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Location: Leicestershire
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What do you actually get when you turn the key?
12th Feb 2011 2:24 pm
crwoody
Member Since: 09 Mar 2009
Location: Littleborough
Posts: 2109
That was what I was driving at in my first post ; -
crwoody wrote:
When you say "battery flat" and "wont start", are the dash lights out when you turn the ignition key, or are the lights on as normal but the engine wont crank?
The point being, if the dash lights are on as normal, it may well be the keyfob causing the problem, but if they don't come on when you turn the key then you have a more fundamental power problem within the car.Clive
13th Feb 2011 12:58 pm
pagey
Member Since: 16 Oct 2010
Location: kent
Posts: 80
Hi Clive,
The dash lights come on as normal, so it may well be the fob, I have my second fob coming up to me today so will use that from now on and see what happens. Last night it started fine and also this morning.
Member Since: 16 Oct 2010
Location: kent
Posts: 80
Well, so far so good. it has been starting fine over the last couple of days, not sure if it has anything to do with using the other fob or not.
I did wonder if it was anything to do with the bluetooth, as when I am at work in my warehouse, the landy is parked outside I can hear my phone communicating with the landy. Not sure if it would pick up any bluetooth signal, and this could cause the battery to run down.
just thinking out loud, is this a possibility ??Thought as much !!
Member Since: 09 Mar 2009
Location: Littleborough
Posts: 2109
That's an odd one, the car should "go to sleep" after a couple of minutes, then the BT should shut down.
Unless you're leaving doors or tailgate open?Clive
15th Feb 2011 7:29 pm
pagey
Member Since: 16 Oct 2010
Location: kent
Posts: 80
Hi Clive,
The landy is all locked up, but if I am too close to it, even in the office, if I use my phone sometimes it all goes quiet and I am unable to hear a ringing tone, then realise that it is still connected to the car, it has happened a few times. maybe I should disconnect my phone each time ?Thought as much !!
Member Since: 09 Mar 2009
Location: Littleborough
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That's odd, I'm sure that shouldn't happen, I know my BT goes off and disconnects after a couple of minutes.
Hopefully a grown-up might be along soon with an explanation Clive
15th Feb 2011 8:07 pm
Preacher
Member Since: 15 Aug 2009
Location: NE Victoria
Posts: 141
does it sound like this
I'm lookin on the British site to see if there's an answer to my problem as below
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Drivesafe
I'm sitting in a motel in Bendigo Vic with my D3 and caravan at the RACV depot with what they say as a burnt out 'starter motor'
In the post above I mentioned that since fitting the new 160 unit there had been a sligt hesitancy in starting thje vehicle - it then seemed to start 1st try once I turned the switch to the opposite way (to what ever I had it on at the time) however this morning - on he road we stopped for a coffee and it was dead when I tried to starty it and so I flicked the switch and it started but sounded vetry much like a dying battery. I thought I might have left something on the nignt before and it'd be OK as it has in the past.
However stopping for lunch in Bendigo it refused to start on either switching - on both giving a small whir and then nothing. RACV investigated ad said it was the starter motor. I'm now marooned in Bendigo with my van filled with my trade dispaly for the Caravan show in SA - which afterwards I was going to the Flinders for a trip.
Is it a coincidence that the hesrtancy I mentioned in a previous post has now turned into a dead starter motor.
Before the RACV came I checked all 3 batteries - the 2 yellow tops were at 13 .2 V the crank battery at 12.8 and the 2 caravan batteries also at 13.2
Racv said the crank battery was putting out 866 cranking ?? when it was only rated at 700 odd cranking?? so he said it was certainly very full.
please let me know your thoughts asap as of tomorrow morning a new starter is to be ordxetred and I don't wamt something to happen to that also if there is a problem
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