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Bolin · 22nd June 2018, 19:30

Battery looked OK, not seriously warped or anything.

I had put another battery on charge, which was definitely past it's sell by date and good only for running electrical systems but not cranking, and found that I could hear it bubbling way! I think the charger is faulty and continuing to charge when it should switch to trickle.

I cleaned the first battery, checked the electrolyte levels and they were fine, voltage was 12.6v (this being a couple of weeks or so since it leaked). Tried it on the car - cranked slowly but did crank, but cranking got too slow after a while (engine not starting). Will try charging with a different charger and see how it goes...

22nd June 2018, 19:30	#4
Bolin This is my second home Rover 75 2.5 V6 Connoisseur SE 4dr manual Wedgewood Blue 2 04-05/06/2001 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: N.E. Hampshire Posts: 4,617 Thanks: 289 Thanked 308 Times in 243 Posts	Battery looked OK, not seriously warped or anything. I had put another battery on charge, which was definitely past it's sell by date and good only for running electrical systems but not cranking, and found that I could hear it bubbling way! I think the charger is faulty and continuing to charge when it should switch to trickle. I cleaned the first battery, checked the electrolyte levels and they were fine, voltage was 12.6v (this being a couple of weeks or so since it leaked). Tried it on the car - cranked slowly but did crank, but cranking got too slow after a while (engine not starting). Will try charging with a different charger and see how it goes... __________________ "...the new Rover 75, which is a fabulous car......I think it looks fabulous....It's like sitting in a Rolls Royce......For me, this is the star of the show.....it looks so good" - J. Clarkson, motoring journalist on the launch of the Rover 75 in 1998.