last night i went to start me car and it was dead there was ignition lights but engine wouldnt turn over.
I roll started it and it drove ok. i drove about 10-15mins stopped then did same trip back. (no problem starting)
Went to start this morning and it was a dead again.. and it was harder to roll start it.
Im thinking that the battery didnt fully charge on the first run i did last night so i drove about 40miles got home and checked the voltage and it was charging at 13.9v

Any idea what could be drainin the battery? ive noticed theres no light on in my boot could it be that which is draining my battery over night?

Ive just put a new alternator belt on and not noticed any difference in the voltage. all the earths seem ok too.
Anything else i can check?

Terminals clean? If it won't start try the single jump lead trick. If not then something is draining or the alternator

whats the jump start trick? is that were i use positive only?

No, single jump lead from the negative on the battery to the engine block!

ok ill try that when i next start up the car.. atm ive taken the battery terminal off to see if its the battery not holding its charge.. but this morning when i checked the voltage it was down to 6v. Im thinkin it could be something draining. but i wouldnt know what since ive not put/taken anything on/off.

Could just be the battery seen the last of its days then

well it is supposed to be a new battery well.. someone for like a week had it and they drained it. then it was recharged then given to me. I did have a similar problem with my old battery which is why i purchased a new one

lol ye u got a drain somewhere then! Or the alternator faulty

i just checked battery was on 12.6V stand alone i plugged battery back on and switched ignition on and with stereo and it dropped to 12.36v is that a normal voltage to be at?

if the alternator is faulty.. what test can i carry out on it?

I think 14v when the car is running, not sure

i get just under 14v 13.97 - 13.99 (on idle) when revving it goes up too 14.07

sounds fine, something must be faulty and draining power

ok.. ive dissconnected my alarm just incase it is that.. gonna see what its like later.
What other test can i carry out to check drainage? i know about the ammeter but ive not got one.. only multi meter.

Thanks for your replies btw

Faulty starters have been known to drain alot of power, not sure how to test though, sorry

just checked voltage and its on 12.55v so it doesnt look likes it getting drained.
Could possibly be the alarm system. altho when it was doing this before i dissconnected the alarm and got similar issues

bredsticz said:

Faulty starters have been known to drain alot of power, not sure how to test though, sorry

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ive had a feeling i could have a faulty starter.. cause ive had problems starting it sometimes..
Like if i turn engine over it will act like theres no power, but then it will always start straight away from jump start.

Normally if the altanator is failing then the alternator light stays on when the key is removed (but not always)

If the battery is going flat overnight when connected then try removing the fuses half at a time,if it doesnt go flat then it something in that half. If it goes flat then put the first lot back and remove the other half, if it still goes flat then start looking at other items, i.e. disconnect the starter lead.

A battery can show 12.5V but have some cells with next to no charge capacity. If it spins over OK on jump leads then its not the starter and most likely to be the battery.

Remove, clean, abrade, refit very tightly, the grease all ends of all engine bay earths.

Cheers

SPD