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Post Wed Sep 12, 2012 2:19 pm

Wondering if this is a common e30 issue? Its either the battery is buggered, theres somehow a drain ( possibly my amp/stereo have been zapping power? ) Any ideas?
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Post Wed Sep 12, 2012 2:29 pm

Try searching the forum. This comes up regularly.

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Post Wed Sep 12, 2012 3:01 pm

1) Why not in Tech section?

2) Why not check the Wiki? (http://www.e30zone.net/e30zonewiki/inde ... n_Problems)

3) Are you even driving the car yet?
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Post Wed Sep 12, 2012 3:30 pm

I dont get this whole beef bah wrong section. If theres a section for every single thing WTF is the general section for. The car is turned over every few days theres no reason it should be going flat. And i didnt think the wiki would include that
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Post Wed Sep 12, 2012 3:38 pm

lol always read the wiki verde and if you come on and ask a question before reading the wiki and the info is availible in there then you will be beaten. :D

my old one did it quite abit mate, have you tested the batts ok first of all?
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Post Wed Sep 12, 2012 3:52 pm

Not yet thats my first assumption that the battery is just fucked
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Post Wed Sep 12, 2012 3:55 pm

mine used to do that, it turns out the amp was draining it
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Post Wed Sep 12, 2012 4:04 pm

If all you're doing is turning the engine over, then your battery will go flat quickly. It takes quite a while to charge a battery back up to replace the power you suck out when cranking.
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Post Wed Sep 12, 2012 4:12 pm

Grrrmachine wrote:If all you're doing is turning the engine over, then your battery will go flat quickly. It takes quite a while to charge a battery back up to replace the power you suck out when cranking.
Ideally the car needs to be driven for a good few miles....I'm guessing the OP doesn't have his license yet though? :D
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Post Wed Sep 12, 2012 4:19 pm

Correcto, test is on the 20th. It really does need taken for a food 50-100 mile blast to.blow the cobwebs out
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Post Wed Sep 12, 2012 4:37 pm

I had this problem when i was building mine ;) battery is fine now just take it for a sesh!
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Post Wed Sep 12, 2012 4:51 pm

its going for its mot next week so il make sure to ring its neck a bit and get it properly charged
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Post Wed Sep 12, 2012 4:58 pm

Grrrmachine wrote:1) Why not in Tech section?

2) Why not check the Wiki? (http://www.e30zone.net/e30zonewiki/inde ... n_Problems)

3) Are you even driving the car yet?
Fook me, I forget it's a forum half the time :roll:

Get a multimeter across the terminals and see if you have any sort of drain
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Post Wed Sep 12, 2012 6:33 pm

You've probably got a slight drain. Until you get it checked out/can be arsed to do it yourself - and you don't mind your alarm being unplugged - just disconnect the battery terminal at night. Chance your regulator has gone two, with the car being old sods law can be quite common. Check the wiki.
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Post Wed Sep 12, 2012 7:10 pm

ross_jsy wrote:
Grrrmachine wrote:1) Why not in Tech section?

2) Why not check the Wiki? (http://www.e30zone.net/e30zonewiki/inde ... n_Problems)

3) Are you even driving the car yet?
Fook me, I forget it's a forum half the time :roll:

Get a multimeter across the terminals and see if you have any sort of drain
A multimeter across the terminals will not tell you if you've got a drain. You need an ammeter in series as you're looking for a few milliamps of current. A voltmeter across the terminals will not tell you this, but it can be used to show a volt drop if a large current (tens of amps) are being drawn.
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