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09-13-2010, 11:51 AM | #1 |
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Is this a dead/weak battery?
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Had a wierd problem this morning on my way to work. This has happened about 2 weeks ago but back then I thought it was an anomoly now that its happened twice, its a pattern. Well the problem is the car wont turn over. No hesitation just wont do it at all. All the electronics on the car turn on when I press the button, like its gonna start but no turnover. After trying for 30 min and getting frustrated I went back in the house for a coffee and came back out it started up like there was nothing wrong. What am I missing here?? Im about to schedule an appointment already but just curious if anyone else encountered this. |
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Already beat you to that idea, I measured when I got back home from work but I dont know what is typical voltage, I got a reading of 12.0v exactly but my buddy said it should be higher than that... I thought 12v battery = 12v apparently not.
So now Im trying to find out what is a good reading. I couldnt get an appointment till monday of next week so Im just crossing my fingers right now. btw it hesitated again this morning, but I only had try twice before it started, only thing is I forgot to measure it before since I was running late. Funny thing is usually most ppl get a warning it seems after searching, mine didnt give me one. Last edited by wuzupfoo; 09-14-2010 at 04:31 PM.. |
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09-14-2010, 08:43 PM | #8 |
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Nope; 12.6V is the minimum for a healthy battery. Try charging it, but if it doesn't get above that, it probably has a bad cell. Just buy a new one and charge it every once in a while, especially if car is not used regularly. These cars, with all the electronic crap, eat batteries if not charged/used.
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09-15-2010, 03:44 AM | #10 |
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12V is fine. You want to see around 12.5ish, but you won't have starting issues at 12.
I would check your ground cable (IBS cable sometimes causes issues like this) if the battery is fine.
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Thats a good idea on the load test, i will try that this weekend before it goes to the stealer. Quote:
Also doesnt explain how after taking a 30 min break this thing fired right up.. which leads me to my next quesiton on the cable you mentioned. What is the IBS cable? where is it located? in the rear?? |
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09-15-2010, 12:06 PM | #12 |
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Hook your multi-meter up in series with your battery connection to the car and read the amps being drawn through it when the car is off.
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Exactly. It's very easy to do but if the battery is totally dead you may have to charge or replace it first or the reading might not be accurate. |
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09-15-2010, 03:50 PM | #14 |
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My car is an 08 i guess this is as old as its gonna get for our generation but still!
Got it on the parasitic draw test, will try that tonight since my car seems fine right now. As far as this weekend, Im actually gonna try and recreate last weeks condition by not driving it over the weekend and testing it. |
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Have you checkd the voltage at the battery and jump terminals with the car started? The IBS cable is the itelligent battery sensing cable. It's connected to the battery in the back, and can cause a whole host of weird electrical issues and starting problems if it's not functioning properly. In my case my car would "click" about 3/10 times I went to start the car - everything would come on, but no start. It lead to premature wear on the battery, as the ground wasn't fully secure. The dealer did load checks, replaced the battery, etc, only for all of the issues to resurface within a week. After the IBS cable was replaced, I had not had one single issue with the car. It fixed the starting issue, the idrive going blank sometimes, random bluetooth/sos issues, etc. Here is the cable I am talking about that fixed all of my issues (#2 in pic): http://realoem.com/bmw/showparts.do?...46&hg=61&fg=30 --> Battery cable, negative, IBS 61129184207 $227.47 Good luck!
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OP: Does the car "click" when you go to start it? Or do you hit the button and there is no click (like the starter engaging)? I think if you posted a video up that we would be able to help you more. Good luck!
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Got it.. okay I was wondering why it would be harmful but took PencilGeeks post seriously cuz I know certain things still run after the car is turned off. anyways got some experimenting to do this weekend..
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