Battery problem on 2009 hatch sti
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Battery problem on 2009 hatch sti
My car seems to be dying very fast when not using i used it on saturday and just gone to use it now and its flat happened few months back but didnt use car for 3 weeks then whats best way to find the problem if its the battery or if its getting a constant load cheers chaps
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Sorry chaps its a 2009 is there anyway i could find out whats causing the battery to die and il charge and have tested wheres best place halfords or a garage i dont wana be fobbed off and told its knackered what does a battery maintainer consist off ?
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I can't really leave my hatch more than two weeks or the battery will have gone down and struggle to start.
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I've had the battery in my spec c for about a year now and it seems pretty dead. After a couple of days of no use it goes flat! I don't have a tracker but do have an immobiliser so I'm guessing it's that which is killing it.
For those who have maintenance chargers, do you leave the connectors on the battery all the time and just connect the external power when you park? Has anyone tried those solar maintenance chargers?
For those who have maintenance chargers, do you leave the connectors on the battery all the time and just connect the external power when you park? Has anyone tried those solar maintenance chargers?
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I put mine on when I put it back in my garage, so it trickle charges and decharges to condition it too.
I may not drive my car for a few weeks, so at least I know it's good to go when i need it.
for £22 the Halfords plug in charger is ideal, no need to spend more than that.
http://www.halfords.com/workshop-tools/garage-equipment/battery-chargers-jump-starters/halfords-maintenance-charger?_$ja=kw:viglink|tsid:40392&cm_mmc=Affiliat es-_-PerformanceHorizon-_-viglink-_-TopLink
while you're at Halfords buy one of these too...
http://www.halfords.com/workshop-too...-tyre-inflator
air at petrol stations is £1 round here now!!
I may not drive my car for a few weeks, so at least I know it's good to go when i need it.
for £22 the Halfords plug in charger is ideal, no need to spend more than that.
http://www.halfords.com/workshop-tools/garage-equipment/battery-chargers-jump-starters/halfords-maintenance-charger?_$ja=kw:viglink|tsid:40392&cm_mmc=Affiliat es-_-PerformanceHorizon-_-viglink-_-TopLink
while you're at Halfords buy one of these too...
http://www.halfords.com/workshop-too...-tyre-inflator
air at petrol stations is £1 round here now!!
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I put mine on when I put it back in my garage, so it trickle charges and decharges to condition it too.
I may not drive my car for a few weeks, so at least I know it's good to go when i need it.
for £24 the Halfords plug in charger is ideal, no need to spend more than that.
I may not drive my car for a few weeks, so at least I know it's good to go when i need it.
for £24 the Halfords plug in charger is ideal, no need to spend more than that.
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I've had the battery in my spec c for about a year now and it seems pretty dead. After a couple of days of no use it goes flat! I don't have a tracker but do have an immobiliser so I'm guessing it's that which is killing it.
For those who have maintenance chargers, do you leave the connectors on the battery all the time and just connect the external power when you park? Has anyone tried those solar maintenance chargers?
For those who have maintenance chargers, do you leave the connectors on the battery all the time and just connect the external power when you park? Has anyone tried those solar maintenance chargers?
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I've now hard wired it, so all I do now is just plug it on. When unplugged I coil it up, put a rubber band around it and tuck it to the back of the battery and front wheel arch to keep it secure.
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If you have power close by grab one of the Lidl/ Aldi chargers, these have a maintain function,
then make up a small loom with a inline fuse,
Buy some of these for the loom and the croc clips so its plug and play.
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/10x-2-Pin-...AAAOSw5cNYGwvT
I mounted mine in the lower grille area, you cant see it as I made up a spare plug to stick in to stop any water ingress issues.
hth
then make up a small loom with a inline fuse,
Buy some of these for the loom and the croc clips so its plug and play.
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/10x-2-Pin-...AAAOSw5cNYGwvT
I mounted mine in the lower grille area, you cant see it as I made up a spare plug to stick in to stop any water ingress issues.
hth
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If you have power close by grab one of the Lidl/ Aldi chargers, these have a maintain function,
then make up a small loom with a inline fuse,
Buy some of these for the loom and the croc clips so its plug and play.
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/10x-2-Pin-...AAAOSw5cNYGwvT
I mounted mine in the lower grille area, you cant see it as I made up a spare plug to stick in to stop any water ingress issues.
hth
then make up a small loom with a inline fuse,
Buy some of these for the loom and the croc clips so its plug and play.
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/10x-2-Pin-...AAAOSw5cNYGwvT
I mounted mine in the lower grille area, you cant see it as I made up a spare plug to stick in to stop any water ingress issues.
hth
Thanks, I've just ordered some of those, they look quite handy, as I've fitted DRL in my front bumper of my car and these would be better than the push clips I'm using now.
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Well i did the test with the multimetre and get between 0.09 and 0.11 so its not using any abnotmal power i charged the battery i cant use a maintainance charger as i have to run a lead from the house out to the front of the house il see how long its lasts now maybe time for a new battery
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I ordered some of these and they came last week,
How do you put them together?
Is it just a case of attaching the wire and crimping it onto the 'prongs'?
I take it the longer prongs go in the longer plastic clip.. and you just push them in place?
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Yeah I thought to do that.
Just wasn't sure which way you push them in properly.
Just wasn't sure which way you push them in properly.
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I did it last night
swapped from these
to these..
Job done
swapped from these
to these..
Job done