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Message: <blockquote data-quote="MarkGSi" data-source="post: 303493" data-attributes="member: 6828">Hi mate, here's a couple of things before you go spending money. Try checking the connections at the battery to make sure they are nice and secure.  If your ok with a multimeter, get the engine running and check on the battery terminals to see if you have around 14v at idle. Anything less and either the alternator isn't charging or your losing the charge somewhere. If you dont show 14v, get your meter on the alternator terminals, if the 14v isn't present there either (remember the engine is running doing this so do be careful of the spinning belts) then the alternator is shot. If you are charging correctly, then it's most likely that the battery isn't holding a charge but it seems strange to be ok starting then it wont ten mins later? When you say it doesn't start, does the car turn over ok but just not fire?, then in doing this you  naturally flatten the battery? If the battery give the symptoms of being discharged it could also be the starter itself but i would concentrate on the battery/alternator area first. Hope this waffle helps.Hi freshmusic, just read your earlier post a bit more thoroughly, sorry if i've gone over some ground that you've already covered</blockquote>