dead battery?

[Thomo no 11]

just abit of info for all you wr1 drivers (dont know if this is the same for other impreza"s). my wr1 wouldn"t start the other day so i had the AA out & they done some tests & found out that the battery is on a power sensitive charging routine where say if your battery was low & you just started the car everyday for 10mins to charge it up it wouldnt actually charge because the engines running so the ecu doesn"t see a problem there. but if you start the car as you did before everyday for 10mins with the lights on the ecu then sees more power is needed from the battery so it starts to charge.
& i did another test recently, when the car is parked up i left the lights switch off & battery went low so tried it with the switch on starts & starts first time every time.

just thought id let you know if you didnt already. specially for those of you who will be hibernating your 1 for the winter.

thomo

[Bonovox]

Think that validates this then

forum/viewtopic.php?t=11400

I have my side lights on at all times now and no more problems.

[Thomo no 11]

thank f**K it has"t just happened to me. i went out for a drive but steering didnt feel right so went to garage to fill tyres up & wouldnt start again so f**king inmparasing. especally calling the AA out just for a dead battery. never mind live n learn.

[WR1 Bro]

Is you a girl Thomo?

[hightower]

i drive mine like volvo, light always on

[Biglad58]

i drive mine like volvo, light always on

I had similar problems and was told to always drive with lights on so me to

[Thomo no 11]

Is you a girl Thomo?

soz to disappoint you bro im afraid not.

[WAYNE WRX]

I'm another culpret for leaving side lights on for this reason

[zedder]

very useful info !! also dont leave the boot open all morning as u find there is a small light that drains the battery!! as i found out !!

[Azyman]

mine went flat the other day lights on from know on

[John Mc]

i drive mine like volvo, light always on, at 30mph and have my labrador in the boot licking the window

[hightower]

the licking of the back window in forced mainly by the G-force of my right foot.

the only pet i have is a 4 year old who is a bad influence................get him daddy you could over take him here..............
i corrupted him in a car park last winter in the snow. a 4 year old with 320bhp. funny as hell.

[Micktype WR1]

I sat in the car the other evening whilst Mrs Mickster went round Sainsburys.
..... Well, I say SAT but in fact I slumped and fell asleep as I listened to the trance on the Stereo.

FATAL !!!

Bloody flat battery by the time the missus tapped on the window. WAS HER FAULT........ if she hadn't taken so long,the battery would have lasted out !


(And I drive with sidelights on unless there's a cop car about... blue sidelights !!! Whoops )

[hightower]

i hope you made her push to get it started.

[Micktype WR1]

nope...... I must be thick, I hadn't thought of that. We waited 40 mins for RAC to turn up then I had the idea of 'ONE more try' and it turned over just enough to start.
...yep, we did remember to ring RAC back to tell them we didn't need them.

Put the charger on for 4 hrs and same for next day. Looks like its OK now.