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DiscoGeorge Member Since: 20 Nov 2010 Location: Pretoria, South Africa Posts: 193 |
Hi Athelstan
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9th Dec 2010 5:04 pm |
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DiscoGeorge Member Since: 20 Nov 2010 Location: Pretoria, South Africa Posts: 193 |
Hi guys
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9th Dec 2010 5:12 pm |
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bigedd Member Since: 19 Dec 2010 Location: Suffolk Posts: 2 |
I have an HSE Dec 2006. The battery has been flat 4 times now about once a year, always in the cold weather, always been on a long run the day before. Allways double locked but the lights and wipers are always left on auto. if the lights and wipers are a problem why does the battery not go flat when the car is left for long periods. The dealer does not have a clue and land rover have just told me the problem is not regular enough for them to be interested in it. One thing the dealer did say to me was sell the car, but hardly fair on the new purchaser.
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19th Dec 2010 11:17 pm |
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DiscoGeorge Member Since: 20 Nov 2010 Location: Pretoria, South Africa Posts: 193 |
Hi bigedd even so that there were attempts to shoot me down in flames when I posted my first contribution concerning the battery saga, your situation IS NO ISOLATED INCIDENT!!! it is quite common across ALL MANUFACTURERS. There is only one bullet proof cure for this. Get yourself a CTEK charger either the 4003 but preferrably the XS7000 and charge your cars battery every 4 weeks in winter and every 6 weeks in Summer and your whoes will be a thing of the past - GUARANTEED! With kind regards DiscoGeorge 1998 Disco1 ES 300Tdi with twin TrueTracs 2005 Disco3 TDV6 S And some more serious stuff |
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20th Dec 2010 5:58 am |
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chicken george Member Since: 05 Dec 2007 Location: N. Yorks Posts: 13289 |
its nothing to do with charging, there is another fault that is draining the battery or stopping its capacity.
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20th Dec 2010 8:35 am |
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DiscoGeorge Member Since: 20 Nov 2010 Location: Pretoria, South Africa Posts: 193 |
^ CG you need to do some background reading and then we can discuss this topic further. As I had written earlier about this topic there are a lot of drivers around with rudimentory or partially informed knowledge at best. Those are normally the the ones who make the most noise and blame everything and everybody when their mode of transport brakes down. I hear these type of statements every day and quite frankly they leave me stone cold. But you are doing nobody a favour, because it only leads to confusion amongst those who need qualified information the most! With kind regards DiscoGeorge 1998 Disco1 ES 300Tdi with twin TrueTracs 2005 Disco3 TDV6 S And some more serious stuff |
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20th Dec 2010 2:04 pm |
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AndyC Member Since: 30 Nov 2007 Location: Where the snow dosen't melt when the sun is shining! Posts: 4165 |
Cant agree more with CG (for once) When and if it dies, slap a new one in 2007 Freelander 2 HSE TD4 Manual with Premium Pack & Moonroof. Stornoway Grey with Ebony Black Pleather, Clear Indicators, Body Side Mouldings etc. |
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20th Dec 2010 2:16 pm |
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EYorkshire Member Since: 18 Nov 2010 Location: (!) Posts: 4392 |
^ +1
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20th Dec 2010 2:34 pm |
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Captain Worm Member Since: 12 Sep 2010 Location: Solihull Posts: 969 |
I tend to agree with CG on this as well... . how is it that many other people out there (me included) can have a car that is used as the daily drive and not have to top up the battery in winter? Even when I ran the battery out in my Verso cus the kids left the interior light on for 2 days, once I jump started it and ran it round the block, it was fine and had been since I got rid.
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20th Dec 2010 3:03 pm |
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chicken george Member Since: 05 Dec 2007 Location: N. Yorks Posts: 13289 |
If Mr George was 100% correct we could all have 1/2 sized batteries , I prefer a bigger battery not 100% charged so I dont have to keep plugging the car in. Imagine being late somewhere because you forgot to plug the car in the night before, not good
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20th Dec 2010 3:09 pm |
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bakker911 Member Since: 20 Jan 2010 Location: Hoboken Posts: 8 |
Just a quick update: since i always turn my radio system of while my engine is still running, i have had no problems anymore...
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5th Jan 2011 11:04 am |
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emptyend Member Since: 11 Jan 2011 Location: East Anglia Posts: 2 |
I've had precisely the same flat battery problems on my 2007 HSE, which has now gone flat a total of about 8 times. Mostly this is when left in the garage for 2 weeks or so, but it has also happened after a long run to the airport where it was left for two weeks. And most recently it happened only a week after last use and shortly after the battery was tested during a dealer service.
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11th Jan 2011 11:01 am |
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emptyend Member Since: 11 Jan 2011 Location: East Anglia Posts: 2 |
Someone else noted something that I have also noticed:
I'm not sure what the whistling noise is, and it may be entirely unrelated, but I also get this from time to time after the car has been locked. The source is somwhere slightly on the near side of centre at the front of the engine compartment. |
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11th Jan 2011 11:16 am |
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Captain Worm Member Since: 12 Sep 2010 Location: Solihull Posts: 969 |
The whistle I think is the motor that controls the flaps on the front of the engine bay... not entirely sure what the flaps do (something todo with cooling I presume) but when the engine is stopped, they are left open for a few seconds and then left to close (this is the plasticy clunk when the whistle finishes) I have heard of some people say that the whistle does not stop suggesting that something somewhere is keeping these flaps open causing batteries to go flat Freelander 2 TD4 Auto, SE, Narvik Black, Alpaca full leather, Rear Headrest Entertainment System, 6 CD, 18 HSE Wheels, Privicy tints |
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11th Jan 2011 12:37 pm |
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