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Originally Posted by Laird Scooby
A drop tester won't check the alternator. However there is a clue in what you just said - without using the preheat it started fine. That points to the battery.
What sort of battery is it? If it's a calcium/silver-calcium then it's almost certainly not getting a full charge and worse still, becoming sulphated as a result which will ultimately kill the battery in short order. Also is the battery up to the job of starting the car? It might be too small for the diseasel lump under the bonnet.
https://www.halfords.com/motoring/ba...ee-952465.html
That's what should be in your battery tray, normally i wouldn't recommend Halfords for anything much but they appear to be the only people selling these now. I've seen countless posts now where people have fitted calcium batteries and suddenly experienced starting problems because their alternators are designed for normal lead-acid batteries (with lead-antimony doping on the plates instead of silver-calcium) so won't charge the calcium variety. |
It’s a Yuasa YBX3019 95 Ah 850A
It has been on there a few years.
The needle on the drop tester went into the charging ok section and stayed there while the car was running.