Something draining the battery
Hi i have a mk1 180 hatch and as i work away alot everytime someone goes to start it the battery has drained. This happens after a couple of days which osnt normal especially for a new battery. Im wondering if anyone has had the same problem?
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My derv will last a couple of weeks and then will need a slave battery to kick it over.
I bought a solar trickle charger off ebay, that seems to work. £13.50 ish. Think it the clock, alarm etc that drains it down. Suppose its worth checking all the earth points and battery terminals are tight and clean. ;););) |
It's worth checking the glove box light, and boot light aren't staying on, the battery shouldn't be going flat in a few days.
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Unfortunately this is normal. I have been struggling for a decade with this. I can get 5 days max before it is so low that it will not start. 7 days and it is below 6 volts and drained. If you are laying her up for a while disconnect the battery or hook up a trickle charger.
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Funny tho that I only had the astra a couple of months and the battery on that died lol |
Alternator definitely working? As said check connection points. I parked mine up for a few months over a snowy winter one year and it still fired up alright.
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