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Hi everyone, my Mum's remote locking keyfob for her 1998 K11 has just stopped working and she has bought some new batteries to go in it to see if that brings it back to life. The place where she bought them from (Wilco) has said that if she takes the old batteries out, she might have to have...

Sorry to back this thread "back from the dead" so to speak, but my Mum's Micra is now alive and kicking thanks to (another) new battery. The old one had a dead cell. I just thought I should share this info just in case someone else has the same problem. Thanks again : )

What would cause the drain to drop from 1A to .35A though, Frank? Why has it dropped? It just seems so odd..........

Right, I've had another go at checking the power drain in the usual fashion (MM on the lead and battery post) and the drain's now down to 0.35 from 1.00! I took one of the leads off of the alternator (red power lead) and the drain was still at 0.35. I did try to get a voltage reading off of the...

Hi everyone, and sorry to double post, but my Mum has got it into her head that she needs a new alternator. I have been told that there is a way to test that the alternator is putting out enough power by puttting the probes from a multimeter onto the battery posts whilst the car is running. Is...

Sorry to double post, but the car has just started. Is has, however, just dumped a large amount of black water out of the exhaust and it's not idling very well. The car exhaust fumes smell like egg. Is this bad? What could have caused this? Many thanks : )

Now I'm in trouble! The car won't start at all now. I've even tried to jump start it off of a neighbours car, but with no luck. It sounds like the car is only running on three leads. Could I have blown something when I took the battery leads off? (I have checked some of the fuses for the fuel...

What fuses will be live when the car is turned off, Frank? And my Mum has just phoned me up to tell me that the car's battery is dead again (so what's new, eh?) She hasn't started it since Friday though...........

LOL :grinning: I thought that the post meant that the switch gets stuck on, not the light itself. And what do you think about my "removing fuses" idea, Frank? Would removing a fuse cause the offending item/thing to stop drawing the 1 amp?

How could I check to see if this is the problem? Also, if I went and removed fuses for certain things in the car (radio etc) would the 1 amp drain go away if I found the one thing that's causing the problem?

Thanks for the quick reply, Frank. Sorry for another stupid question, but what's the easiest way to disconnect the alternator? And what could be causing the 1 amp drain? If I disconnect the alternator and it drops to zero, it will be that, right? So new alternator time?

Sorry to double post, but I've just had a go with the multimeter and these are the results: Black probe on earth with red on battery -0.99 Red probe on earth with black on battery 1.00 Red probe on positive with black on battery -1.00 Red probe on battery with black on positive 1.00...

Thanks again, Frank. You're a star : )

I've just bought the MM that you linked to, and I'm a bit lost how to set it up. The main dial needs to be on 10A, right? And I've a bit of a problem attaching the red and black prongs, as there are three inputs. One red one is marked "10ADC" the other "V(odd looking sign)mA" and the black one...

Thank you so much for finding that for me, Manny (Y)

And what would be a good (or bad) reading from the multimeter? Next question is, where can I get a multimeter from!

Does it matter what lead it's attached to? One of my friends has already check to see if the alternator's working ok. What does this check test for? Thanks : )

How would I check for a power drain, Frank? Take one of the battery leads off and check it on a multimeter? Sorry to ask stupid questions :blush: EDIT: I did take the fuse out of the radio in the car and interior lights a while back to see if that was the problem. What else could be causing it?

Hi everyone, I'm need of assistance at the moment as my Mum's '98 1.3 16v has a rather odd starting problem. If my Mum uses the car everyday, it will start fine. If she leaves it for a few days without using it (or it's cold) it won't start and needs a "jump" to get it going (The battery runs...