vtr battery dead

1. user_51379 Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Mar 2011 plymouth Posts: 2921 mk2 VTS

   #1 1st July 2011, 08:12

   parked my vtr up for bout 2 months charged the battery and even put a different battery in but it still dead and wont start was fine when i parked it up
   
   its a mk1 vtr
2. user_20080 Saxperience Hardcore! Joined: Dec 2007 smurfland. Posts: 17346 Ex saxo owner.

   #2 1st July 2011, 10:58

   You may have a current drain from somewhere like the alternator.(didn`t leave your lights or amp on?)
   
   Steve.

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3. user_53493 Frequent Poster Joined: Jun 2011 Cardiff Posts: 908 Mk4 Fiesta Encore Mk1 Saxo Eastcoast

   #3 1st July 2011, 11:20

   I had this problem in my last car. I'm not that mechanically minded but I know it could be a few things. Either it could be the alternator like said above, a faulty alternator would cause the problem and won't charge the battery. Also a faulty starter motor won't turn the engine over, and if seized, it can sound like a dead battery.
   
   You can go to a local parts garage and they can test the battery for you - usually for free. They'll test the power output to see if the battery is working (but in your situation with two different batteries, this will probably be okay), and they can test the power capacity to see if it's being charged or holding its charge (could point to the alternator).
   
   My best bet would be to take it to a garage to test the alternator, and if that's okay, possibly look into a problem with a starter motor.
   
   Hope this helps!

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4. user_51379 Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Mar 2011 plymouth Posts: 2921 mk2 VTS

   #4 1st July 2011, 18:19

   i didnt leave anything on i bet its the s motor siezed il tap it with a hammer see if it frees lucky i have a spare alternator
5. user_51379 Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Mar 2011 plymouth Posts: 2921 mk2 VTS

   #5 1st July 2011, 18:19

   Quote:

   Originally Posted by geraintthomas I had this problem in my last car. I'm not that mechanically minded but I know it could be a few things. Either it could be the alternator like said above, a faulty alternator would cause the problem and won't charge the battery. Also a faulty starter motor won't turn the engine over, and if seized, it can sound like a dead battery. You can go to a local parts garage and they can test the battery for you - usually for free. They'll test the power output to see if the battery is working (but in your situation with two different batteries, this will probably be okay), and they can test the power capacity to see if it's being charged or holding its charge (could point to the alternator). My best bet would be to take it to a garage to test the alternator, and if that's okay, possibly look into a problem with a starter motor. Hope this helps!

   what did it turn out to be on your last car mate
6. user_53493 Frequent Poster Joined: Jun 2011 Cardiff Posts: 908 Mk4 Fiesta Encore Mk1 Saxo Eastcoast

   #6 1st July 2011, 23:49

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   Originally Posted by sam_8v what did it turn out to be on your last car mate

   All of them. LOL! Nah it was a faulty starter motor, but the fact that the fan belt was loose and the glow plugs were old didn't help either. I ended up scrapping the car due to so many problems and a rotten chassis
   
   Was surprising how much the starter motor turning over slow and eventually not at all sounded like a flat battery!

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