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we have a ford focus 1.8 tdci ghia .The car is left two weeks at a time every month but will not start, the battery is complety dead,we think it could have a draw on the battery but not sure , the auto electrician said the car will have to go in for a day to check all the circuits, it will cost a fortune i think .Do you think it will be fairly easy to find a battery draw and are they easy to rectify ?? thank in advance
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Send it to an auto electrician. It is a process of deduction to work out where the current draw is. Nothing difficult. If he/she finds it quickly, it should not cost much. The electrician will diagnose the fault by putting an ammeter in the circuit, and then pulling the fuses from the fusebox, one at a time. The faulty circuit will register as a ammeter reading drop when he pulls the fuse. Once he has done this, he knows which circuit is faulty. It is then a case of determining which device in this circuit is faulty. Good luck.How to make a front lip for a bumper?
your doing the right thing by sending to the auto electricianI would just buy a new battery to start with. They are about £30. You will soon know if it something else. Before you lock the car check that nothing is on, ie interior light, radio etc. Two weeks without starting is a long time especially if the battery is old and not maintained.
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I had a similar trouble due to a short in the alternator, however, the car would die in a much shorter period of time. To verify, I disconnected the cable from the alternator and the battery then held a charge.To diagnose yourself, with an electical meter, measure the current draw at the battery. Then pull fuses one by one to identify which circuit may be a high draw.
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I think usually its the battery itself. If not You could try disconnecting each fuse one at a time, to see which circuit is draining the battery. could be problem hard to say.Has anybody else had a problem with kwik fit?
http://www.jcwhitney.com/autoparts/produ...It is very simple to find if it has a draw on the battery go to the parts store get a cheap 12 volt test lite (around 4 bucks) remove the positive battery cable and touch one end of the test lite to the cable and the other end to the positive post on the battery if it lights up there is a draw on your battery if it don't there is no draw make sure the doors are shut and everything is off when you perform this test good luck
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Next time you park up for two weeks disconnect one of the battery leads , this will tell you if it is the battery or a fault on the car.Inspection laws in Texas concerning auto exhaust?
disconnect the battery when leaving it for that amount of time then you won't have the problem of it not starting.Why does my car keep stuttering?
check all lights,to see if any of them are staying on,like the trunk,glove box,your inside lights,like the dome light.or it could be a bad ignition switch.More Questions & Answers ...
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