R34 Gtr

[MRGTR911]

Hey

can anyone help me, i have changed my battery on my 34 gtr , drove the car couple days then left it off for 2 days went to start it the other night wouldnt crank , had to jump start it , i thought at first it was the battery but got it checked it was fine ,

anyone had this problem before , any ideas

thanks

[mxfly]

If the battery is fine, then it's drawing a lot of power from somewhere like your alarm. That's my guess.

[Johnny]

what battery did you buy??? dry cell?

ummm off topic but your profile says you have an rb26 echo? as in toyota echo or am i way off

[MRGTR911]

MXFLY i think it may be the alarm i kinda thought that myself , what can i do so it doesnt draw all the power from the alarm cause its pissing me off always jump starting ? have you had this sort of problem before ?

[MRGTR911]

what battery did you buy??? dry cell?

ummm off topic but your profile says you have an rb26 echo? as in toyota echo or am i way off

got no clue a mate bought it for me from supercheap ....

i do have a toyoto echo not r26 in it just yet , ill be building a monster engine for my r34 gtr soon and old motor will go into echo , dont ask how i will get it in there im still trying to figure out a way ....

[Phantom Snail]

If its an oldish tracking/gps alarm, then there is nothing you can do ...

Version 3 backwards quicktrack tend to drain the battery within a week or two ... not 2 days ... Version 4 quicktrack onwards is good with battery power ...

Even still, tracking alarm or not, it should take more than 2 days to drain the battery ... are there any interior/boot lights that may be on when closing door or the door/boot closure sensor/button may be stuffed?

Do you have a big audio setup or tend to use a lot of ampage from the battery whilst driving the car? Might be an alternator issues whereby its not charging the battery fast enuf as you are expending the power ...

Or if you just wired up an electrical gizzmo like audio, might be draining the battery from that - incorrect wiring not turning off when ignition is off?

And lastly, if all of the above is fine, change batteries to an extra heavy duty Century battery .. ive had battery issues before with a few cars, changed to century - never looked back =D

[eeiko321]

Hey

can anyone help me, i have changed my battery on my 34 gtr , drove the car couple days then left it off for 2 days went to start it the other night wouldnt crank , had to jump start it , i thought at first it was the battery but got it checked it was fine ,

anyone had this problem before , any ideas

thanks

well seems like everyone is coming up with all different sort of advice

rather than guessing and wondering....lets start by testing with the multimeter if the Alternator is charging FIRST.

because if your gonna ask them to replace another battery...they could say your alternator is not charging it.

here is a simple guideline:

1) Start Car and run at a normal idle.

2) Connect a multimeter Directly Across the battery Terminals.

3) Turn on Headlights to High Beam.

4) check the battery Voltage.

The Battery voltage Should read between about 13.8 to 14.2 volts. (Possibly up to 14.5 Volts.)

5) Increase motor speed to about 1500 RPM. The Alternator should now produce a battery voltage between 14.2 and 14.6

Volts.

note: If it is Lower than 14.2 volts, the Alternator probably has one or more Bad Diodes.

6) Now, Maintain the 1500 RPM and Turn off the Headlights. Run this test for One Full Minute.

"The Battery Voltage should NEVER Exceed about 14.8 Volts".

note:If it Does, the Alternators Voltage Regulator is probably Faulty, OVER CHARGING the Battery.

anyways......let us know if you have troubles understanding this and ill run you through it

Edited March 1, 2009 by eeiko321

[MRGTR911]

well see how it goes this week , ill let you guys know what it ended up being

thanks for help..

[MRGTR911]

Wrong battery was purchased , stupid me , all good now

thanks anyways ..

[eeiko321]

Wrong battery was purchased , stupid me , all good now

thanks anyways ..