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npinks Member Since: 28 Jun 2007 Location: Ls25 Posts: 20090 |
i have those on my screen nearly every morning, dashcams front and rear still on and the headrest tv's still on standby
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11th Jul 2016 10:17 am |
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CliveS Member Since: 04 Jun 2016 Location: Littleborough Posts: 204 |
Not uncommon, as already said, FL2's and indeed most modern cars are really very power hungry, with all the various ECUs powered up it's not uncommon to see a current draw of 25 amps or so with just the ignition on, hence the warning message after a short while. |
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11th Jul 2016 12:06 pm |
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Jimboland Member Since: 06 Dec 2015 Location: Northants Posts: 733 |
Thanks guys. That confirms my thoughts, I'll keep my eye on it but as the starter seems to spin up as fast as ever (about half a second to start - after any glowplug time) I won't do anything until starting is affected.
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12th Jul 2016 9:10 am |
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CliveS Member Since: 04 Jun 2016 Location: Littleborough Posts: 204 |
TBH, I very much doubt your battery is likely to be ready for replacing yet, it's just that they have a limited capacity to keep a lot of stuff running when the engine isn't running to keep it topped up.
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12th Jul 2016 9:22 am |
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Lightwater Member Since: 21 Aug 2014 Location: Sydney Northern Beaches Posts: 4905 |
My car seems to shut down after roughly 5 minutes. I can hear a few clicks and noises in the boot. So you may need to close the car and lock it without the alarm off while you are inside then check with a multimeter or better still a DC clamp meter with small enough resolution. Procrastination, mankind's greatest labour saving device!
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12th Jul 2016 10:03 am |
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