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Old 11th March 2020, 16:01   #11
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Speak to us Al.------What's happening ?
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Old 13th March 2020, 05:21   #12
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I'm using the battery out me old tourer atmIt's a case of seeing if the problem reaccures or not.
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Old 14th March 2020, 06:44   #13
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Guess what.
This morning unlocked the car tried to start but nothing. All I got was a clicking from the starter and me headlights flashing.
Got me spare battery and used it with jump leads. Started no problem.
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Old 14th March 2020, 17:06   #14
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Guess what.
This morning unlocked the car tried to start but nothing. All I got was a clicking from the starter and me headlights flashing.
Got me spare battery and used it with jump leads. Started no problem.
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Do you have a fuel burning heater? If so it may be faulty and coming on when it shouldn't.

If the problem returns try unplugging the FBH and see if things improve.

I've got a few suggestions, but without a bit of feedback I'm in the dark so there's no point me posting them up.
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Old 14th March 2020, 18:44   #15
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No I haven't got a burner fitted
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Old 14th March 2020, 20:39   #16
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Have you checked the output from the alternator yet? If you haven’t I suggest you take the battery off the car every night, and replace in the morning for a week. This will tell you if (a) the battery is any good because it should not lose its charge overnight with nothing taking any charge out of it. (b) The battery will not start the car because the battery is duff. Check the voltage each night, and again each morning.If it has gone down by much without it being on the car. Dump it and get a replacement. A cell has gone awol more likely than not.
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Old 14th March 2020, 23:20   #17
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If you have a factory fit Satnav then water getting into the spare tyre well in the boot can cause that to not shut down and drain the battery, and if you haven't got one then you need to pull each fuse in turn and check the current drain with a meter.

On one of our cars it was the cd autochanger in the boot causing the problem, but I haven't heard of anyone else suffering that.
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Old 15th March 2020, 19:16   #18
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