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Battery Flat if you leave the car for a couple if
« on: Mar 2nd, 2011, 1:58pm » |
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Scorpio Ultima 2.0 Automatic 1995. Had the car about 12 years.
If we leave the car without driving it for more than a couple of days when we come back to it, the battery is flat.
Jump leads from anothe car and she fires first time no bother.
Replaced the battery three times and within a week the same problem.
If we leave the battery disconected you could leave the car idle for a month re-conect the battery and she fire straight away.
The only unusal thing I have noticed is if you open the drivers door the alarm sounds as if you've left the lights on but you haven't.
I've checked everything. There is nothing left on but the battery just drains away.
any ideas
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Mike H
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Re: Battery Flat if you leave the car for a couple
« Reply #2 on: Mar 2nd, 2011, 6:58pm » |
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Front cigarette lighter wire bad insulation?
If some lights were stuck on that should be off best check in the dark. E.g. fold back seat down to make sure boot light isn't lit and that sort of thing. (?)
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Re: Battery Flat if you leave the car for a couple
« Reply #3 on: Mar 3rd, 2011, 10:45am » |
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Checking the glove box light can be awkward, I had to wait till dark and only after peering about for a while did I discover that the light was on with the glove box shut. For a couple of years I kept the Drivers Manual wedged between the push button and the glovebox door to ensure that the light was out. Quite a common problem with Scorpios.
Mike
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Highlander
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Re: Battery Flat if you leave the car for a couple
« Reply #4 on: Mar 3rd, 2011, 10:50am » |
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I usually set my mobile phone onto video record and put it in the glovebox to check 
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rich1
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Re: Battery Flat if you leave the car for a couple
« Reply #5 on: Mar 3rd, 2011, 12:12pm » |
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on Mar 3rd, 2011, 10:50am, Highlander wrote:| I usually set my mobile phone onto video record and put it in the glovebox to check |
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highlander , that is just to d**n clever!!!
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pedropedro
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Re: Battery Flat if you leave the car for a couple
« Reply #6 on: Mar 3rd, 2011, 12:15pm » |
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or a more technical way to see if bulb is being left on ...touch the bulb after opening the glove compartment...if finger gets burnt its not been turning out !
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Re: Battery Flat if you leave the car for a couple
« Reply #7 on: Mar 3rd, 2011, 12:41pm » |
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Or you can use the method shown here:
http://www.fordscorpio.co.uk/faultfinds.htm
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Central Timer module faulty.
Use diagnostic to find the error with the central timer:
A. Switch on ignition
B. Hold in rear heated windscreen button for a count of 10.
C. While holding the button in, start engine
D. Release button.
E. The unit is now in diagnostic mode. everything which uses the unit will beep to indicate it's fully operational.
i.e. open a door and if the door switch is ok, you will get a beep to confirm this.
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I find on mine it’s a much simpler procedure:
A Hold in rear heated windscreen button
B Turn on ignition (don’t start the engine)
C Release rear heated windscreen button – it is now in diagnostic mode.
If the sounder is on straight away check the glovebox first.
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