Alternators again. I hate em.

Post by **NafemanNathan** » Wed Oct 14, 2015 5:06 pm

Sounds more like the battery's not holding a charge.

89 UKDM BA4 4WS (resto job!) · Post by **wurlycorner** » Wed Oct 14, 2015 5:16 pm

If the engine turned over on the starter straight off the cars own battery, then the battery is fine/not flat...

nitin_s1 · Post by **nitin_s1** » Wed Oct 14, 2015 5:17 pm

wurlycorner wrote:If the engine turned over on the starter straight off the cars own battery, then the battery is fine/not flat...

It only charges when I jump the car with my civic. On its own it doesn't charge.

Post by **NafemanNathan** » Wed Oct 14, 2015 8:00 pm

You need to stop speed reading Iain

Sounds like it's the battery nitin. Have you got a multimeter to test both the battery and the alternator?

nitin_s1 · Post by **nitin_s1** » Wed Oct 14, 2015 10:21 pm

I don't have a multi meter but I'm hoping my friend has so I can test it.

89 UKDM BA4 4WS (resto job!) · Post by **wurlycorner** » Wed Oct 14, 2015 10:47 pm

This one's not a speed reading issue, it's just a straight interpretation issue...

He originally jump started the car and drove it round, all well and good. but then:

nitin_s1 wrote:Everything worked good but as soon as I turned the car off and then tried to turn it back on, it just dies out.

I read that as meaning that after having driven it around, he wasn't jump starting, it would re-start, but died. Hence why I said if it turned over off the battery, then the battery isn't dead.

If that's not what it means, then drokk it...

Post by **NafemanNathan** » Thu Oct 15, 2015 8:33 am

I've obviously known Nitin too long to actually know what he really meant

Apologies Iain

89 UKDM BA4 4WS (resto job!) · Post by **wurlycorner** » Thu Oct 15, 2015 8:39 am

no need to apologise!

nitin_s1 · Post by **nitin_s1** » Thu Oct 15, 2015 2:41 pm

Ok I'll explain it again.

Car was sat on drive way for 1-2 months..

Jumped started the car using the jump leads and my Civic.

Everything was coo, the lights on the dash seemed bright and everything working fine.. So I turned it off and then tried to turn it on again... And nothing.. No dash lights or nothing.. Car is completely dead like how it was before.

Then jump started again using the cables and my Civic. Worked all ok, even took it out the drive and drove it around the street to free up the brakes etc. I let the car run for 30 mins at least and I think that should be enough to recharge the battery.

Then I turned it off and tried to see if it would turn on on its own. And it's dead again.

89 UKDM BA4 4WS (resto job!) · Post by **wurlycorner** » Thu Oct 15, 2015 2:49 pm

You should get something after 30mins yep, but that's not enough to properly charge a completely flat battery.

Stick it on trickle charge from a mains battery charger overnight. If it doesn't go in the morning after that, your battery is indeed, tucked.