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Twingo II Forum - ('07 – '14)
Car won't start
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<blockquote data-quote="oscar" data-source="post: 168876" data-attributes="member: 2757"><p>13.7 volts is bad bad bad bad bad. mines was 14.2 <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /> appears that you just had a dud battery which is fair enough. all you will need to do is monitor the condition of the battery, every couple of months check it with a multimeter with the engine off and then the engine running. again should be 12.6 / 12.7 off, 14.2'ish +/- .10 to .20 volts. positive it will have been the battery. if the charge starts to creep down again, you'll know the problem lays with your alternator not charging the battery correctly. you can get an exchange alternator for about 40-50 pounds from a good few places, or if you're savy enough you can replace the voltage regulator on the alternator. not many people do that sort of stuff though ...... folk have lost the skill nowadays <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" /></p><p></p><p></p><p>would be funny if your GT broke another battery then started belting out oooooops i did it again! haha</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="oscar, post: 168876, member: 2757"] 13.7 volts is bad bad bad bad bad. mines was 14.2 :) appears that you just had a dud battery which is fair enough. all you will need to do is monitor the condition of the battery, every couple of months check it with a multimeter with the engine off and then the engine running. again should be 12.6 / 12.7 off, 14.2'ish +/- .10 to .20 volts. positive it will have been the battery. if the charge starts to creep down again, you'll know the problem lays with your alternator not charging the battery correctly. you can get an exchange alternator for about 40-50 pounds from a good few places, or if you're savy enough you can replace the voltage regulator on the alternator. not many people do that sort of stuff though ...... folk have lost the skill nowadays ;) would be funny if your GT broke another battery then started belting out oooooops i did it again! haha [/QUOTE]
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Twingo II Forum - ('07 – '14)
Car won't start
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