johnnevett
Registered User
Hi,
In the car last week and checked the battery level whilst waiting for someone and I was surprised it only had 2 bars showing. Car had been stood for about 5 days. I kept my eye on it over the next few days driving at it charged back to 100%
Car has been stood for 3 days now and the battery level has dropped again to 4 bars and is slowly charging back up with each drive I do.
I have also started to notice a massive drop in fuel economy. Just done a 32 mile round trip (motorway and 30mph roads) and it's used 1/8 of the tank. On these figure I would only get 256 miles to a full tank.
Is the battery drain normal for a car standing for 3 to 5 days?
Would the bad fuel economy be because it is constantly charging the battery on every trip?
Do I need a new battery?
Thanks
John
In the car last week and checked the battery level whilst waiting for someone and I was surprised it only had 2 bars showing. Car had been stood for about 5 days. I kept my eye on it over the next few days driving at it charged back to 100%
Car has been stood for 3 days now and the battery level has dropped again to 4 bars and is slowly charging back up with each drive I do.
I have also started to notice a massive drop in fuel economy. Just done a 32 mile round trip (motorway and 30mph roads) and it's used 1/8 of the tank. On these figure I would only get 256 miles to a full tank.
Is the battery drain normal for a car standing for 3 to 5 days?
Would the bad fuel economy be because it is constantly charging the battery on every trip?
Do I need a new battery?
Thanks
John