Clicking on ignition, no turnover

blue beasty said:

Sometimes wonder why I bother :doh:

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Fear not, advice has been taken, I will check out the charging circuit with a multi-tester and will check the cables...but I suspect, this being a Landy, I'll have to spend money on it somehow!

Don't splash out on a new battery just yet, fully charge it and disconnect leads, leave it overnight if you can, reconnect it and see if it fires up, if it don't then likely your battery fooked as nothing else connected to drain it, this i did not long ago and found cells knackered, held just enough to open doors and dash lights would come on, then the clicking on turnover

cruiser524 said:

Don't splash out on a new battery just yet, fully charge it and disconnect leads, leave it overnight if you can, reconnect it and see if it fires up, if it don't then likely your battery fooked as nothing else connected to drain it, this i did not long ago and found cells knackered, held just enough to open doors and dash lights would come on, then the clicking on turnover

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Tried this, and the battery sems to hold some charge, enough to start the engine. Check the voltage whilst the engine running and is 14.1V so seems like a reasonable charging level. Won't rush off and buy a new battery just yet, just need to get out for some long runs and then see how it goes.

Snifflebag said:

Tried this, and the battery sems to hold some charge, enough to start the engine. Check the voltage whilst the engine running and is 14.1V so seems like a reasonable charging level. Won't rush off and buy a new battery just yet, just need to get out for some long runs and then see how it goes.

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Ok on the third page and more info from u. So can we take it that u only do or been doing short runs then, that's why the battery has gone flat on u, them that know about these things say that it takes 20 or so miles to put back into the battery what was taken out on starting I just take there word for it.

So if you find your battery is ok then put it on charge now and again if you are going to carry on with your short runs.

Interesting stuff, not heard the 20 miles thing before. The Landy has been off the road with welding and diff problems, and it does get left unused for some periods as it's not my daily drive. Having said all this, this pattern of use has only recently become a problem (maybe with colder weather), so I just need to be more aware of the need to go for longer runs to keep the battery topped up or put it on charge.

You may have sufficient volts in the battery but it's amps that crank it. Had the same issue with my classic and the wife's Pathfinder once the cold hit. New batteries solved both cars problems.

For my ten pennies worth I'd suggest you get a new battery before the weather gets cold or you may find yourself in a world of pain. Numax is the way to go imho.