I know...but something to bear in mind about "why" batteries die on you!

scoobyboy

of course it could be the trackstar thing draining the battery especially if you park up outside then later on put it in the garage. because it couldn't locate a satellite in the short time it took to move it from drive to garage it sends the signal out time and time again which costs 6 amps every time it does it for 6 hrs. if you mention it to your dealer they will get it sorted either new unit or software which only sends the signal for 1 hr then so it stops the battery going flat

BigBaz

Jon,

Had the same problems last winter with an 53 STI over slightly longer periods with the car in a warm garage and after the first 5months of ownership. Took it back to the garage and they tested the battery and alternator with nothing found to be faulty. Took to leaving it on a trickle charger when away at work with no more probs until the first time I forgot!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Took it back to the garage again with the same results. Then had problems with the Trackstar phoning in for help all the time so they came out and changed the unit. While he was there he checked the amps being pulled with no problems found. Next time away left the charger of and a flat battery soon followed. Back to the garage and demanded a new battery which was fitted. Since then car was left for 4weeks without starting (work and hol`s) and it fired on the first turn and not even sluggish. I have had no more problems since, even with the latest weather(kiss of death).

Baz.

Neil W

Jon,

Mine also had clonking rear suspension. Turned out to be a broken shock. Replaced under warranty

marklemac

the battery problem was the reason 'chungster' got rid of his 03 STI.

Elmer Fudpucker

Hi Mark

The battery problem was diagnosed as a tracker fault,by the fact that its constantly drawing current

and the main dealer has agreed to replace both rear shox foc at the next service

marklemac

cool. thats what the warranty is there for.

my new rear shocks have been faultless since they were replaced

trackstar: never had a problem with mine. Maybe this is an 03 only issue ?
(started my car first time yesterday for 7 days)