Battery issue?

1. user_58462 L-plater Joined: Apr 2012 Basingstoke Posts: 89 Citroen Saxo Blue 2003

   #1 21st December 2014, 22:08

   Hi i have a desire recently put a vtr in it. I bought a battery from a friend it was in his golf, the battery had a higher starting amperage than the one I had originally so I thought it would be ok. And it worked for a bit but now every morning it won't start, within 5 minutes of turning the engine off it won't start again, I can bump start it easily and all the interior lights and stereo still work as normal until I try to crank it and then its like the battery gives up on life.
   Before I go out and by a proper battery I just want to make sure it's not something else.
   It has 12.4V normally. With engine on 14 ish so alternator is surely working?
   I have left the battery unplugged from the car all night just after turning the engine off and then next morning still nothing.
   The battery has 12v and it still can't energize the starter.
   If it is anything else such as starter or alternator are they the same for the 1.1 and can I just swap them for my old ones
2. user_58462 L-plater Joined: Apr 2012 Basingstoke Posts: 89 Citroen Saxo Blue 2003

   #2 21st December 2014, 22:10

   Oh and is 420 the right cranking amperage? Currently in there is 460
3. user_58462 L-plater Joined: Apr 2012 Basingstoke Posts: 89 Citroen Saxo Blue 2003

   #3 22nd December 2014, 23:09

   Anyone?
4. Quick Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Mar 2003 United Kingdom (England) Posts: 7064

   #4 23rd December 2014, 08:04

   New Battery time, as its not holding charge!
5. D4MJT Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Mar 2009 Morpeth Posts: 2539 BMW 116d Regional Toner Sales Edition

   #5 23rd December 2014, 10:34

   Quote:

   Originally Posted by Quick New Battery time, as its not holding charge!

   Potentially.
   
   Does it even try to crank or do you just get a clicking sound?
   
   Are the battery terminals connected correctly and firmly. Sometimes the simplest things get overlooked, I chased an earth issue on my car and the actual terminal for the negative lead wasn't tight.
6. user_20080 Saxperience Hardcore! Joined: Dec 2007 smurfland. Posts: 17346 Ex saxo owner.

   #6 23rd December 2014, 10:41

   Also it's possible that your alternator is faulty & draining the battery.
7. user_64763 Established Member Joined: Jun 2013 York Posts: 2134 Citroen Saxo VTR (2001)

   #7 23rd December 2014, 11:11

   I had it that when my alternator went, it would drain the battery very quickly!
   Could be battery or alternator.
   Check voltage across the battery and if it's ok then battery is fine! Another way is, as soon as you get home from wherever, disconnect the battery, then in the morning reconnect it and see if it starts. If it does, it's alternator draining it, if not then battery is discharging itself and needs replacing
   
   
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8. user_42271 Frequent Poster Joined: Mar 2010 Posts: 632

   #8 23rd December 2014, 13:19

   Try starting it and see what the voltage drops to