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hello there i`m new here and this seems the place to get answers to i have a 306 td and thought my battery or alternator was playing up so i got batt checked at local car shop not halfrauds they reckon my battery is duff with this cold weather i have had to jump start the car every morning with a mobile jump starter from halfrauds i accidently in a rush as it was dinner time i connected up the leads the wrong way just sparked a couple of times but realised straight away now when i run more car and stop it there is no life at all in battery and noticed the positve cable is corroded quite badly.will i need new batt or alternator it has done over 150,000 miles.cheers
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 red rocket
Newbie  Location: Northumberland Registered: 01 Dec 2010 Posts: 11 Status: Offline |
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 Posted 1st Dec 2010 at 23:10
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owain
Seasoned Pro  Location: Essex Registered: 20 May 2009 Posts: 9,185 Status: Offline |
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And breathe.________________________________________ Membership expiring soon, get in contact on our new little forum project. |
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Posted 2nd Dec 2010 at 00:47
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red rocket
Newbie Location: Northumberland Registered: 01 Dec 2010 Posts: 11 Status: Offline |
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ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh oh and somthing is knocking i thought it was the wheel spanner rattling in the back but thenn thought thats the back wheel then wife says its coming from front so i tell her purse out her taxi needs maybe a battery or alternator |
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Posted 2nd Dec 2010 at 01:05
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scoty18
Regular  Location: aberdeen Registered: 13 Apr 2009 Posts: 233 Status: Offline |
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Defo need a new battery________________________________________ |
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Posted 2nd Dec 2010 at 01:07
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owain
Seasoned Pro Location: Essex Registered: 20 May 2009 Posts: 9,185 Status: Offline |
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Some punctuation wouldn't go amiss either.________________________________________ Membership expiring soon, get in contact on our new little forum project. |
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Posted 2nd Dec 2010 at 01:11
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daveyboy
aka Jim Davey  Location: Southampton Registered: 01 Oct 2007 Posts: 8,648 Status: Offline |
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If you hooked up the jump pack the wrong way chances are you blew the diodes in the alternator. To check it you will need a voltmeter. Get the car running, set the meter to read DC volts and check the battery voltage. At anything much over a tickover you should see about 14 volts, this means the alternator is charging. You still have a f*cked battery more than likely but at least if you have the 14 volts then the alternator is'nt goosed as well  ________________________________________ R H Davey Welding Supplies. I sell new and used welding equipment in the Hampshire area. I take on welding jobs in the evenings, ally casting repairs are one of my specialities but I can weld pretty much anything. PM me with your requirements.Some of my services: (See my for sale threads) Engine mount/chassis repair Solid Beam Mounts BACK IN PRODUCTION Harness bars |
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Posted 2nd Dec 2010 at 01:44
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cosmic spanner
Moral objector  Location: North London Registered: 11 Oct 2004 Posts: 10,399 Status: Offline |
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owain wrote: Some punctuation wouldn't go amiss either And a battery or alternator.  ________________________________________ Democracy is two wolves and a lamb voting on what to have for lunch....Liberty is a well-armed lamb contesting the vote. Project é - my 306 project thread. |
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Posted 2nd Dec 2010 at 01:49
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red rocket
Newbie Location: Northumberland Registered: 01 Dec 2010 Posts: 11 Status: Offline |
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thank you, i also get to hyper to use, punctuation.This has taken Five minutes to, type. .but i`m getting their.. |
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Posted 2nd Dec 2010 at 01:50
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daveyboy
aka Jim Davey Location: Southampton Registered: 01 Oct 2007 Posts: 8,648 Status: Offline |
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Speeling and granmar is an issue too I guess?________________________________________ R H Davey Welding Supplies. I sell new and used welding equipment in the Hampshire area. I take on welding jobs in the evenings, ally casting repairs are one of my specialities but I can weld pretty much anything. PM me with your requirements.Some of my services: (See my for sale threads) Engine mount/chassis repair Solid Beam Mounts BACK IN PRODUCTION Harness bars |
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Posted 2nd Dec 2010 at 01:51
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red rocket
Newbie Location: Northumberland Registered: 01 Dec 2010 Posts: 11 Status: Offline |
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my gran mar is nearly blind and can`t see the keyboard |
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Posted 2nd Dec 2010 at 01:55
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cosmic spanner
Moral objector Location: North London Registered: 11 Oct 2004 Posts: 10,399 Status: Offline |
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?? ________________________________________ Democracy is two wolves and a lamb voting on what to have for lunch....Liberty is a well-armed lamb contesting the vote. Project é - my 306 project thread. |
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Posted 2nd Dec 2010 at 01:56
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bigbadbowen
Seasoned Pro  Location: Winchester Registered: 21 Nov 2003 Posts: 13,753 Status: Offline |
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Battery light will be on if the alt is fooked ???I'd say the battery is duff, but to check get the car running and put a volt meter on the battery this should then read 14+ volts. Has the car only struggled in the cold ? |
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Posted 2nd Dec 2010 at 01:58
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red rocket
Newbie Location: Northumberland Registered: 01 Dec 2010 Posts: 11 Status: Offline |
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cheers anyway people, i will have to test the battery when it gets light,stops snowing and after a cup of earl grey. yeah in the cold and it`s been -5 recently and hasn`t stopped snowing for eight days now.i thought my battery might be wrong power it reads 55A (20h) 420A labels a bit tatty so can`t make it out properly. |
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Posted 2nd Dec 2010 at 02:03
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daveyboy
aka Jim Davey Location: Southampton Registered: 01 Oct 2007 Posts: 8,648 Status: Offline |
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You really have a picture to fit every occasion don't you Mike? ________________________________________ R H Davey Welding Supplies. I sell new and used welding equipment in the Hampshire area. I take on welding jobs in the evenings, ally casting repairs are one of my specialities but I can weld pretty much anything. PM me with your requirements.Some of my services: (See my for sale threads) Engine mount/chassis repair Solid Beam Mounts BACK IN PRODUCTION Harness bars |
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Posted 2nd Dec 2010 at 01:59
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cosmic spanner
Moral objector Location: North London Registered: 11 Oct 2004 Posts: 10,399 Status: Offline |
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daveyboy wrote: You really have a picture to fit every occasion don't you Mike?   ________________________________________ Democracy is two wolves and a lamb voting on what to have for lunch....Liberty is a well-armed lamb contesting the vote. Project é - my 306 project thread. |
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Posted 2nd Dec 2010 at 02:04
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daveyboy
aka Jim Davey Location: Southampton Registered: 01 Oct 2007 Posts: 8,648 Status: Offline |
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Haha! Was it you that had the pictures of the random dude in his pants with an Uzi? Now that was Off Topic!And she really should'nt be wearing crotchless panties if she has a prolapsed minge!  ________________________________________ R H Davey Welding Supplies. I sell new and used welding equipment in the Hampshire area. I take on welding jobs in the evenings, ally casting repairs are one of my specialities but I can weld pretty much anything. PM me with your requirements.Some of my services: (See my for sale threads) Engine mount/chassis repair Solid Beam Mounts BACK IN PRODUCTION Harness bars |
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Posted 2nd Dec 2010 at 02:07
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bigbadbowen
Seasoned Pro Location: Winchester Registered: 21 Nov 2003 Posts: 13,753 Status: Offline |
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cosmic spanner wrote: daveyboy wrote: You really have a picture to fit every occasion don't you Mike? Is it just me that finds this  think I shall keep that thought to my self |
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Posted 2nd Dec 2010 at 02:24
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jcphat
Seasoned Pro  Location: In the day room, Nurse! Registered: 22 Feb 2008 Posts: 1,061 Status: Offline |
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bigbadbowen wrote: Is it just me that finds this think I shall keep that thought to my self I think you should!  ________________________________________ New Forum same high quality intellectual debate!Team Zimmer™ |
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Posted 2nd Dec 2010 at 02:39
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rich-6
Seasoned Pro  Location: Bottoming out! Registered: 06 May 2007 Posts: 5,306 Status: Offline |
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Clean the terminals up, How olds the battery and is it servicable? ie can you top it up?________________________________________  RIP Pete Sims |
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Posted 2nd Dec 2010 at 03:49
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red rocket
Newbie Location: Northumberland Registered: 01 Dec 2010 Posts: 11 Status: Offline |
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the terminals on the battery are very clean, battery was topped up last january but the + cable is corroded, so today getting new battery and maybe sorting out that cable.Last year the - cable had snapped off the engine.That was bizzare car would continue to run but no electrics and contine to run when i was outside the car with car key in hand. |
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Posted 2nd Dec 2010 at 14:09
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red rocket
Newbie Location: Northumberland Registered: 01 Dec 2010 Posts: 11 Status: Offline |
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evening all fitted the new battery and all seems well thank you. Now then, this knocking I have, i think it maybe the exhaust, but it def seems to be coming from the front offside area.It happens as i pull away adding more throttle and while driving it seems to be coming from rear offside much more noticable when back seats are down but then again it doesn`t do it at stand still and plipping the throttle.I`ve been underneath in the snow and had a push and shove at the exhaust it seems fine. Any ideas even daft ideas are welcome |
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Posted 2nd Dec 2010 at 22:06
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lotek
Seasoned Pro  Location: Berkshire Registered: 04 Dec 2007 Posts: 6,107 Status: Offline |
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caliper rattling , dead beam mounts, dead beam bearings. |
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Posted 3rd Dec 2010 at 00:15
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red rocket
Newbie Location: Northumberland Registered: 01 Dec 2010 Posts: 11 Status: Offline |
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maybe caliper rattling good thinking i will check tommorrow cheers. i`ve only had the MOT done about 200 miles ago so would the mounts and components show up on thier list as needed attention or would it have failed. |
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Posted 3rd Dec 2010 at 00:27
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scoty18
Regular Location: aberdeen Registered: 13 Apr 2009 Posts: 233 Status: Offline |
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If you put the jump leads on the wrong way round you should go to a garage and get the alternator checked to be on the sade side  Saying that if you manage to put the jump leads on the wrong way then theres a chance the knocking sound is the screw youv got loose rattling about in your head But on a more serious note check suspension bushes, enginge and gear box mounts etc ________________________________________ |
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Posted 3rd Dec 2010 at 01:57
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red rocket
Newbie Location: Northumberland Registered: 01 Dec 2010 Posts: 11 Status: Offline |
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am starting to wonder if i picked up an asylum seeker, with the cold weather he has hid in the engine bay as am sure the knocking was coming from the rear at first, it sounds like a hammer tapping on a cast iron block not like a tapping on steel block if you get where i`m coming from with the type of sound or when a drive shaft goes but its not that |
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Posted 3rd Dec 2010 at 02:25
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