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 Battery drain test procedure |
camcc
 18th Dec 2023 10:30pm
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Forum: Technical (L322) · Replies: 29 · Views: 5739 · Subject: Battery drain test procedure |
The suspension error could be the cause of your battery drain if it is causing the system to be more active than it should - what error are you getting?
See pic below. It happens when the batt ... |
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camcc
18th Dec 2023 10:20pm
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Forum: Technical (L322) · Replies: 29 · Views: 5739 · Subject: Battery drain test procedure |
OK....after a few hours measuring across fuses I am unfortunately no closer to finding the source of my ~60mA drain.
Frustratingly my Owners Handbook has the wrong fuse diagrams (fuses don't correl ... |
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camcc
18th Dec 2023 5:53pm
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Forum: Technical (L322) · Replies: 29 · Views: 5739 · Subject: Battery drain test procedure |
| The car has only been on the drive with a brand new battery for two days, not driven except for the 30 mile drive I took it on after installing the new battery. The battery reading yesterday afternoon ... |
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camcc
18th Dec 2023 5:36pm
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Forum: Technical (L322) · Replies: 29 · Views: 5739 · Subject: Battery drain test procedure |
Yes, you need to disconnect the brown cable from the body after you have set up the multimeter as a parallel ground path and obviously after the vehicle has shut down for >30 mins. I would also ... |
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camcc
17th Dec 2023 9:29pm
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Forum: Technical (L322) · Replies: 29 · Views: 5739 · Subject: Battery drain test procedure |
Yes, you need to disconnect the brown cable from the body after you have set up the multimeter as a parallel ground path and obviously after the vehicle has shut down for >30 mins. I would also s ... |
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camcc
17th Dec 2023 7:39pm
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Forum: Technical (L322) · Replies: 29 · Views: 5739 · Subject: Battery drain test procedure |
Amp clasmps are not ideal for mA measurements unless you want to spend serious money. The best thing to do is use a multimeter.
With the battery connected, connect the red lead to the battery clamp, ... |
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camcc
17th Dec 2023 6:58pm
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Forum: Technical (L322) · Replies: 29 · Views: 5739 · Subject: Battery drain test procedure |
If you do decide to use one mount it so that you can read it through the passenger side window with the doors closed. The car will fully go to sleep then and the reading will be accurate.
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camcc
17th Dec 2023 6:52pm
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Forum: Technical (L322) · Replies: 29 · Views: 5739 · Subject: Battery drain test procedure |
I'm thinking an amp clamp would be so much easier!?
It is 
Guessing the age of your car from your dash image in your other topic, try disconnecting the SatNav DVD in the boot.
Take it out ... |
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camcc
17th Dec 2023 6:24pm
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Forum: Technical (L322) · Replies: 29 · Views: 5739 · Subject: Battery drain test procedure |
I'm trying to test whether I have a battery drain. I don't have an amp clamp, so I'm using a multimeter.
I'm struggling to perform an inline amperage test - here's what I'm doing after ensuring th ... |
| Suspension Fault - advice sought |
camcc
17th Dec 2023 5:37pm
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Forum: Technical (L322) · Replies: 6 · Views: 2095 · Subject: Suspension Fault - advice sought |
Your old one might well recover if left on a charger overnight if you wanted to keep it as a spare.
David.
Thanks! Will try that.
(Varta I1 110AH)what is the cranking amps, mine is 800
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camcc
14th Dec 2023 9:33pm
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Forum: Technical (L322) · Replies: 6 · Views: 2095 · Subject: Suspension Fault - advice sought |
A new battery solved the issue! Old battery was down to about 40% charge when I tested it 
I may have a battery drain which I will spend some time trying to identify this weekend. |
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camcc
12th Dec 2023 2:04pm
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Forum: Technical (L322) · Replies: 6 · Views: 2095 · Subject: Suspension Fault - advice sought |
Thanks! Steering angle sensor reset didn't solve the issue unfortunately.
Since the battery voltage is quite low, I've ordered a new one (Varta I1 110AH), so will post an update once it's fitted an ... |
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camcc
10th Dec 2023 6:42pm
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Forum: Technical (L322) · Replies: 6 · Views: 2095 · Subject: Suspension Fault - advice sought |
Evening all,
Went to start the RR this afternoon and it would barely crank. It turned off the ignition and tried again - it was the same but she fired up. Rev counter did nothing for about 5 secon ... |
| Coolant appears low but no warnings |
camcc
3rd Nov 2023 11:42am
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Forum: Technical (L322) · Replies: 10 · Views: 2663 · Subject: Coolant appears low but no warnings |
| Yep, 4.4 AJV8! |
| Coolant appears low but no warnings |
camcc
3rd Nov 2023 11:30am
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Forum: Technical (L322) · Replies: 10 · Views: 2663 · Subject: Coolant appears low but no warnings |
Thanks all for your responses!
As if by magic, I loosened the bleed screw and removed the tank cap and the coolant level rose, to just above the fill line (assume this is okay?)
I will leave the ... |
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