AndyHK
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Owned this car almost 2 weeks, always straight start without any problem, so time for DIY full service.
I carried out the work yesterday which followed the guide from the tutorial, the most difficult and frustrated part was the fuel filter, it located awkwardly behind the engine. From the start of the battery removal, to the filter completely removed (with the help of swearing! ) and install the new one, it took me at least 2 hours!
Then, I have to pause my work, got back into my house, cooked dinner for my wife and eat.
I resumed my work 2 hours later, and she gave me a help to reinstall the filter to the bulkhead, it didn't take too long though. This is also the best chance to change gearbox oil while the battery and air box were out of the way, so I moved on until all the work had done and checked properly, reassembled all the covers.
It struggled at the first attempt to start the engine, but it fire up at the second time without any unusual noise or issue. Rev and hold at 2000 rpm for a couple of minutes and then idled (usual procedure), everything worked perfectly, my service job had accomplished after somewhere of 7 hours I guess, anyway I'm satisfied.
Earlier today, I started up the engine, it turned but there was a little bit of hesitation, so I switched it off and restart it, guess what? The battery suddenly flatted. Got it jump started, drove 11 miles to Tesco for groceries, when I returned to the car, it failed again due to the battery, luckily my mechanic friends were 100 yards opposite the road, they lent me the emergency kit and fit it fire up easily. I told them the full story of the service, they said the battery shouldn't be flat even though it has been removed for over 6 hours, so they suggested me to buy a charger to charge it overnight, hopefully it will restore the condition.
I bought the charger and drove 11 miles back home, switched off the engine and unloaded my groceries, when I tried to start it up, the battery failed again, the whole dash board lights were flashing and making the "dalaaalaaaalaa" noise.......
So, what you guys reckon?
What exactly went wrong to cause this problem?
I carried out the work yesterday which followed the guide from the tutorial, the most difficult and frustrated part was the fuel filter, it located awkwardly behind the engine. From the start of the battery removal, to the filter completely removed (with the help of swearing! ) and install the new one, it took me at least 2 hours!
Then, I have to pause my work, got back into my house, cooked dinner for my wife and eat.
I resumed my work 2 hours later, and she gave me a help to reinstall the filter to the bulkhead, it didn't take too long though. This is also the best chance to change gearbox oil while the battery and air box were out of the way, so I moved on until all the work had done and checked properly, reassembled all the covers.
It struggled at the first attempt to start the engine, but it fire up at the second time without any unusual noise or issue. Rev and hold at 2000 rpm for a couple of minutes and then idled (usual procedure), everything worked perfectly, my service job had accomplished after somewhere of 7 hours I guess, anyway I'm satisfied.
Earlier today, I started up the engine, it turned but there was a little bit of hesitation, so I switched it off and restart it, guess what? The battery suddenly flatted. Got it jump started, drove 11 miles to Tesco for groceries, when I returned to the car, it failed again due to the battery, luckily my mechanic friends were 100 yards opposite the road, they lent me the emergency kit and fit it fire up easily. I told them the full story of the service, they said the battery shouldn't be flat even though it has been removed for over 6 hours, so they suggested me to buy a charger to charge it overnight, hopefully it will restore the condition.
I bought the charger and drove 11 miles back home, switched off the engine and unloaded my groceries, when I tried to start it up, the battery failed again, the whole dash board lights were flashing and making the "dalaaalaaaalaa" noise.......
So, what you guys reckon?
What exactly went wrong to cause this problem?