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Post  comedysam Wed Jun 03, 2009 8:08 am

Can anyone help out.

My battery keeps flat in my car, i have to carry a booster with me. I havent took it to a garage yet, i hope it isnt an expesive job to put right!?

Any thoughts gents? and ladies.

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Post  MightyBMW Wed Jun 03, 2009 8:33 am

The first thing to do first would be to get down to a tyre fitters like kwik fit or ATS... these generally offer a free battery/alternator test, so its worth taking that up Wink... If after that, the battery and alternator seem fine, then come back to us, as we have to discuss this further..

HTH...
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Post  comedysam Wed Jun 03, 2009 9:32 am

Hi mightybmw, i will nip down kwik fit and i'll let you know.

cheers

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Post  slinky Wed Jun 03, 2009 1:58 pm

So kwik fit can do other things besides changing a tyre then Laughing

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Post  MightyBMW Wed Jun 03, 2009 3:52 pm

slinky wrote:So kwik fit can do other things besides changing a tyre then Laughing

Tell me about it!! Laughing
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Post  comedysam Thu Jun 04, 2009 2:42 am

Well i went in to kwik fit this morning, and they diagnosed the battery as being faulty and the alternator is charging as it should. So i will get a battery for it today.

thanks for the help guys Smile

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Post  MightyBMW Thu Jun 04, 2009 4:07 am

great news sam, glad you have it sorted... Very Happy

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Post  slinky Thu Jun 04, 2009 8:05 am

usually people forget to check the water in the battery. This kills them.

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Post  comedysam Sat Jun 06, 2009 5:43 pm

just to let you know all is well. it held its charge now and im now driving my beemer again Very Happy

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Post  Robert Thu Apr 01, 2010 7:45 am

Im having the same problem, i have had the batt and the altinator checked and its still going flat. Its only going flat when i lock the car though. Is there any reason why the standard imobilsor would make it go flat?

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