flat battery...

[Andy Allen]

just been out to start the van, batteries as flat as a pancake.......its soooooooooo cold here, just put it on charge, hope it works or its new battery time!!!

any one ele's got van probs due to the cold snap...

 

[Gazzer]

Just get a new battery, I sufferered last year but a new battery sorted it all out.

 

[Gazzer]

Oh a little tip that got me started now and again was tip hot water over the engine and battery...worked more often than not.

 

[Andy Allen]

do they not hold there charge then, once they gone flat?..

 

[Sean Kelly]

My Wife's car battery died the other day. I put it on charge for about 2 hours........tried to start it and it was still dead. I put it on charge for about 5 hours, and still no joy. I then jump started it from my car and it worked. I think the problem was that I was trying to charge the battery whilst it was still in the car. Obviously the temperature was freezing outside, and that's why the battery charger failed to do it's job. So if you can get a jump start it might just work. Cheers Sean

 

[Del W]

It will hold its charge,but not aswell.

 

[Del W]

Oh a little tip that got me started now and again was tip hot water over the engine and battery...worked more often than not.

Its really not a good idea to pour hot water on a cold engine.you might crack it with these sub zero temps.

 

[Gazzer]

Its really not a good idea to pour hot water on a cold engine.you might crack it with these sub zero temps.

Funny, AA man gave me that info.

 

[Stewart]

I would get a new battery, as one that has gone flat over night isn't working properly, no matter how cold it is! In saying that, it could also be due to your alternator not charging the battery properly.

 

[Andy Allen]

battery works fine when its warmer, but as soon as it drops below freezing, it struggles to start the van...

 

[Del W]

Funny, AA man gave me that info.

Hope he didnt also say pour hot water on your windscreen to defrost it

 

[Gazzer]

battery works fine when its warmer, but as soon as it drops below freezing, it struggles to start the van...

As said before best replace it could let you down in a remote area , in these temps you wouldnt want that.

 

[Gazzer]

Hope he didnt also say pour hot water on your windscreen to defrost it

Lol No but my neighbour uses that method all the time and it hasn't cracked yet ! the moment it does crack though there will be hot water running down my leg :lol:

 

[Fliselege]

My old Mazda needed 2 batteries in 3 years, hardly surprising when it's minus 30 in Jan & Feb here. My current Toyota has an engine warmer, little plug hole in bumper connects to mains, which heats up a kettle like element on the sump plug, also connected to it is a 240v socket in the car for a low wattage cabin heater. Have to put a Silicon soloution in all door rubbers too or they freeze weld to eachother and get ripped to shreds. As a child I lived in Saudi Arabia, in my 20's I was a barman in Greece for a season. I love the sun. I feel like I've been short changed moving here!!! What a mug.

 

[Stewart]

Changed the battery in my van last year at the first signs that it was struggling. Best £130 I could have spent knowing my van will start when I turn the key!