andy mant13 Posted January 6, 2017 Posted January 6, 2017 (edited) has anyone had trouble with the battary intermitantly charging, or the battary light comes on and the battary flatens, somtimes all the lights come on then the power steering turns off for just a second, then turn off the engine and the battary is flat, started up again using a power pack and starts to charge its ok for a wile the happens again the next trip any ideas ? also tried new battery still happens but the older battery still holding charge. car is a c3 2004 1.4 petrol engine with lots of mileage. Edited January 6, 2017 by andy mant13 Quote
andy mant13 Posted January 6, 2017 Author Posted January 6, 2017 is this just the alternator or another problem ? Quote
paul.h Posted January 6, 2017 Posted January 6, 2017 Welcome to the forum. The symptoms you give all appear to be related to the battery being flat. You need to use a volt meter to check the battery voltage - before starting it should be about 12.5 to 12.7 volts and then once running it should be about 14.4 volts. If less than about 12.5 volts the battery needs charging or replacing and if about 14.4 volts is not achieved then the alternator may be faulty or the wiring, or battery connections, or earth connections from the battery to the bodywork and to the engine/gearbox or the drive belt may be slipping. Quote
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