parasight Posted September 24, 2015 Share Posted September 24, 2015 (edited) I'm back. I've just put in a new alternator, and hooked the car up to another to jump start it. It just goes click click click, about two or three clicks per second. The battery is dead, having sat for over two months. These clicks are pretty strong, I can feel them shake the whole car, so I'm sure it isn't just the battery being low. Might be the starter acting up, but I wonder why it would just go like that. Edited September 24, 2015 by parasight (see edit history) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ric Posted September 24, 2015 Share Posted September 24, 2015 one big click would be the starter, if it's clicking like that, the battery is dead, imo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
parasight Posted September 24, 2015 Author Share Posted September 24, 2015 I'm back. I've just put in a new alternator, and hooked the car up to another to jump start it. It just goes click click click, about two or three clicks per second. The battery is dead, having sat for over two months. These clicks are pretty strong, I can feel them shake the whole car, so I'm sure it isn't just the battery being low. Might be the starter acting up, but I wonder why it would just go like that. I've added a sound file of the clicks if that helps. They were recorded from inside the car, that's how loud they were.Voice0004.aac.zip Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heckler Posted September 24, 2015 Share Posted September 24, 2015 deffo battery. Best take it out and charge it, but possible may have a dead cell, in that case its a new battery Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaz6002 Posted September 24, 2015 Share Posted September 24, 2015 Threads merged. No need to make two! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
parasight Posted September 24, 2015 Author Share Posted September 24, 2015 Thanks Gaz. Was trying to put a voice clip in, didn't mean to make a new thread. Well if it's the battery, I'm still all right. Rather shell out for that than have to redo the starter. I did jump it with a car that has a full up battery, and was idling so that it was charging off the alternator. Would it still not start then? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cered Posted September 24, 2015 Share Posted September 24, 2015 Battery in my opinion, used to have a third car that rarely got used. I created my "Three stages of dead battery" theory... #1 - Engine turns around 6 times before starting #2 - Engine turns over, gradually getting slower and slower #3 - clickclickclickclick Give it a charge and go from there. If you're using a crap battery like Banner, get something decent like a Bosch S1/2/3/4/5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Wilson Posted September 24, 2015 Share Posted September 24, 2015 My jump start, carry around slave battery is a Banner, and it's 15 years old and still going strong! Gets irregular charging, sometimes at a very high rate. Been allowed to go dead flat several times. Another Banner in my Volvo lasted 10 years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cered Posted September 24, 2015 Share Posted September 24, 2015 My jump start, carry around slave battery is a Banner, and it's 15 years old and still going strong! Gets irregular charging, sometimes at a very high rate. Been allowed to go dead flat several times. Another Banner in my Volvo lasted 10 years. Just my experience with them. Two cars, two Banner batteries, two lots of issues that were cured by buying different batteries. (Lucas and Motorcraft (Bosch)) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Wilson Posted September 24, 2015 Share Posted September 24, 2015 Yep, batteries can be a lottery! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
parasight Posted September 24, 2015 Author Share Posted September 24, 2015 Right, got a battery from Halfords, the 005 that everyone uses. Car started just fine, voltmeter showed 14, idled it for a while, seemed fine. Went for a short spin, came back and the voltmeter is now reading 12. Also, these telltale lights have come on. Any idea what's going on? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kitch79 Posted September 24, 2015 Share Posted September 24, 2015 (edited) I got those light when my alternator died! Sure it's working? Tried the voltmeter on battery while on idle? Then revved? And off? If it barely changes then alternator not doing its job. Edited September 24, 2015 by kitch79 (see edit history) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
parasight Posted September 24, 2015 Author Share Posted September 24, 2015 Yeah I know its those lights, from experience sadly. Thing is, when I swapped alt and battery, it was showing 14v and running fine. I'm not sure what went wrong in 2 miles. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adnanshah247 Posted September 24, 2015 Share Posted September 24, 2015 its an NA, i think it was hoping when you lifted the bonnet and broke out the spanners it was guna get a lovely set of turbos added, maybe the cars pissed at you? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
parasight Posted September 24, 2015 Author Share Posted September 24, 2015 I swear I'm beginning to think that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adnanshah247 Posted September 24, 2015 Share Posted September 24, 2015 I swear I'm beginning to think that. . make sure the cables are properly secured and insulated. get a multimeter and check the correct voltages, i have a feeling something somewhere has shorted and fused a relay or something. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Wilson Posted September 24, 2015 Share Posted September 24, 2015 Sounds like an alternator fault. Possibly worn out brushes and slip rings, or the regulator. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
parasight Posted September 24, 2015 Author Share Posted September 24, 2015 Yeah I'll check the cabling. Chris, it's new! I just put it in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rider Posted September 24, 2015 Share Posted September 24, 2015 Your battery should give around a steady 12.5v across the terminals with the engine switched off. If it doesn't then you have a battery problem. When the engine is running you should see a rise in the voltage across the battery terminals to around 14.5V. If you don't then the alternator is not charging the system so its either an alternator fault or a wiring fault. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mk4Gaz Posted September 24, 2015 Share Posted September 24, 2015 I had a similar issue last year. Turned out one of the pins, on the 3 pin plug was kaput. I ordered a replacement plug with new pins, and replaced it, and its been perfect ever since. I went through 3 alternators, before I finally traced the issue! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Havard Posted September 24, 2015 Share Posted September 24, 2015 Could this not be a dodgy earth? Otherwise I would test the alternator itself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peter richards Posted September 24, 2015 Share Posted September 24, 2015 I had a brand new alternator last year it lasted two days ,had it changed free of charge ok now a year later , don't assume because its new Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest allenmiaow234 Posted September 25, 2015 Share Posted September 25, 2015 Hi there I had the click click and turned out to be the starter motor is yours ok ?cheers allen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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