dash lights

[RobbieV]

With all the electrics on the battery should be reading 14.1 - 14.7.

Get the alternator checked.

[BazV6er]

rob mate it was reading that along the same scale but i will get a second opinion shortly cheers guys

[RobbieV]

Andy did that without and with electrics lights etc,and it slightly dropped but still over 12 and under 14v.

[BazV6er]

no but ive read up and i have a lot lower battery than i should for the v6 so i will replace with a 66ah , the cars running fine and starts and everything .i know what happens when the alernator buggers about as i had two go on the 16v lol.i will doublecheck the alernator again just to double make sure.

[Allys Cally]

put it this way Baz i have a battery out of a corsa b in mine and have done for nearly two years now and i've never had any of the the symptoms your describing, i would say it would be the same rating as your currant battery.
so like Andy and the rest have said get your alternator checked

[Fraz]

your needing to go and get the gudgel valve looked at, I would say its blocked and causing the electrics to back flow Rather than go in a residual current round the engine

[BazV6er]

Im gona take it to somewhere for a free check nextweek,as im not sure how i can test it ,but we went out earlier to replace a bulb and started car ,put lights on and it is sayiing nearly 16volts on the gauge so it must be charging ok.

[BazV6er]

Lol sorry not 16 i meant is well over the 12 ,mybad

[v6 steve]

Best to get a meter on the battery turn on light heater fan ect and see what the voltage does when you rev the car, if the voltage drops then goes up when you rev the car the alt is fine, if it dosnt it's F****d, if you don't have a meter jus watch you interia light see if it brightness when you rev the car

[BazV6er]

Ok steve mate i will doublecheck tomorrow,i hVe a hilka multimeter digital tester.

[BazV6er]

Steve we got it checked today and we turned engine over and the gauge was around the 14 mark and with lights,demister etc it dropped slightly but no where anywhere near the 12 then we checked with multi tester n it said both were around the 14 mark,im going to change the battery next month just as mark said and see if i get any difference. cheers

[v6 steve]

Sounds like your alternator is fine, not sure about the battery iv had silly wee ones in cars, and as Ally said he has one out his boys old corsa and he's been using it for a couple of years now, have you checked the battery terminals are tight ?

[BazV6er]

No maybe i should check that too,when i say it dims now and again is just a small dim but it seems to be working fine with battery n alternator its been starting everymorning no problem first key ,the other day when i said it really dimmed was i hadnt drove car 4 days and the day i drove it i had everything on so i dont know why it spiked but its fine now.

[v6 steve]

You might be worrying about nothing mate leave it till it breaks

[Fraz]

kwik fit do a battery test for free you know