Stalker 180 Posted January 23, 2019 Im gonna kick off with this one, Sold a MK5 Mondeo to a regular customer, phoned up asking us to look at why the heated front windscreen wasn't working. Googled it first and found several people mentioning about battery not being charged up enough, so as soon as it came in i plugged it into the diagnostic machine and noticed that battery charge was at 45% and the battery was 1145 days old. Told it the car had a new battery installed (even though we didn't change it) and then the battery charge went immediately to 78% and the heated screen started working! I'm glad we go out mitts on it and not the main stealers, where no doubt it would have got:- 2 Hours Diagnostic One New battery Software update £465 all in (guestimate) 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tadams 29 Posted January 23, 2019 You could have chucked a battery on for the poor sod if he's a regular customer of yours... they will just be twice as annoyed when it stops again in a week or two in this cold weather. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Stalker 180 Posted January 23, 2019 21 minutes ago, Tadams said: You could have chucked a battery on for the poor sod if he's a regular customer of yours... they will just be twice as annoyed when it stops again in a week or two in this cold weather. The battery was fine, it was the cars presumption/calculations that the battery was not holding a good charge. At £165 a pop i don't think there would be many seasoned traders replacing a battery on a car starts on a -5 deg morning. I will change it if it goes off next week, however i have my fingers crossed it works for another 8 weeks until the frost disappears in a morning Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tony911 79 Posted January 23, 2019 £165 for a new battery where you buying them from main dealers? Surely there is a motor factors euro car parts, Andrew pages at trade price surely cant be that expensive. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Area 51 33 Posted January 23, 2019 2 hours ago, Stalker said: Im gonna kick off with this one, Sold a MK5 Mondeo to a regular customer, phoned up asking us to look at why the heated front windscreen wasn't working. Googled it first and found several people mentioning about battery not being charged up enough, so as soon as it came in i plugged it into the diagnostic machine and noticed that battery charge was at 45% and the battery was 1145 days old. Told it the car had a new battery installed (even though we didn't change it) and then the battery charge went immediately to 78% and the heated screen started working! I'm glad we go out mitts on it and not the main stealers, where no doubt it would have got:- 2 Hours Diagnostic One New battery Software update £465 all in (guestimate) I'd say with service like that you are better than the main stealers and will get some rewards from the billie spreading the good word what a decent chap you are on a chilly morning.. sh*t batteries seem to count for a lot nowadays.. dont get me "started" on low battery and stop starts... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
It's me 615 Posted January 23, 2019 price sounds right i have a habit of putting batteries on one of those ctec type slow charges now saved me a fortune this last 5 months bought it in aldi £12.99 would only get a battery if i thought it would be a problem Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tony911 79 Posted January 23, 2019 Guessing you guys are down south. We got a bosch battery for a bmw 530d couple of months back £110 big battery like all mercs and bmws Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Stalker 180 Posted January 23, 2019 12 minutes ago, Tony911 said: Guessing you guys are down south. We got a bosch battery for a bmw 530d couple of months back £110 big battery like all mercs and bmws I bet it wasn't an AGM or and EFB type. Oh and by the way, im from Yorkshire... believe me... if i can get a battery for 50p less tomorrow... ill wait 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Willoughby 15 Posted January 23, 2019 We sell specialist stuff that sometimes sits around for months, batteries are a right pain.....sometimes when the battery is completely flat (like leaving lights on overnight) - the Ctek just won't start the charge cycle, if you hook up the flat battery to the booster pack and let it sit for about 20 minutes it transfers enough charge in the flat battery for the ctek to then do its thing.... always worth a try before buying a new one... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
It's me 615 Posted January 23, 2019 13 minutes ago, Willoughby said: We sell specialist stuff that sometimes sits around for months, batteries are a right pain.....sometimes when the battery is completely flat (like leaving lights on overnight) - the Ctek just won't start the charge cycle, if you hook up the flat battery to the booster pack and let it sit for about 20 minutes it transfers enough charge in the flat battery for the ctek to then do its thing.... always worth a try before buying a new one... hi this is spot on i have a massive 30 year old starter charger that will start anything even 24 volt stuff and i did indeed have to give a totally flat battery a sniff on this before it would rejuvenate i hate to think how many batteries ive given away that probably only needed a deep sulphate Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Arfur Dealy 823 Posted January 23, 2019 2 hours ago, Stalker said: I bet it wasn't an AGM or and EFB type. Oh and by the way, im from Yorkshire... believe me... if i can get a battery for 50p less tomorrow... ill wait LIKE Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nick M.K. 574 Posted January 23, 2019 2 hours ago, Willoughby said: sometimes when the battery is completely flat (like leaving lights on overnight) - the Ctek just won't start the charge cycle I have a CTEK MXS 5.0 and it always starts the cycle, no matter how low the voltage. I've had it for years, I highly recommend it to anyone that doesn't have one yet. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mark101 536 Posted January 24, 2019 34 minutes ago, tradex said: One of the things I brought with me from the site was my huge Jag battery and sack barrow, old school BCA style, still can't be beaten for a unit or site. I want one of those, thinking of getting a sack truck, a good over spec battery and some HD jump leads - like you say proper BCA style. I sometimes could do with the Linde tug too Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mark101 536 Posted January 24, 2019 42 minutes ago, tradex said: I've a driver training certificate to drive one of those tugs..... I could employ you P/T Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
