Hi All,
I'm told I need a new battery for my 90 ( 200tdi ), I just want to check before I spend the money, only had the vehicle for a few weeks and had noticed that if I left it parked up for a couple of days it wouldn't start, turned over very slow then just clicked.
I thought something might be draining the battery so today I fitted a battery isolator switch , had the battery on charge all night and on checking it the meter said it was fine. Anyway quick run to town about 10 miles and I switched it off and it wouldn't start again, very slow turn over. I have to say the ignition light does not work so I didn't know if it was charging.
I managed to bump start and took it to a mechanic I knew, meter showed it charging at about 12v or just under , he said it should be around 14v, he then put a device on the battery ,( spike in each terminal ) and it showed poor battery, he also said one of the cells was bubbling when he did that and that was the sign of a dead cell.
Another bump start and drove home, when home I switched off and again it would not start again, however about an hour later I went to it and it started this time!!!!
Any thoughts,
Ta
Donald.