Following on from another thread about my engine battery going flat after about 5 days.
I have a new engine battery which I can try and send back if the old battery is not the problem.
the new battery is slightly more powerful than the previous one, 90 something instead of 80. I was advised for a extra £10 it was worth getting the larger one.
As far as I know there is nothing on the vehicle to charge the engine battery other then the alternator. Over the last few days the new battery has gone down about 0.1 amps per day with just the alarm on (12.7, 12.6 and today 12.5). That is what is showing on the control panel but having checked the battery in the past with a multi meter the control panel is pretty spot on.
It is going down slower than the old one but that might be because it`s a bigger battery, so does it sound about normal or does it suggest a leak somewhere and not a battery problem??
Thanks
Steve
I have a new engine battery which I can try and send back if the old battery is not the problem.
the new battery is slightly more powerful than the previous one, 90 something instead of 80. I was advised for a extra £10 it was worth getting the larger one.
As far as I know there is nothing on the vehicle to charge the engine battery other then the alternator. Over the last few days the new battery has gone down about 0.1 amps per day with just the alarm on (12.7, 12.6 and today 12.5). That is what is showing on the control panel but having checked the battery in the past with a multi meter the control panel is pretty spot on.
It is going down slower than the old one but that might be because it`s a bigger battery, so does it sound about normal or does it suggest a leak somewhere and not a battery problem??
Thanks
Steve