XR6TURBST5 Member 92 Member For: 18y 5m 15d Gender: Male Location: Townsville Posted 08/01/08 09:05 AM Share Posted 08/01/08 09:05 AM Does anyone here know if there is some reason a battery would be dead after only a year in a phoon?I have only been driving it once every two weeks for the last 6weeks.if anyone would be able to help me on this issue it would be great!Thanks josh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tab Sucker Moderating Team 32,303 Member For: 20y 8m 1d Gender: Male Location: Brisbane Posted 08/01/08 09:42 AM Share Posted 08/01/08 09:42 AM Just built ford tuff Replaced mine about a week ago after 14 months in service....I have a suspicion that the auto lights are causing it, as in the extra drain on the battery while the engine isn't running and starting. Probably not much of a theory but it's the only thing I can think of And Ford has a timer built in to them.....they usually last more than 12 months and 1 day Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jetute Donating Members 4,553 Member For: 20y 10m 24d Gender: Male Location: brisbane Posted 08/01/08 10:09 AM Share Posted 08/01/08 10:09 AM ok.. raphoon had this in his typhoon months and months ago... he went and got the battery tested and it was fine... he then started the car with a different battery.. replaced the original while it was running and it has been working fine ever since.I laughed at this until I went to start the wifes T a month b4 xmas... same thing... so I took the battery out of the ute.. started the sedan with the utes battery.. replaced the original battery while car was running and it has been fine ever since.dont know what caused it in our cars and dont know if its your problem ..but its worth a shot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tab Sucker Moderating Team 32,303 Member For: 20y 8m 1d Gender: Male Location: Brisbane Posted 08/01/08 10:14 AM Share Posted 08/01/08 10:14 AM Could be on to something there - RACQ dude hooked up the jumper leads and started mine, disconnected the leads and it re-started a few times without any dramas. Tested it and said it was borderline but should be OK, but I had my couldn't be f'ed hat on and got him to replace it to save stuffing around.Could have been the same scenario ....oh and not sure that running these things without a battery is a real good idea Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robit28 Member 385 Member For: 19y 1m 25d Location: Brisbane Posted 08/01/08 10:19 AM Share Posted 08/01/08 10:19 AM Mine went after about 6 months, in a phoon.Apparently the batteries are mass produced and sit on the shelf for some time before being put into our vehicles. All of a sudden they will just go, no cranking amps. May still show 12 volts on a multimeter until you actually crank it.I had it replaced with a better type of battery under warranty by using roadside assistance from FPV (aka RACQ).Hope that helps!Rob. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RAPHOON Donating Members 1,776 Member For: 21y 5m 28d Posted 08/01/08 10:30 AM Share Posted 08/01/08 10:30 AM ok.. raphoon had this in his typhoon months and months ago... he went and got the battery tested and it was fine... he then started the car with a different battery.. replaced the original while it was running and it has been working fine ever since.I laughed at this until I went to start the wifes T a month b4 xmas... same thing... so I took the battery out of the ute.. started the sedan with the utes battery.. replaced the original battery while car was running and it has been fine ever since.dont know what caused it in our cars and dont know if its your problem ..but its worth a shotIt's happened 3 times now.Twice after the 9 month sit during the fist fwits scenario....Time for a new one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
O2STOCK Donating Members 607 Member For: 19y 3m 11d Location: Brisbane Posted 08/01/08 11:02 AM Share Posted 08/01/08 11:02 AM I must say I havent had a single battery problem Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XR6TURBST5 Member 92 Member For: 18y 5m 15d Gender: Male Location: Townsville Posted 08/01/08 11:14 AM Author Share Posted 08/01/08 11:14 AM Well the full story about my battery....I'm overseas at the moment and my girlfriend has been starting the car every now and then and taking it for a small drive.She heard a cricket noise coming from the bonnet then she tryed starting the car, car wouldnt start.She then called the RACQ guys from the FPV booklet.They tested the battery and started the car using jumper leads.Car started! RACQ dude told my G/F to take the car for a drive and see how it goes.The guy next door told her to take it to ford to see if something was draining the battery as it was only a year old. She did the next day they said alternator was doing its job and nothing was draining the battery. but the battery was dead.RACQ dude came out and charged $280 to change with new one :( Ripped Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tab Sucker Moderating Team 32,303 Member For: 20y 8m 1d Gender: Male Location: Brisbane Posted 08/01/08 11:23 AM Share Posted 08/01/08 11:23 AM $280 Mine was $145 on the 31st Dec. I think she may have got the female discount! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hard-on Member 134 Member For: 18y 11m 6d Posted 08/01/08 11:37 AM Share Posted 08/01/08 11:37 AM Well the full story about my battery....I'm overseas at the moment and my girlfriend has been starting the car every now and then and taking it for a small drive.She heard a cricket noise coming from the bonnet then she tryed starting the car, car wouldnt start.She then called the RACQ guys from the FPV booklet.They tested the battery and started the car using jumper leads.Car started! RACQ dude told my G/F to take the car for a drive and see how it goes.The guy next door told her to take it to ford to see if something was draining the battery as it was only a year old. She did the next day they said alternator was doing its job and nothing was draining the battery. but the battery was dead.RACQ dude came out and charged $280 to change with new one :( Ripped280 Farken hell that's Bullsh1t, was it made out of gold or something? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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