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3rd battery in 2 years
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Sat Jul 23, 2011 12:50 pmby davetwr1
has anybody else had a problem with the alternator not charging the battery i have been told that it is common on 03/04 scoobys its the ecu not telling the alternator to kick in andy at scoobyclinic as told me to drive with the side lights on up to now it is working
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Sat Jul 23, 2011 9:12 pmby Chris 280
yep,drive with side lights on,or get a battery manager
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Sun Jul 24, 2011 8:50 amby Matty WR1
isn't it something to do with the fact that the ecu doesn't allow the alternator to kick any charge out until the engine is at running temperature?
what make of battery have you got fitted? mine still has the original, but i think i'll get it changed before winter...
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Sun Jul 24, 2011 9:16 amby davetwr1
the make of battery is a acdelco the first battery lasted five years with no problems
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Mon Jul 25, 2011 9:09 amby CAVEMAN
its to do with the alternator not charging the battery unless it see's plenty of draw on it.
lights, window wipers etc will kick it in and you'll have a full charge for next time.
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Mon Jul 25, 2011 9:18 amby Megaman
Short journeys are a killer for scoob batteries, you need to be doing 20mins + per journey really to keep them topped up.
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Mon Jul 25, 2011 4:49 pmby SteveS
CAVEMAN wrote:its to do with the alternator not charging the battery unless it see's plenty of draw on it.
lights, window wipers etc will kick it in and you'll have a full charge for next time.
This has to be a good case for using Nanolex premium glass sealant as Clark says, especially in this neck of the woods. The wipers take a great deal of amps out of the battery.
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Tue Jul 26, 2011 11:42 amby CAVEMAN
I was meaning to put the wipers on as this will kick the alternator into action and actually charge the battery.
running around with no draw on the system will eventually kill it
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Tue Jul 26, 2011 3:09 pmby Clark
Just get a battery conditioner? Mine was about £40 and the 2 previous owners did the same hence why my car's still on it's original battery.
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Wed Jul 27, 2011 12:20 pmby Loco2527
I drive around with dipped beams on all the time anyway - the lights automatically go off when you switch off the ignition, and it looks cool with the lights on in the day - therefore, it makes me even cooler than normal...
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Wed Jul 27, 2011 2:16 pmby CAVEMAN
have to do the same up here by law....keeps the battery topped up nicely.
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Wed Jul 27, 2011 2:18 pmby Megaman
Loco2527 wrote:I drive around with dipped beams on all the time anyway - the lights automatically go off when you switch off the ignition, and it looks cool with the lights on in the day - therefore, it makes me even cooler than normal...
Didnt know you could get any cooler mate!
