GuyB
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OK, I'm worried. 3 days until I set off on a 12,000k road trip to the Gambia and now this...
I had a problem with batteries dying if I stood the car for more than a few days, but put it down to old, cheap and mismatched batteries.
Replaced with new, decent ones (Varta) last year and in the short term, all was well. Then the problem started again. I only have a crude tester - which I used to isolate the source of the draw, and the dome light/stereo circuit seemed to be the culprit, so I pulled the fuse and fully charged both batteries.
2 weeks standing, and again, it won't start. Charged the batteries, and it still just that Uzi-like clicking... but no turnover. Starts on the button when I jump start from my Touareg.
So I've checked the batteries with a voltmeter, engine off, and they're both showing 15v. With the engine running each battery reads 20v. That seems like a lot of power from the alternator...
It was with my local mechanics for a while and I suspect they may have tried to jump it on the wrong side, and bridged the batteries and various other tricks to try and get it started. Have they cooked something?
I had a problem with batteries dying if I stood the car for more than a few days, but put it down to old, cheap and mismatched batteries.
Replaced with new, decent ones (Varta) last year and in the short term, all was well. Then the problem started again. I only have a crude tester - which I used to isolate the source of the draw, and the dome light/stereo circuit seemed to be the culprit, so I pulled the fuse and fully charged both batteries.
2 weeks standing, and again, it won't start. Charged the batteries, and it still just that Uzi-like clicking... but no turnover. Starts on the button when I jump start from my Touareg.
So I've checked the batteries with a voltmeter, engine off, and they're both showing 15v. With the engine running each battery reads 20v. That seems like a lot of power from the alternator...
It was with my local mechanics for a while and I suspect they may have tried to jump it on the wrong side, and bridged the batteries and various other tricks to try and get it started. Have they cooked something?