Battery not starting VTS up even after 4 hour charge

1. Mango_Wes Established Member Joined: Oct 2008 Southend-On-Sea Posts: 1897 1.1 Forte VTR rep Mango 1.6 Gold VTS

   #1 28th November 2011, 09:00

   As above,
   
   Charged my batter for about 4-5 hours, and tried to start it over, it almost went then it just starts to die, and then eventually just makes the ECU click repeatably. I have also tested this with another battery, that was on another car in the family home and also dose the same...
   
   I have to jump start it to get it ticked over, even leaving it running for 30 mins and then trying to start it up there still inst enough power in the battery to get it started again.
   
   
   Much help is needed, as I need to be able to start her up once every 3-4 days to clear the shit out!
2. Manu Saxperience Addict Joined: Dec 2009 Posts: 11714 A6 Le Mans tuned/A3 TFSI tuned

   #2 28th November 2011, 09:27

   check the alternator and the battery
3. raunchz Saxperience Addict Joined: Jul 2005 Solihull / Bournemouth Posts: 14233 2015 Lapiz Blue Golf R

   #3 28th November 2011, 09:32

   Check wiring between battery and alternator and check earth continuity
4. chinkostu Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Aug 2008 The wrong carpark Posts: 5152 Xantia 1.9TD

   #4 28th November 2011, 11:24

   chances are its just a shitty earth, jumping it causes the connection to close until you eventually turn the car off.
   had this on my old 1.1 until i cleaned up the terminals and ground wires. it cut out on me in the middle of the night when i was driving once, everything went off! not fun!
5. user_20080 Saxperience Hardcore! Joined: Dec 2007 smurfland. Posts: 17346 Ex saxo owner.

   #5 28th November 2011, 18:17

   As already said check the earths etc,but the amount of time you`ve charged the battery for doesn`t seem like long enough.Try charging it overnight mate.
6. Mango_Wes Established Member Joined: Oct 2008 Southend-On-Sea Posts: 1897 1.1 Forte VTR rep Mango 1.6 Gold VTS

   #6 28th November 2011, 18:58

   Quote:

   Originally Posted by stevo67 As already said check the earths etc,but the amount of time you`ve charged the battery for doesn`t seem like long enough.Try charging it overnight mate.

   Can anyone confirm how many earths I should have ?
   
   And where I can find these, and where they come from.
   
   Thanks