Noice - have a customers Landcruiser Prado (a 90's one) in that was a barely cranks, no start & had been everywhere before it landed here last Sat off a recovery truck. 2 new batteries fitted (it has 2 batteries) - when jumped, it would start, barely, but ran like a ball.. When charged fully off a charger, it would go flat within 4 or 5 hours. Everyone baffled. We were asked to do a parasitic draw test & replace the alternator. Cool, I ordered up an alternator. Was looking at it with the other Lad, went in under, pulled the b******d of a starter off (they're a sod to remove on these) - it tested fine when off - put it back on. Zero parasitic draw with ignition off. Gave it another 2 coats of looking at. Ran it, tested to see were the batteries charging - battery 2 was charging nicely, 13.5V, battery 1 wasn't. Eh? That's odd. Pulled at more wires - and up pops the + lead off battery 1. Connected to nothing, shorting off the chassis, hidden down low. I connected it to the + on battery 2 (laziest solution) - bingo, spinning like Michael Collins in his grave. Starting mint. Still running like a ball. Ruff as a bears. Diagnosis : some wally didn't connect the lead off battery 1 to anything at the hidden end, it requires 2 batteries to spin & injector 3 is focked. Solution, connect battery 1 into the system & do the 4 injectors. That, somehow, baffled Irelands finest minds.. which is worrying as I'm pretty thick on the grand scale of things. Factors moaned at getting the alternator back. But that's to be expected. Not connecting the battery to anything kinda wasn't. We only ever get the stuff that has been everywhere else first - almost always. Dunno why.
I have a dacia duster 2021 all warning lights started flashing electronic fault the power steering got heavy then started to lose steering managed to pull up to my house turned off but wouldnt start again was scary loosing all power,,,,this has just happened so no garages open to fix wonder if this is same thig
Noice - have a customers Landcruiser Prado (a 90's one) in that was a barely cranks, no start & had been everywhere before it landed here last Sat off a recovery truck. 2 new batteries fitted (it has 2 batteries) - when jumped, it would start, barely, but ran like a ball.. When charged fully off a charger, it would go flat within 4 or 5 hours. Everyone baffled. We were asked to do a parasitic draw test & replace the alternator. Cool, I ordered up an alternator.
Was looking at it with the other Lad, went in under, pulled the b******d of a starter off (they're a sod to remove on these) - it tested fine when off - put it back on. Zero parasitic draw with ignition off. Gave it another 2 coats of looking at. Ran it, tested to see were the batteries charging - battery 2 was charging nicely, 13.5V, battery 1 wasn't. Eh? That's odd. Pulled at more wires - and up pops the + lead off battery 1. Connected to nothing, shorting off the chassis, hidden down low. I connected it to the + on battery 2 (laziest solution) - bingo, spinning like Michael Collins in his grave. Starting mint. Still running like a ball. Ruff as a bears.
Diagnosis : some wally didn't connect the lead off battery 1 to anything at the hidden end, it requires 2 batteries to spin & injector 3 is focked. Solution, connect battery 1 into the system & do the 4 injectors. That, somehow, baffled Irelands finest minds.. which is worrying as I'm pretty thick on the grand scale of things. Factors moaned at getting the alternator back. But that's to be expected. Not connecting the battery to anything kinda wasn't. We only ever get the stuff that has been everywhere else first - almost always. Dunno why.
It’s because you get the job done well done good find and fix there an interesting one mechanics are getting scarce now
A stupid little fuse caused all that, gotta love those French electrics
Fantastic sir
Thank you sir 👍
I have a dacia duster 2021 all warning lights started flashing electronic fault the power steering got heavy then started to lose steering managed to pull up to my house turned off but wouldnt start again was scary loosing all power,,,,this has just happened so no garages open to fix wonder if this is same thig
I wonder you might let me know
great job alan . and when battery votlage drops amps increase fuses blow .so bad battery setting off other problems 🔵⚪🔵⚪ 🥎😪
Thank you Sam 👍