haz182 Posted November 23, 2014 Share Posted November 23, 2014 So something is draining my battery... Has a new battery, alternator is reading 14volts so it's neither the batter or alternator.. if I leave the car over night it's dead by the morning... Jumped the car earlier, battery read 4.25 turned the car off within ten mins read 2.5... Anyone know what's draining the battery? has a car 1 alarm... I disconnected the subs etc so not that.. any help be great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mk4Gaz Posted November 23, 2014 Share Posted November 23, 2014 Do you have a multimeter? If not, go out and buy one. Then look online for instructions on doing a 'parasitic drain test'. It's dead easy, and will allow you to find the circuit at fault. Then it's just a case of unplugging everything on that circuit till the draw stops. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j_jza80 Posted November 23, 2014 Share Posted November 23, 2014 As above. Bad earths are a common cause of these issues, often with aftermarket electronics (HIDs, AMPs etc) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
haz182 Posted November 23, 2014 Author Share Posted November 23, 2014 Cheers, I have a volt meter, shall look into parasitic drain test. Thanks for the advice.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mk4Gaz Posted November 23, 2014 Share Posted November 23, 2014 No worries mate, let us know how you get on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
haz182 Posted November 30, 2014 Author Share Posted November 30, 2014 Right, so I left the car a couple of days with the battery disconnected, connected it all, tried jumping the car and just clicks constantly. Cant be battery as it's brand new, guessing starter motor has decided to die..? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fisherjohn Posted November 30, 2014 Share Posted November 30, 2014 Certainly sounds like starter motor to me ! If I remember correctly there are 3 stud bolts to get it off and one of them is a real pain you need extension bar on a swivel to get to it. Much easier when confirmed to get a local garage to take it out and replace for you. You can usually refurb the motor yourself with a kit for about 20 quid, do a search on here for the parts, also a thread on here with write up how to do it. Good luck !! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest robknight Posted November 30, 2014 Share Posted November 30, 2014 Certainly sounds like starter motor to me ! If I remember correctly there are 3 stud bolts to get it off and one of them is a real pain you need extension bar on a swivel to get to it. Much easier when confirmed to get a local garage to take it out and replace for you. You can usually refurb the motor yourself with a kit for about 20 quid, do a search on here for the parts, also a thread on here with write up how to do it. Good luck !! 2 stud bolts and a small nut for the connecting wire onto the soloniod, fisherjohn's correct, the top stud is a pain, the refurb kit on ebay what i used , eBay item number: 251264620513 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
haz182 Posted November 30, 2014 Author Share Posted November 30, 2014 many thanks for your replays! shall give this a go at the weekend! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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