battery compartment flooded - now won't turnover
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battery compartment flooded - now won't turnover
1998 2.5 TDi SE Avant
OK guys - found the (apparently) fairly common flooded battery compartment today, discovered it as I got in and tried to start the car with just the loud click from the starter motor and nothing turning. Popped the bonnet to find a lot of water.
Anyway, have syphoned most of the water out, it was pretty full (about an inch from the top) but on turning the ignition still nothing happens. Battery appears OK but got nothing to test it with, voltmeter in dash reads just below 12 volts, other electrics seem fine, headlights etc.
Can't find any reference on the forum to the car failing to turnover after the compartment flooding.
Am reluctant to take battery out to give it a good charge (and to clear out the drain hole)until I can get hold of the radio code which I don't currently have (does anyone know if the 9v battery in the cigarette socket trick works when removing the battery?)
Is there anything else I can try in advance of getting the radio code and removing the battery?
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OK guys - found the (apparently) fairly common flooded battery compartment today, discovered it as I got in and tried to start the car with just the loud click from the starter motor and nothing turning. Popped the bonnet to find a lot of water.
Anyway, have syphoned most of the water out, it was pretty full (about an inch from the top) but on turning the ignition still nothing happens. Battery appears OK but got nothing to test it with, voltmeter in dash reads just below 12 volts, other electrics seem fine, headlights etc.
Can't find any reference on the forum to the car failing to turnover after the compartment flooding.
Am reluctant to take battery out to give it a good charge (and to clear out the drain hole)until I can get hold of the radio code which I don't currently have (does anyone know if the 9v battery in the cigarette socket trick works when removing the battery?)
Is there anything else I can try in advance of getting the radio code and removing the battery?
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RE: battery compartment flooded - now won't turnover
Just charge the battery in the car. The code savers are hit and miss. Sometimes they work sometimes they dont. It the water got to the top of the battery the battery may have shorted out. May be time for a new battery;
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Fixed - nearly
Cheers guys - looks like it may be fixed, gave the battery a bit of a boost (only a couple of hours 'cos it's outside and it started pissing with rain). First four turns of the ignition, nothing happened, fifth turn turned over (a few more times than usual) and kicked into life. Took it for a drive for an hour and started four times in a row successfully after that.
One last point if the battery is a bit weak and not on full charge, would a sympton of this be that it now takes about twice as long to start as before?
One last point if the battery is a bit weak and not on full charge, would a sympton of this be that it now takes about twice as long to start as before?
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