Hi guys,
Before I take my cruiser to the auto electrician, I am just trying to diagnose if I have a bad battery OR if something is shorted and draining the battery, or alternator issues. The car has some electrical issues prior to this; the ABS is faulting and in need of repair (possibly ECU, pump, etc).
Left the car for a couple of months and the battery drained and died so bought replacement.
Bought an Exide N70ZZLMF battery from Bunnings for my HZJ105r, didn't last 5 days before it was at about 1.5v. I know the quality of battery is a point of contention, but they have 30 months warranty and not bad reviews.
When i put the battery in it started fine, although within a minute all of the dash lights were lighting up intermittently, on and off no real pattern, for example pushing the accelerator would make them turn off or on, perhaps due to power or vibration. This normally points to an alternator issue. My alternator is relatively new (5 years old) and a bit higher than normal capacity for camping etc.
I have a digital battery voltmeter in the cabin and it was flashing "HI" and reading upwards of 16v (I think 16.9 if I remember correctly) while the engine was running.
I drove it down the road and back and parked it up for a couple of days, since I didn't want it to break down far from home. Upon checking the car a couple of days later it was entirely dead.
I would think that this is a sign of either bad battery, bad earth, short circuit or alternator problem.
I have checked earths around the engine bay, and on the outer casing of the alternator, and it all measures below 4 ohms. All terminals and earths are relatively clean, although some could do with a sand and spray, but this didn't seem to be affecting the car on the older battery.
Any ideas on what this could be? I am going to get a replacement from Bunnings and take it to an auto elec, but I just wanted to learn more about the issue first.
Before I take my cruiser to the auto electrician, I am just trying to diagnose if I have a bad battery OR if something is shorted and draining the battery, or alternator issues. The car has some electrical issues prior to this; the ABS is faulting and in need of repair (possibly ECU, pump, etc).
Left the car for a couple of months and the battery drained and died so bought replacement.
Bought an Exide N70ZZLMF battery from Bunnings for my HZJ105r, didn't last 5 days before it was at about 1.5v. I know the quality of battery is a point of contention, but they have 30 months warranty and not bad reviews.
When i put the battery in it started fine, although within a minute all of the dash lights were lighting up intermittently, on and off no real pattern, for example pushing the accelerator would make them turn off or on, perhaps due to power or vibration. This normally points to an alternator issue. My alternator is relatively new (5 years old) and a bit higher than normal capacity for camping etc.
I have a digital battery voltmeter in the cabin and it was flashing "HI" and reading upwards of 16v (I think 16.9 if I remember correctly) while the engine was running.
I drove it down the road and back and parked it up for a couple of days, since I didn't want it to break down far from home. Upon checking the car a couple of days later it was entirely dead.
I would think that this is a sign of either bad battery, bad earth, short circuit or alternator problem.
I have checked earths around the engine bay, and on the outer casing of the alternator, and it all measures below 4 ohms. All terminals and earths are relatively clean, although some could do with a sand and spray, but this didn't seem to be affecting the car on the older battery.
Any ideas on what this could be? I am going to get a replacement from Bunnings and take it to an auto elec, but I just wanted to learn more about the issue first.
