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Battery drained after no use for 12 days
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Hi,
I SORNed my 2005 Corsa at New Year as I couldn't afford the MOT and other costs. I've been running the engine once a week and planned to move the car a bit each time to give the tyres even wear. (Taking the tyres off is not an option. I might be able to afford to drive the car in a few months).
But I left it 12 days and yesterday it seemed like the battery was drained from the rapid clicking sound, but the radio still came on, so it's not at 0%. As the car did not start, I rolled it forward by pushing.
The battery is old. The AA man told me that, so I could buy a charger but would prefer a new battery.
Should I buy a new battery now? Or in a few months time when I (hopefully) can afford to run the car again?
Or to put it another way: will it harm the car if it doesn't have the engine started regularly?
thanks a lot
I SORNed my 2005 Corsa at New Year as I couldn't afford the MOT and other costs. I've been running the engine once a week and planned to move the car a bit each time to give the tyres even wear. (Taking the tyres off is not an option. I might be able to afford to drive the car in a few months).
But I left it 12 days and yesterday it seemed like the battery was drained from the rapid clicking sound, but the radio still came on, so it's not at 0%. As the car did not start, I rolled it forward by pushing.
The battery is old. The AA man told me that, so I could buy a charger but would prefer a new battery.
Should I buy a new battery now? Or in a few months time when I (hopefully) can afford to run the car again?
Or to put it another way: will it harm the car if it doesn't have the engine started regularly?
thanks a lot
Look at it this way... In a hundred years who's gonna care?
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Unless you were running it at above tickover for half an hour at least, starting it up would be doing more harm than good. If the engine doesn't get properly to working temperature all kinds of nasty things happen.
Best to leave it until you need to use it again, buy the battery then.I want to go back to The Olden Days, when every single thing that I can think of was better.....
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Unless you were running it at above tickover for half an hour at least, starting it up would be doing more harm than good. If the engine doesn't get properly to working temperature all kinds of nasty things happen.
Best to leave it until you need to use it again, buy the battery then.
OK thank you Facade
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Your running it once a week has gradually killed the battery, unfortunately as it's probably an old battery, it may well need replacing now.“I may not agree with you, but I will defend to the death your right to make an a** of yourself.”
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It's an 11 year old corsa. Just park it up and go back to it in a few months with a new battery.
Could maybe justify changing the oil when you start using it again but even so it's not gonna blow your engine up or do any noticeable harm not doing it.
I wouldn't spend money now on a battery, as it stands it's worth very little anywah0 -
I have a couple of vehicles that get used infrequently and leave the batteries connected to one of these...
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/200905657536?_trksid=p2060353.m1438.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT
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Or to put it another way: will it harm the car if it doesn't have the engine started regularly?Norman_Castle wrote: »No.........
Hmmmmmm, under normal circumstance "no" is the correct answer, but it depends whether it's been looked after, if the oil is something like 6 years old, it'll have a lot of moisture content, and also if the coolant has never been changed, then leaving it standing could be a bad thing.
Old coolant in particular can separate, becoming acidic and causing electrolysis, which can basically eat any aluminium parts of the engine, whilst the water content in the coolant once separated causes internal rust.“I may not agree with you, but I will defend to the death your right to make an a** of yourself.”
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If you are really concerned about the tyres then put the car on axle stands so that the tyres aren't touching the ground.0
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If car is all well inc battery, a jump start, run for 30-40 minson 40/50mph road you should be ok0
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Have you lost the ability to read or are you now just responding to threads randomly?Brightonsbest wrote: »If car is all well inc battery, a jump start, run for 30-40 minson 40/50mph road you should be ok0
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