VTS battery not holding a charge .. changed everything!

1. collier1991 Newbie Joined: Aug 2011 Scarborough Posts: 13 Saxo Vts MK 2

   #1 9th February 2012, 15:41

   Mk2 saxo vts..
   
   Alternator was squealing..
   
   So i replaced the alternator, the alternator belt and the alternator pully..
   
   Since doing this the battery is not getting charged and just drains itself..
   
   Ive changed the alternator,, ive checked the wiring,, ive changed the battery.. So what else?
   
   No battery light.. It runs fine for 5 mins then battery drains, cd player turns off.. speedo stops all dials stop.. and it dies. i dont understand what else it could be.
2. user_20080 Saxperience Hardcore! Joined: Dec 2007 smurfland. Posts: 17346 Ex saxo owner.

   #2 9th February 2012, 15:44

   Possible current drain from somewhere else,do you have a sub fitted?
3. collier1991 Newbie Joined: Aug 2011 Scarborough Posts: 13 Saxo Vts MK 2

   #3 9th February 2012, 15:55

   i have an amp in but i removed the earth from it?
4. K17NEY Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Aug 2005 Porthcawl Posts: 5726 FQ Volvo V70R Peugeot Partner

   #4 9th February 2012, 15:58

   Sounds like an earth fault......
5. collier1991 Newbie Joined: Aug 2011 Scarborough Posts: 13 Saxo Vts MK 2

   #5 9th February 2012, 16:26

   ive removed amp and sub..
   
   ive just this minute linked a wire from the live on the alternator directly to the live on the battery and still doing the same so that rules the wiring out of the problem.. ive changed ther battery and alternator to known working ones..
   
   this happened after i changed the alternator, belt and pulley i havent touched anything else..
   
   If it is an earth how can i test this run an earth cable directly from my engine to my negative on battery? just to test if it is an earth?
   
   Where abouts are the common earth faults?
6. user_20080 Saxperience Hardcore! Joined: Dec 2007 smurfland. Posts: 17346 Ex saxo owner.

   #6 9th February 2012, 16:49

   Try this mate
7. collier1991 Newbie Joined: Aug 2011 Scarborough Posts: 13 Saxo Vts MK 2

   #7 9th February 2012, 17:18

   that videos tells me nothing.. ?
8. collier1991 Newbie Joined: Aug 2011 Scarborough Posts: 13 Saxo Vts MK 2

   #8 9th February 2012, 17:36

   It starts.. it runs it idles wonky.. then after 2/3 minutes the dials stop working the cd player any electrics will cut out then car will cut out .. it starts fine it just cannot maintain electrical power.. but ive changed everything for working parts
9. user_20080 Saxperience Hardcore! Joined: Dec 2007 smurfland. Posts: 17346 Ex saxo owner.

   #9 9th February 2012, 18:04

   Quote:

   Originally Posted by collier1991 that videos tells me nothing.. ?

   It should if you watch it properly mate.
10. collier1991 Newbie Joined: Aug 2011 Scarborough Posts: 13 Saxo Vts MK 2

    #10 9th February 2012, 18:05

    Quote:

    Originally Posted by stevo67 It should if you watch it properly mate.

    But my car cuts out whilst running though? thats just turned off.
11. collier1991 Newbie Joined: Aug 2011 Scarborough Posts: 13 Saxo Vts MK 2

    #11 9th February 2012, 18:07

    Quote:

    Originally Posted by collier1991 But my car cuts out whilst running though? thats just turned off.

    oh sorry i get it just do it with everything turned off and if i get a reading somethings wrong!
12. collier1991 Newbie Joined: Aug 2011 Scarborough Posts: 13 Saxo Vts MK 2

    #12 9th February 2012, 18:10

    Quote:

    Originally Posted by collier1991 oh sorry i get it just do it with everything turned off and if i get a reading somethings wrong!

    but still even it did have a current draw it shouldnt cut out when running so there no point doing that test