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JST Member Since: 01 Nov 2011 Location: Lizant Posts: 1098 |
It really does sound like a screwed battery especially if it is the original. Get it tested. John
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6th Dec 2012 10:20 am |
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pab Member Since: 28 Aug 2012 Location: Now in Mid-Wales Posts: 2006 |
Agreed - classic duff battery symptoms. If the car hasn't been used much recently it might just need a good charge, but it's probably a sign that it's on the way out. Nothing like the cold to show up a sick battery! |
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6th Dec 2012 11:05 am |
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Big Dave Member Since: 22 Nov 2009 Location: Yorkshire Posts: 1055 |
+1 for the battery. Mine: 2012 Golf GTI Edition 35
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6th Dec 2012 11:49 am |
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Prisoner359 Member Since: 17 Aug 2012 Location: Stourbridge Posts: 194 |
Replaced my battery recently. It was still on the original Land Rover one so it's probably 5 or 6 years old.
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6th Dec 2012 12:34 pm |
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rjc1944 Member Since: 18 Dec 2011 Location: Perranporth, Cornwall Posts: 783 |
Agree with the others. If it was difficult last winter, OK in the warmer weather and impossible now I wouldn't even bother testing it - it's extinct!
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6th Dec 2012 2:26 pm |
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Past master Member Since: 30 Jun 2010 Location: Isle of Ely Posts: 2710 |
Eurocarparts has an offer on batteries at the moment. Quoted on another recent thread. |
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6th Dec 2012 9:49 pm |
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jon_a5 Member Since: 20 Jul 2012 Location: Hartlepool UK Posts: 347 |
Having the same problem with mine, unfortunately replacing the battery hasn't helped.
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11th Feb 2013 10:36 am |
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ad210358 Member Since: 12 Oct 2008 Location: Here and There Posts: 7464 |
And the quickest way to ruin the Starter Motor is keep trying to start it with a sluggish battery, if the battery is sluggish and starts to die don't keep trying to start it unless you want a bigger repair bill. |
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11th Feb 2013 10:58 am |
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jon_a5 Member Since: 20 Jul 2012 Location: Hartlepool UK Posts: 347 |
Having the same problem with the new battery though, problem is it doesn't happen all the time, some days it starts perfect at -5 others it doesn't start at 5.
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11th Feb 2013 11:22 am |
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SYFL2 Member Since: 16 Jun 2012 Location: Sheffield Posts: 2594 |
It does sound like a bad earth,im no expert but would clean and tighten the earth up,also make sure the battery connections are clean. |
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11th Feb 2013 12:18 pm |
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fredastaire Member Since: 03 Dec 2012 Location: Holbrook Posts: 721 |
Try a digital voltmeter across the battery negative to a cleaned part of the gearbox casing, it will read nothing. Get another person to try starting the car whilst you are doing the voltmeter bit. If you get a reading showing then it indicates you have an earth problem. I am certain that you have two earth cables, one between the battery neg and the steel bulkhead hidden inside the plastic plenum chamber / scuttle panel, the other between the gearbox and the chassis leg. All four connections would need undoing, cleaning / derusting before rebolting up, I would use a smear of vaseline at each point to ward off water and prevent future corrosion.
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11th Feb 2013 12:37 pm |
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jon_a5 Member Since: 20 Jul 2012 Location: Hartlepool UK Posts: 347 |
Thanks, I will give that a try. The only earth I could see is the one from the battery to the car body, I assume that's the first one you are referring to, which side is the other one, is it easily view able?
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11th Feb 2013 1:16 pm |
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jon_a5 Member Since: 20 Jul 2012 Location: Hartlepool UK Posts: 347 |
Haven't been able to try the earth test yet as didn't have a spare pair of hands yesterday.
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12th Feb 2013 1:23 pm |
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Steve D Member Since: 19 Jan 2013 Location: Essexshire Posts: 4108 |
Try connecting a jump lead between the negative battery terminal and the engine block. This will by-pass the original earths. Quite common on a lot of cars is the 'cripmed' connection between the cable end terminals and the cable itself on both the live and earth cables. I normally remove cables and squeeze the terminals in a vice to tighten them. |
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12th Feb 2013 1:54 pm |
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