Peugeot 306 1.9L Diesel L-Reg Engine Cold Start Flat Battery

Car has been sat for 3 days. Battery was on 12.6v as I entered the car and dropped as low as 5.5v during cranking. After 4 unsuccessful tries, I went and got my booster pack which fired it right up.

During running the alternator is at 14.5v showing a good charge. Upon leaving the car the battery is in the mid 13's. Not full but as best I can get running it for 20 mins.

Again if you listen carefully you can hear the alarm and the central locking reset themselves.

Yes I know, the tacho is broken.

It was about 12*c outside at the time.

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Autos & Vehicles

Tags:

• peugeot
• 306
• 1.9
• l
• diesel
• cold
• start
• coldstart
• dead
• battery
• low
• fail
• booster
• pack
• boosterpack
• jump
• boost

[gavalarsanders94]

It's a peugeot thats the problem don't by a french car

[abyssunderground]

@gavalarsanders94 No, the problem is a flat battery... Read the title and description in future.

[PugMarshall2906]

Why is your speedo vertical? Should be on 0 mph lol

[abyssunderground]

@PugMarshall2906 It is on 0mph =) If you look at the scale, each large bar is 10mph, so the first bar is not zero, it is in fact 10mph =)

Thanks for looking at the vid =)

[galantboy]

hmmm......how about the alarm? i heard that beeping when you tried to start it a few times. can you disconnect that easily? they often cause problems with killing batterys over a few days too

[abyssunderground]

@galantboy The battery was flat so it was resetting on a low voltage cutout. The battery was knackered, the alarm wasn't discharging it. The battery was just weak from the beginning and it being sat for days didn't help. The car has been replaced now anyway with another 306 but a turbo diesel version.

[abyssunderground]

@galantboy Alternator was fine. The gauge is not driven from the alternator, its driven from the gearbox. The gearbox is not stock, its a bodged replacement from a Renault van which is why it didn't work.

[galantboy]

alternators bust mate.....iv had tons of these and when the rev counter packs up is when the alternator stops charging...dunoo why its just how it is. i had 1 that when you got to 2500 rpm rev counter dropped and so did the charge.

[abyssunderground]

@jambobuzzin2k9 I guess you don't know about the popularity of such videos as these? =) Cold starting cars, especially diesels and carburettor based cars etc...

I know how to start the car properly, I only did this video for the entertainment =)

[jambobuzzin2k9]

you need to wait for the orange worming light to go off it helps because it doesnt put as mutch wear on the plugs