pompeymj
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Hi all,
I know battery issues have been covered on here a number of times but I haven't yet discovered a similar case to mine.
2002 Punto Sporting
In the last two weeks I've been experiencing starting issues. I swapped the battery over last Saturday for a new one as I was doing a 70 mile journey on Sunday. When I left my destination I had to jump start my car even though it had a sufficient drive to charge the battery, it had been stationary for 8 hours. Over the last week I've been experimenting with possible issues.
1. I've previously rewired the aftermarket head unit to the cigarette lighter but to rule it out I removed all associated fuses for a few days. Each time I went to start over this period I still had the same starting issue if the car was left for a period of 8 hours or more.
2. I read the other day that sometimes the headlights can still be draining power if the auto off doesn't work so I've had a couple of days with lights manually turned off each time I leave the car - no change.
3. Before doing all the above I checked that the alternator is charging as I previously had an issue. I still have a spare one lying around.
I have noticed over the last couple of days that if I continue to crank when the engine sounds like its suffering from a dying battery that it will kick over, just sounds very laboured. I now think the issue could be the starter motor could anyone verify my thoughts or suggest any other possible solutions to my problem. If you need more info just ask.
MJ
I know battery issues have been covered on here a number of times but I haven't yet discovered a similar case to mine.
2002 Punto Sporting
In the last two weeks I've been experiencing starting issues. I swapped the battery over last Saturday for a new one as I was doing a 70 mile journey on Sunday. When I left my destination I had to jump start my car even though it had a sufficient drive to charge the battery, it had been stationary for 8 hours. Over the last week I've been experimenting with possible issues.
1. I've previously rewired the aftermarket head unit to the cigarette lighter but to rule it out I removed all associated fuses for a few days. Each time I went to start over this period I still had the same starting issue if the car was left for a period of 8 hours or more.
2. I read the other day that sometimes the headlights can still be draining power if the auto off doesn't work so I've had a couple of days with lights manually turned off each time I leave the car - no change.
3. Before doing all the above I checked that the alternator is charging as I previously had an issue. I still have a spare one lying around.
I have noticed over the last couple of days that if I continue to crank when the engine sounds like its suffering from a dying battery that it will kick over, just sounds very laboured. I now think the issue could be the starter motor could anyone verify my thoughts or suggest any other possible solutions to my problem. If you need more info just ask.
MJ