Hi
Im my never ending quest to have an easily starting 300tdi in the coming colder months, I have discovered a 1.5 amp drain on the battery when its parked. This may well go some way to explaining why its so pathetic at starting after a week etc.
I have done some nosing on the forums etc, and it seems likley (although I need a mate to keep and eye on the multimeter while I pull fuses) that it could be a dodgy alternator.
So a couple of questions spring to mind while I wait.
1. what do the little spindly wires out the back of the alternator do? Another forum said he fixed the drain by pulling these out.
2, What other things are likely to draw 1.5 amps while the ignition is off (central locking)?
3. Would 1.5 amps drain make a massive difference to a fully charged 1000CCA batter over a week?
Im my never ending quest to have an easily starting 300tdi in the coming colder months, I have discovered a 1.5 amp drain on the battery when its parked. This may well go some way to explaining why its so pathetic at starting after a week etc.
I have done some nosing on the forums etc, and it seems likley (although I need a mate to keep and eye on the multimeter while I pull fuses) that it could be a dodgy alternator.
So a couple of questions spring to mind while I wait.
1. what do the little spindly wires out the back of the alternator do? Another forum said he fixed the drain by pulling these out.
2, What other things are likely to draw 1.5 amps while the ignition is off (central locking)?
3. Would 1.5 amps drain make a massive difference to a fully charged 1000CCA batter over a week?
