Ceirwan
Ex. Club Member
Seem to have a battery draining problem with my 1996 K11 Micra Shape.
Came to start my car the otherday, and the engine cranked more weakly than usual but still started, i thought nothing of it, however the next morning the engine turned over very weakly indeed and the battery didn't have enough power to turn it over fully, after a few goes i just managed to start it.
Problem keeps re-occuring, when i park the car it will start again fine, when its been left the battery drains.
I disconnected a battery lead and then tapped it on the terminal, this created a blue spark, so obviously some power must be being drawn, i doubt the NATS system would be enough to do this?
I have no ICE installed so its not an amp problem, the alternator seems to work fine because once the engines running it puts charge into the battery, runs the lights bright, you can see the lights dim when you turn off the engine.
Are there any areas in the K11 prone to this? The only thing i have done is removed the old casette head unit to get the serial number to unlock it, i then put that back in exactly as i found it.
Anyone got any ideas? Help would be much appreciated, thanks!
P.s. I have searched the forum, but i didn't find a satisfactory answer.
Came to start my car the otherday, and the engine cranked more weakly than usual but still started, i thought nothing of it, however the next morning the engine turned over very weakly indeed and the battery didn't have enough power to turn it over fully, after a few goes i just managed to start it.
Problem keeps re-occuring, when i park the car it will start again fine, when its been left the battery drains.
I disconnected a battery lead and then tapped it on the terminal, this created a blue spark, so obviously some power must be being drawn, i doubt the NATS system would be enough to do this?
I have no ICE installed so its not an amp problem, the alternator seems to work fine because once the engines running it puts charge into the battery, runs the lights bright, you can see the lights dim when you turn off the engine.
Are there any areas in the K11 prone to this? The only thing i have done is removed the old casette head unit to get the serial number to unlock it, i then put that back in exactly as i found it.
Anyone got any ideas? Help would be much appreciated, thanks!
P.s. I have searched the forum, but i didn't find a satisfactory answer.