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Old 8th January 2020, 21:24   #11
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Yes Ive seen this on a friend's car. Opened up the drive and cleaned up the circuit board and resolved. In the short term un-plug it and see if the parasitic drain it still there.....
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Old 8th January 2020, 21:43   #12
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Hi All.

Thanks for the replies. Apologies for the late response but been away on holiday for a few days. First day back to work today.. So I charged the battery the for 2 hours and let it idle for 5 minutes after, the car didn't cut off. I then drove 40 miles to a friend's and all fine. The following day I had to jump start the car again as it wouldn't start. I then swapped the battery for a spare one. Driven it 2 days now and has started each time, however has taken a few seconds on a couple of occasions in the morning. Will see how I get on and update. I have however noticed one thing from the CD changer, when driving I can here it moving about every couple of minutes when off, this also happens after I've parked up and turned the ignition off.. If this was doing this all night whilst parked up it would drain the battery. Anyone else experienced this?
If your battery was that low on charge it HAS to be charged for at least 24 hours. What you put back in in the 2 hours you mention was nothing.---


As others have said, disconnect the CD changer.


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Old 9th January 2020, 09:14   #13
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... it HAS to be charged for at least 24 hours.
Indeed, and as stated in post number 3 over a week ago!

Rick, get your original battery on a charger NOW. Don't leave it in a discharged condition and remember, charge for at least 24 hours NOT 2!

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I have however noticed one thing from the CD changer, when driving I can here it moving about every couple of minutes when off, this also happens after I've parked up and turned the ignition off.. If this was doing this all night whilst parked up it would drain the battery. Anyone else experienced this?

Yes I had a parasitic drain on our Facelift diesel and traced it to the CD autochanger in the boot. Unplugged it and all was well.
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