1998 Vauxhall Vectra battery / starting
Year: 1998
Variant: 1.8 arctic
Categories:
Running Rough, Starting & Power Loss
good starter, then few days ago stalled and picture of engine came on dash. restarted and went off, left car 2 days and no life in battery. charged it but would not charge fully. started car and ran 16 miles. left 8 hours and battery totally flat, jumped started and ran with nothing running ( radio, lights etc ), ran 16 miles and stopped and battery totally dead.
Posted: Sep 15, 2009 (14 years ago)
check alternator output. should read between 13.80v to 14.40v anything less then a faulty altenator or wiring!! also remove battery from car and recharge. then peform a drop-test on it. this test will load the battery and tell you if it has any dead cells. on the meter of the drop-tester, the readings should not drop below 9-10v. a good battery will show 12v loaded!!
hope this helps!!!
hope this helps!!!
Posted Sep 16, 2009 (14 years ago)
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