Having issues with battery/starting

[STOIE]

Hey all,

The Mk2 is having some issues at the moment, basically the battery started by going flat one night...
Then battery was swapped to another I know works, it fixed the issue and ran for a few days, now in the last 48 hours, it has died again when the car was just sitting, roll starting the car has worked to start it both times it died. From here we let it charge and it just continually died, now when you go to crank it after charging the battery on a charger and trying 3 different batteries the electrics just flicker in the car and the starter motor makes a loud clicking sound.

Does this sound like a starter issue to you???

Or what else would you think sounds suspect?


Thanks,
Aaron.

[valgamesh]

Turns out the front engine mount was missing a bolt and the engine was loose crushing the starter

[mikinoz]

It's always the simple things. Could have been earth or pos lead connections too.

[valgamesh]

Could have been earth or pos lead connections too.

That is true and was one of the thoughts at the time but the most obvious was the engine mount bolt.

I guess I'll find out later today when I get it back.

[valgamesh]

Ok so got the car back today and everything was fine, ran well and turned on without a push start.

Drove to work, got there about 5pm ish... car sat there till about 1030pm... turned on fine, warmed up... everything good. Drive into shopping center carpark to meet up with misses and friends, nothing was open so headed back to car...

literally 10 minutes after parking there back in car ready to leave but nothing... its like i have no power, clock on dash goes out, battery light flickers, but no kick of the motor.... note: interior light is on still???

when the car is on the central locking flickers as if you have just re-connected the battery... constantly!!!

Any ideas as to what could be causing this???

[sports racer]

How old is your battery? Sounds like it's on it's last legs or your alternator is not charging.

Get the car started, turn on your lights and disconnect the battery. If the engine still runs then the alternator is working. If the engine stalls you are not getting a charge and need to look at why the alternator is not charging.

Hope this helps.

Paul