battery drain

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jayceexx2000
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Post Sat Nov 18, 2006 8:47 pm

hi all
i bought a new battery cos my old one was goosed. beatin in mind i have only owned the car for a couple of months and had a few problems with it
Anyway can any of you guys help i bought the battery last week havent driven the car since yesterday afternoon. I went out to it tonight and it was lighting up the dashboard but not enought to power the car up
thanks J
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Post Sat Nov 18, 2006 9:22 pm

I have found that on both my cars, 325i and a 214SEi, that poor charging of the battery was caused by a bad/loose earth connection.....
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