Car Battery?

ok right, this has got to the point now where im getting VERY annoyed.


battery on car used to be fine until i left the hazzard lights on for half an hour whilst unloading some stuff into house.


anyway more to the point. Had to charge my car battery as it was flat, once battery was fully charged popped it back in again, all fine and dandy for about 2 and half days... tried to start car.. DEAD.

Now its gotten to the point where i have to re-charge my car battery every 2-3 days. It just seems to go dead overnight, everything is off, interior lights etc etc....


anyone help so i dont have to spend a lot of money, its only a run around car whilst my gtti is off the road.


Cheers

To check the alternator, get a multimeter and get someone to get the revs up (around 2500), use the multimeter on the battery and it should read around 13.8v-14.2v if thats less then the alternator is faulty.

ye i had same trouble with my battery's one my third one since buying the car,
check the alternator but i'd say replace the battery anyway

i agree with jamie,we get lots of batteries that dont hold charge well.when a battery is left to go completely flat it often doesnt want to hold full charge again,thats why you use an alternator to top it up all the time,deffo recommend checking your alternator though as a long journey should be ample to top your battery back up to full.

ok right, i decided to take a look into my car battery yesterday and noticed that the distilled water was VERY low...

i filled it up, and trickle charged it. Seems fine atm, but still got another day to go. Maybe the battery is knackered... i have no idea, just dont want to spend money on this car, as its a freebie until i get my GTti back :d

you could always go down the scrap yard and see if there is a donor car for a battery and if needed a alternator?

if the plates have been left exposed they can loose their charge stus.hope it works out for you though

ok right, update on the old battery

its seems fine now just trickle charged it and its been on the car for a week now and no signs of power loss

thanks people <3 i love youuuuuuuuu