battery dieing

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battery dieing

by jay26 » Wed Feb 20, 2008 2:24 pm

hi to you all firstly newbi hear right is ther a coman fault wit the calibra turbo and something draining the battery becouse i would like to chek that befor i take it to a dealer
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by Mark1 » Thu Feb 21, 2008 12:16 am

Take to someone like kiwk fit and get them to check the battery.
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by BazV6er » Thu Feb 21, 2008 12:23 am

or have you got a fault with your alternator or possibly a car stereo setup
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by v6 steve » Thu Feb 21, 2008 8:56 am

My stereo if left on will drain the battery over night it dosnt turn off with the ignition, it could be something as simple as that .

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by Stupink » Thu Feb 21, 2008 10:05 am

If its draining a good well charged battery overnight its pretty much always an alternator fault.. though obviously there ARE lots of other problems that can cause it. iw ouldnt replace the alternator without testing anyway. put an amp meter inline and start unplugging things :)
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by jay26 » Thu Feb 21, 2008 11:00 am

ok ill start with the sterio and work from ther cheers fellas :P
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