Golf+sezza Posted February 8, 2013 Report Share Posted February 8, 2013 Can anyone advise?I've got through countless batteries in the time I've had the Loop (8 years) and never had the time until now to try and investigate what's causing the battery drain and it's definitely not the sub as this can be switched on/off manually. I charged up the battery at the weekend and already the car's labouring to turn over and central locking going up/down before starting when I went to use it today. Anyone else had similar issue? How's about alternator, does that cause a drain?Cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete91 Posted February 8, 2013 Report Share Posted February 8, 2013 Could be the alternator mate. Easy way to test is to get a jump start and use a voltmeter across the battery terminals. It should read about 14v if the alternator is working correctly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
electricracer Posted February 8, 2013 Report Share Posted February 8, 2013 do you know how to use an ammeter? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete91 Posted February 8, 2013 Report Share Posted February 8, 2013 do you know how to use an ammeter?Who's that directed at?P.s 8 year to diagnose a problem?! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Posted February 8, 2013 Report Share Posted February 8, 2013 What consumers do you have on the car?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lupo1.0se Posted February 8, 2013 Report Share Posted February 8, 2013 Does sound like the alternator. My battery started dying this year. Not bad for a 10year old battery!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
electricracer Posted February 8, 2013 Report Share Posted February 8, 2013 not at you pete91 sorryif golf +sezza has an ammeter and knows how to use it its dead easy to diagnose the problem Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Golf+sezza Posted February 9, 2013 Author Report Share Posted February 9, 2013 Thanks for the pointers chaps. Will take a lookie tomorrow Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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