Rob350 Posted January 3, 2017 Share Posted January 3, 2017 The first frost we had in 2016 killed the battery on my new 350 it wouldn't hold its charge, within 12 hours of turning her off she'd be at like 11 volts. so I asked on here and got a new yuassa battery which people said were fine, its been working fine all through December through the odd freezing nights and morning's, I came to my car yesterday after a freezing night and chilly day, the car hadent been started for two days now and the volts were near 10, so i jumped started it, drove it, not a problem, the battery charged so it's not the alternator Has the battery really gone dud after a month from brand new? The thing is I live a hill, i havent done it yet because I wasn't sure, but if in the morning the battery is dead again can i roll down the hill and release the clutch in 1st or 2nd to start her?? I have done this many times in my x reg corsa I used to have, even done in reverse before lol What's your thoughts chaps? Cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
docwra Posted January 3, 2017 Share Posted January 3, 2017 No problem at all IMO, I must have done mine a couple of times. You sure the alt belt isnt slipping? Means it will charge sometimes and not others? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Payco Posted January 3, 2017 Share Posted January 3, 2017 Buy yourself a CTEK battery charger and give it a boost for a couple of hours. That should do it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul K Posted January 3, 2017 Share Posted January 3, 2017 If it dies that quickly I would suggest that you have a parasitic load somewhere. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob350 Posted January 3, 2017 Author Share Posted January 3, 2017 If I leave it for a full 24 hours before starting again, the voltmetre reads 2 or 3 mm under 12 v, and struggles a bit to turnover but just starts on the 4th turnover. This is what the old battery did when the first cold came. I then changed the battery and everything was fine for the last 3 to 4 weeks, no problem at all even on really cold morning's. It first happened again on boxing day, I had left it from about 6 pm mad Friday, and tried starting it boxing day at 2 pmish, when I came to the car weed had 2 cold days and nights so it was proper frozen up, so after scraping frost and ice for 30 mins and watering the rubber seals for the window to move before opening the door ... it wouldnt bloody start which I thought were strange because its brand new so i got a spare battery to jump off and under the bonnet had big icicles hanging off the underside of the bonnet, I'd never seen this before. today was the same before I turned it off last night, I turned off the CD player and the interior light so it wouldn't come on when I try to start next time,last night and this morning was much warmer, no ice or frost, and again just started on the 4th slow turnover. what's the crack? Lol I don't mind buying another battery (I lost the receipt for refund) if you all think it is just a dud battery that's died within a month, Sorry for essays, I wish there was a phone/helpline to the forum Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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docwra Posted January 4, 2017 Share Posted January 4, 2017 Id get the alternator output checked, sounds very dubious to me. Undercharged batteries suffer from cold weather but brand new ones shouldnt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob350 Posted January 4, 2017 Author Share Posted January 4, 2017 When I start it and whilst I'm driving its jumps straight to 14 v on the metre, so i thought the alternator was ok Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AliveBoy Posted January 4, 2017 Share Posted January 4, 2017 Does it have the correct CCA (Cold Cranking Amps)? If you don't have enough CCA it will struggle to start the car regardless of voltage. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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