Battery Problem Possibly

[Smokin Joe]

Last Wednesday I managed to flatten my battery, called a guy out to jump my car, drove it for about 20 miles then did a 70 mile round trip on the Friday.  Drove this morning (Sunday) and did a 10 mile trip and parked it up.  Needed to move my car 6 hours later and flat again.  I’ve charged the battery up praying it will start tomorrow morning so I can get the voltage checked at work tomorrow………..

Anyone with a similar problem?

Cheers

Joe

 

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Joe

 

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[oasked]

Nope, sounds like a dead battery to me – I’d definitely start there (by replacing it).

[Smokin Joe]

Does anyone know what type/make or part number for the RS battery?

Cheers

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Joe

 

Nitrous Blue

M380

Rally Armour Flaps

Scorpion Sports Cat/Exhaust

TRC’s

Mountune Billet Short Shifter

Airtec Intercooler

Velossa Tech Big Mouth Ram Air

[red-leader]

[red-leader]

Hope the above photo helps. Cheers Red

[Smokin Joe]

@red-leader, thank you very much……….

Joe

 

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Joe

 

Nitrous Blue

M380

Rally Armour Flaps

Scorpion Sports Cat/Exhaust

TRC’s

Mountune Billet Short Shifter

Airtec Intercooler

Velossa Tech Big Mouth Ram Air

[red-leader]

Hi Joe, I would check with a local Ford garage in the morning, your RS is on a 17 plate. I seem to remember the battery is covered for three years.

[Smokin Joe]

@red-leader, thanks again marra………….

Joe

 

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Joe

 

Nitrous Blue

M380

Rally Armour Flaps

Scorpion Sports Cat/Exhaust

TRC’s

Mountune Billet Short Shifter

Airtec Intercooler

Velossa Tech Big Mouth Ram Air

[71-bda]

i would check for a current drain before condemning the battery, have you got dash cam or anything? maybe give the battery a good charge at least overnight and see how it goes??

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No nothing.

No Mods. No rockers. Just a chunky knob, thats now been replaced by an RS knob innit.

No tackiness.

Std as Ford intended, but with a space saver wheel and jack and nuts and wheel brace. oh.. and flaps, a man has got to have flaps.

Innit?

 

[coastliner]

I am sure I have read it somewhere, but I suspect the battery is only covered for one year. I know replacement batteries offer warranties beyond a year. I may be wrong but I seem to think this issue has been aired in the past.

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Coastliner

[Smokin Joe]

@71-bda, yes, I have a plug in dash cam which I put in last August when I bought the car, it shuts down once the doors are locked, last night I unplugged it, put the head lights to manual, turned the radio off and the heating last night and it started ok this morning.

@coastliner, I’m going to get in touch with Ford today once I have my battery tested now that it’s lightened up.

 

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Joe

 

Nitrous Blue

M380

Rally Armour Flaps

Scorpion Sports Cat/Exhaust

TRC’s

Mountune Billet Short Shifter

Airtec Intercooler

Velossa Tech Big Mouth Ram Air

[Smokin Joe]

Tested battery with a multi metre, 11.97 with engine off and 14 with engine on, seems alternator is doing it’s job…….

 

 

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https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCMMN6WxIREcNGljuqrLTKFg

Joe

 

Nitrous Blue

M380

Rally Armour Flaps

Scorpion Sports Cat/Exhaust

TRC’s

Mountune Billet Short Shifter

Airtec Intercooler

Velossa Tech Big Mouth Ram Air

[71-bda]

11.97 is considered a discharged battery, it obviously needs a proper charge, the alternator will not do that like a proper charger /conditioner will. Should be minimum 12.4 I think , and even thats considered not fully charged.

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No nothing.

No Mods. No rockers. Just a chunky knob, thats now been replaced by an RS knob innit.

No tackiness.

Std as Ford intended, but with a space saver wheel and jack and nuts and wheel brace. oh.. and flaps, a man has got to have flaps.

Innit?

 

[Smokin Joe]

@71-bda, ah, ok, I fully charged it yesterday evening, drove to work so between 06:20 and 09:30 it dropped to 11.97……..cheers for that

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https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCMMN6WxIREcNGljuqrLTKFg

Joe

 

Nitrous Blue

M380

Rally Armour Flaps

Scorpion Sports Cat/Exhaust

TRC’s

Mountune Billet Short Shifter

Airtec Intercooler

Velossa Tech Big Mouth Ram Air

[red-leader]

A fully charged battery is I think considered to be over 12.6 volts.

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