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Originally posted by t_rAndy t_rAndy wrote:

Had to get a new battery. It died again when trying to use it after lunch. Brought it on a big drive down to bray and back. Parked up, 20 minutes later tried again and it was gone again.




Did you get it looked at or just pick up a new battery yourself? Sounds like the alternator if the new battery wont charge either or maybe a short somewhere causing drain.
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Originally posted by Bandwagon Bandwagon wrote:

Originally posted by t_rAndy t_rAndy wrote:

Had to get a new battery. It died again when trying to use it after lunch. Brought it on a big drive down to bray and back. Parked up, 20 minutes later tried again and it was gone again.




Did you get it looked at or just pick up a new battery yourself? Sounds like the alternator if the new battery wont charge either or maybe a short somewhere causing drain.

Meant I got a new battery because the original battery is not holding. They tested to see the battery was charging at normal rate when the car was ticking over (so I think means the alternator is ok). 
Have to wait for brother to fit the battery to see if it works out but seems the most logical solution was that it was battery. 
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Originally posted by t_rAndy t_rAndy wrote:

Originally posted by Bandwagon Bandwagon wrote:

Originally posted by t_rAndy t_rAndy wrote:

Had to get a new battery. It died again when trying to use it after lunch. Brought it on a big drive down to bray and back. Parked up, 20 minutes later tried again and it was gone again.




Did you get it looked at or just pick up a new battery yourself? Sounds like the alternator if the new battery wont charge either or maybe a short somewhere causing drain.

Meant I got a new battery because the original battery is not holding. They tested to see the battery was charging at normal rate when the car was ticking over (so I think means the alternator is ok). 
Have to wait for brother to fit the battery to see if it works out but seems the most logical solution was that it was battery. 


Ahh right, gotcha. Thought you were saying you'd already changed it and it was still giving you hassle. Hopefully thats all it was so!
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Originally posted by t_rAndy t_rAndy wrote:

Originally posted by Bandwagon Bandwagon wrote:

Originally posted by t_rAndy t_rAndy wrote:

Had to get a new battery. It died again when trying to use it after lunch. Brought it on a big drive down to bray and back. Parked up, 20 minutes later tried again and it was gone again.




Did you get it looked at or just pick up a new battery yourself? Sounds like the alternator if the new battery wont charge either or maybe a short somewhere causing drain.

Meant I got a new battery because the original battery is not holding. They tested to see the battery was charging at normal rate when the car was ticking over (so I think means the alternator is ok). 
Have to wait for brother to fit the battery to see if it works out but seems the most logical solution was that it was battery. 

I’ve heard that with many modern cars it’s not as simple as dropping the battery in and connecting it. The battery needs to be coded to the car, which requires a computer, the correct cables, the correct software, and knowing what you are doing. 

I’ve got none of those, but my car is an old banger.  
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Originally posted by inlikeflynn inlikeflynn wrote:

Originally posted by t_rAndy t_rAndy wrote:

Originally posted by Bandwagon Bandwagon wrote:

Originally posted by t_rAndy t_rAndy wrote:

Had to get a new battery. It died again when trying to use it after lunch. Brought it on a big drive down to bray and back. Parked up, 20 minutes later tried again and it was gone again.




Did you get it looked at or just pick up a new battery yourself? Sounds like the alternator if the new battery wont charge either or maybe a short somewhere causing drain.

Meant I got a new battery because the original battery is not holding. They tested to see the battery was charging at normal rate when the car was ticking over (so I think means the alternator is ok). 
Have to wait for brother to fit the battery to see if it works out but seems the most logical solution was that it was battery. 

I’ve heard that with many modern cars it’s not as simple as dropping the battery in and connecting it. The battery needs to be coded to the car, which requires a computer, the correct cables, the correct software, and knowing what you are doing. 

I’ve got none of those, but my car is an old banger.  

Was definitely the battery. The brother hadn't a machine but to lower risk he changed the battery while the car was ticking over as he feared that potentially changing the battery when turned off when it turned back on it might trigger all warnings that would need to be corrected by the machine with software. Whether it was needed or not it has worked anyway 
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You changed the battery while the car was running to lower risk!!???? LOL

Edited by 9fingers - 31 May 2023 at 11:57pm
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Originally posted by 9fingers 9fingers wrote:

You changed the battery while the car was running to lower risk!!???? LOL

LOLLOL I can picture him with the marigolds on trying to attach the terminals with the engine running!
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Originally posted by 9fingers 9fingers wrote:

You changed the battery while the car was running to lower risk!!???? LOL

Well I didn't. The brother did, to lower risk the car wouldn't recognize the battery. He may have been talking pony. He's not mechanic ha
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Originally posted by t_rAndy t_rAndy wrote:

Originally posted by 9fingers 9fingers wrote:

You changed the battery while the car was running to lower risk!!???? LOL

Well I didn't. The brother did, to lower risk the car wouldn't recognize the battery. He may have been talking pony. He's not mechanic ha

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Originally posted by horsebox horsebox wrote:

Originally posted by t_rAndy t_rAndy wrote:

Originally posted by 9fingers 9fingers wrote:

You changed the battery while the car was running to lower risk!!???? LOL

Well I didn't. The brother did, to lower risk the car wouldn't recognize the battery. He may have been talking pony. He's not mechanic ha

No sh*t.


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Originally posted by Sham157 Sham157 wrote:

Originally posted by horsebox horsebox wrote:

Originally posted by t_rAndy t_rAndy wrote:

Originally posted by 9fingers 9fingers wrote:

You changed the battery while the car was running to lower risk!!???? LOL

Well I didn't. The brother did, to lower risk the car wouldn't recognize the battery. He may have been talking pony. He's not mechanic ha

No sh*t.


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Originally posted by t_rAndy t_rAndy wrote:

Originally posted by 9fingers 9fingers wrote:

You changed the battery while the car was running to lower risk!!???? LOL

Well I didn't. The brother did, to lower risk the car wouldn't recognize the battery. He may have been talking pony. He's not mechanic ha
Yeah don’t do that 
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Originally posted by 9fingers 9fingers wrote:

Originally posted by t_rAndy t_rAndy wrote:

Originally posted by 9fingers 9fingers wrote:

You changed the battery while the car was running to lower risk!!???? LOL

Well I didn't. The brother did, to lower risk the car wouldn't recognize the battery. He may have been talking pony. He's not mechanic ha
Yeah don’t do that 

I remember going to buy a car and the bloke said to bring it on a test drive but then says "don't cut out as there is no battery" so it must not be that uncommon to take it out while running! And when I was doing the test drive I did cut the car out when I went to take off LOL
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Why buys a car with one of the main components missing from the engine LOL.

Was that not a red flag?
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Originally posted by t_rAndy t_rAndy wrote:

Originally posted by 9fingers 9fingers wrote:

Originally posted by t_rAndy t_rAndy wrote:

Originally posted by 9fingers 9fingers wrote:

You changed the battery while the car was running to lower risk!!???? LOL

Well I didn't. The brother did, to lower risk the car wouldn't recognize the battery. He may have been talking pony. He's not mechanic ha
Yeah don’t do that 

I remember going to buy a car and the bloke said to bring it on a test drive but then says "don't cut out as there is no battery" so it must not be that uncommon to take it out while running! And when I was doing the test drive I did cut the car out when I went to take off LOL
By no battery I’d be 99% sure  he meant there’s no power in the battery. There aren’t cars out n about with batteries removed. 

You’re very lucky your brother didn’t cause a surge or a short and blow something 
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Originally posted by horsebox horsebox wrote:

Why buys a car with one of the main components missing from the engine LOL.

Was that not a red flag?

I wasn't taking it off him straight away and he was just giving me a test drive if I remember correctly. But now thinking about it could have been as 9F said that battery was just dead versus not in it. 

Listen ill just step out of this thread as I have shown my hand that I have absolutely no clue about what goes on under the Hood of the car LOL
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Originally posted by t_rAndy t_rAndy wrote:

Originally posted by horsebox horsebox wrote:

Why buys a car with one of the main components missing from the engine LOL.

Was that not a red flag?

I wasn't taking it off him straight away and he was just giving me a test drive if I remember correctly. But now thinking about it could have been as 9F said that battery was just dead versus not in it. 

Listen ill just step out of this thread as I have shown my hand that I have absolutely no clue about what goes on under the Hood of the car LOL

You're right Andy.

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Originally posted by t_rAndy t_rAndy wrote:

Originally posted by horsebox horsebox wrote:

Why buys a car with one of the main components missing from the engine LOL.

Was that not a red flag?

I wasn't taking it off him straight away and he was just giving me a test drive if I remember correctly. But now thinking about it could have been as 9F said that battery was just dead versus not in it. 

Listen ill just step out of this thread as I have shown my hand that I have absolutely no clue about what goes on under the Hood of the car LOL

Battery probably was dead and if you jump started it and it cut out - you'd have to jump start it again.
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