Omega Owners Forum

Please login or register.

Login with username, password and session length
Advanced search  

News:

Please check the Forum Guidelines at the top of the Newbie section

Pages: [1]   Go Down

Author Topic: Starting issues  (Read 1508 times)

0 Members and 1 Guest are viewing this topic.

vegasgogo

  • Newbie
  • *
  • Offline Offline
  • Gender: Male
  • Essex
  • Posts: 12
    • Omega
    • View Profile
Starting issues
« on: 24 June 2019, 13:44:51 »

Hi, don't use the Omega much so used to flat batteries, this time is different.

Went to start, dead battery. Battery was new 18 months ago. Charged the battery for 24 hours, started no problem, I have battery/alternator tester and all showed good. Next day won't start, but the battery shows a green light suggesting it's still charged. Have double checked for lights left on etc.

So bit puzzled by this. Unless the battery is a dud what could it be? Thanks.
Logged

Nick W

  • Omega Queen
  • *****
  • Offline Offline
  • Gender: Male
  • Chatham, Kent
  • Posts: 10836
  • Rover Metro 1.8VVC
    • 3.0l Elite estate
    • View Profile
Re: Starting issues
« Reply #1 on: 24 June 2019, 13:51:23 »

It's a knackered battery. Leaving them connected and discharged kills them very quickly. Get it drop tested, but that's just to confirm the fault.


Best thing you can do with the condition sensor is to stick a bit of tape over it - they're not helpful at all
Logged

TheBoy

  • Administrator
  • *****
  • Offline Offline
  • Gender: Male
  • Brackley, Northants
  • Posts: 105839
  • I Like Lockdown
    • Whatever Starts
    • View Profile
Re: Starting issues
« Reply #2 on: 24 June 2019, 17:49:00 »

As suggested, a battery of that type is damaged as soon as its discharged. Left discharged for periods (more than a couple of days), its severely damaged.
Logged
Grumpy old man

YZ250

  • Omega Baron
  • *****
  • Offline Offline
  • Gender: Male
  • Oxford/Bucks border
  • Posts: 4152
    • Black 3.2 Elite Estate
    • View Profile
Re: Starting issues
« Reply #3 on: 24 June 2019, 18:25:56 »

......
Best thing you can do with the condition sensor is to stick a bit of tape over it - they're not helpful at all

Agreed, the little green ball gets stuck at the top so will never be able to show a flat/unusable battery.
Logged
My fun car is a 2020 Bmw F32 430d M Sport with indicators.
My cruiser is an Audi A6 Avant S Line Black Edition with indicators.

Andy B

  • Get A Life!!
  • *****
  • Offline Offline
  • Gender: Male
  • Bury Lancs
  • Posts: 39446
    • ML350 TDM SmartRoadster
    • View Profile
Re: Starting issues
« Reply #4 on: 24 June 2019, 18:31:19 »

Hi, don't use the Omega much so used to flat batteries,  ...

Get yourself a Ctek type 'smart' battery charger & leave it connected to your car's battery  :y

(assuming your car is within reach of a mains socket)
Logged

vegasgogo

  • Newbie
  • *
  • Offline Offline
  • Gender: Male
  • Essex
  • Posts: 12
    • Omega
    • View Profile
Re: Starting issues
« Reply #5 on: 24 June 2019, 20:56:05 »

Thanks all ... will replace it and vow to use it more!
Logged

Enceladus

  • Omega Knight
  • *****
  • Offline Offline
  • Gender: Male
  • London
  • Posts: 1057
    • View Profile
Re: Starting issues
« Reply #6 on: 25 June 2019, 13:38:48 »

......
Best thing you can do with the condition sensor is to stick a bit of tape over it - they're not helpful at all

Agreed, the little green ball gets stuck at the top so will never be able to show a flat/unusable battery.
Also it's measuring just one out of the six cells. One or more of the others can be faulty/shorted/sulfated and misleadingly you still see green.
Logged
Pages: [1]   Go Up
 

Page created in 0.018 seconds with 22 queries.