Hi everyone,
i hope someone here can help me out
i took my two young sons out in our 740 estate (89) yesterday and on our way to our destination the car just lost all power and died on me
when i tried to restart it there was nothing in the battery at all not even enough power to open/close a window.
Thankfully we had broken down near a car dealership and one of the guys came out with a spare battery to give us a jump start. With the new battery attatched she fired up straight away and ran a sweet as ever!
However when we detatched the jump cables the old girl died straight away !!!!
The "salesman" said it must be my battery that is the problem. SO, i bought a new one from him, fitted it and away we went with no more problems.
Or so i thought.
We reached our destination, had a good day and in the evening started our return trip home.
About half way home the radio stopped working, closely followed by the Rev counter,temp gauge and instument panel lights. then i started to loose engine power and after a few hundred yards had to pull over onto the hard shoulder and the engine just died again !!!
I tried to turn her over but again the New battery was totaly flat!
then i had to call out a tow truck to bring me home
(£223
)
I have had the new battery on charge over night and i just know that when i go out and fit it this morning she will fire up and run with out skipping a beat (as usual)
But, i feel sure it will only be a matter of a short while until all power is lost again..........................
Has anyone got an idea as to what i am up against here ?
I love my car and feel lost knowing i cant trust her at the moment
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks,
Phil
i hope someone here can help me out
i took my two young sons out in our 740 estate (89) yesterday and on our way to our destination the car just lost all power and died on me
when i tried to restart it there was nothing in the battery at all not even enough power to open/close a window.
Thankfully we had broken down near a car dealership and one of the guys came out with a spare battery to give us a jump start. With the new battery attatched she fired up straight away and ran a sweet as ever!
However when we detatched the jump cables the old girl died straight away !!!!
The "salesman" said it must be my battery that is the problem. SO, i bought a new one from him, fitted it and away we went with no more problems.
Or so i thought.
We reached our destination, had a good day and in the evening started our return trip home.
About half way home the radio stopped working, closely followed by the Rev counter,temp gauge and instument panel lights. then i started to loose engine power and after a few hundred yards had to pull over onto the hard shoulder and the engine just died again !!!
I tried to turn her over but again the New battery was totaly flat!
then i had to call out a tow truck to bring me home
I have had the new battery on charge over night and i just know that when i go out and fit it this morning she will fire up and run with out skipping a beat (as usual)
But, i feel sure it will only be a matter of a short while until all power is lost again..........................
Has anyone got an idea as to what i am up against here ?
I love my car and feel lost knowing i cant trust her at the moment
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks,
Phil