ScottEnock
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Hi guys,
All through the winter my Panda has been losing its charge through the night and is unable to start in the mornings. The battery is a year old and has been checked by QuickFit which gave it an all clear.
When the engine is on the battery is recieving 14 volts and always starts up after a drive, so the alternator isn't the cause.
I checked the amp draw to check for any parasytic drains and get a reading of 0 when the car is off which really threw me.
I was told it could possibly be a bad earth, and cleaning them might solve the issue. In particular I was told to check the earth that leads from the gearbox to the engine. I'm relatively new to working on cars and was unable to find that particular earth.
If anyone has any advice I'd really appreciate it. Thanks.
All through the winter my Panda has been losing its charge through the night and is unable to start in the mornings. The battery is a year old and has been checked by QuickFit which gave it an all clear.
When the engine is on the battery is recieving 14 volts and always starts up after a drive, so the alternator isn't the cause.
I checked the amp draw to check for any parasytic drains and get a reading of 0 when the car is off which really threw me.
I was told it could possibly be a bad earth, and cleaning them might solve the issue. In particular I was told to check the earth that leads from the gearbox to the engine. I'm relatively new to working on cars and was unable to find that particular earth.
If anyone has any advice I'd really appreciate it. Thanks.