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Second battery died after 1 year - battery or something else?
Hi Invisable, You can not leave these vehicle for 40 days without having some for of charge on the battery. Even as little as a week without driving, can flatten a battery, how often do you drive your RR and when you do drive, how long is each trip.- drivesafe
- Post #3
- Forum: Range Rover
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Routing for stout wires from battery to back?
Hi LR Joe, just note, ordinary isolators will not work with your SMART alternator operation. You will find that if you replace the Traxide unit and you use a fair bit of the auxiliary battery's capacity, you can only use a DC/DC device to get the auxiliary battery properly charged. -
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Routing for stout wires from battery to back?
Hi DJ, there is another rubber grommet at the bottom of the firewall on the driver's side. You need to pull the carpet out behind the accelerator pedal to get at it but it will allow thick cabling to be pulled through this hole. -
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Routing for stout wires from battery to back?
Hi greiswig, from your post I am guessing you want to run the cabling down the chassis and up into the cargo area. If this is the case, then it is a No-No for LR3 and LR4s because these vehicles, and the RRS of the same models, get what is called a Body-Off operation done when the motor or... -
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Main Battery Upgrade to Lithium
That's known as Russian Roulette and do as you like, but there is not only evidence that this is happening in the boating industry, but a few Caravan sites have stated the same has happened. It is a case of each unto his own! Also note, why is it if lithium batteries are so good, that none of... -
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Main Battery Upgrade to Lithium
Hi folks and first off, I make the Traxide Isolators, but other than to point out that no other system recharges your batteries quicker that a Traxide isolator, and I’ll leave it at that. You should NEVER use a lithium battery as a cranking battery in ANY vehicle as there is huge cost if the... -
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Low Battery Warning while camping overnight....
Hi Harold, and it is actually quite common to have the “Low Battery Start Motor” message come up after being camping. I often have customers phone me after they have been camping for a few days and have found they have a flat cranking battery, even though they have one of my dual battery... -
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"Low Battery Please Start Engine" - I'm not sure whats going on. (Voltages look within Spec) correct me if i'm incorrect.
Hi Machmike, there are a number of reasons for that message and one of the most common causes is your trick charging. The vehicles BMS, for some unknown reason, will not reset in some D4s. Also, have you been doing a lot of short drive trips? These short drives actually help to flatten you... -
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Lr4 3.0 battery
Hi Lr4Noam, as f1racer328 posted, it is most likely your alternator. DO NOT drive your LR4 until you get the alternator tested. And if possible, take the negative ( - ) lead off the cranking battery until you can test the voltages. You can charge the battery while it is disconnected With the... -
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LR4 Battery charge
Hi Srtest, there is no issue with charging your cranking battery while connected to the vehicle. You can connect the Positive ( + ) lead of the charger to your cranking battery's Positive ( + ) terminal. BUT the charger's Negative ( - ) lead MUST NOT be connected to the cranking battery's... -
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Multiple error codes in cold weather
Hi Husker, and my guess is your battery is in a pour condition. Just because it’s new does not mean it is fully charged and in top condition. Having a battery in pour condition ( low capacity ) can cause the problems you are having with all the error codes. If you have been doing lots of... -
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Battery/alternator issues - do these voltages look healthy?
Hin Maxtabam, it is your alternator. If your battery was the problem, even if it had a dropped cell, which yours has not ( going by the voltage before starting ), but with a dropped cell, your alternator Could easily run at up to 14.7v. In your case, as your battery was at 12.1 when you...- drivesafe
- Post #6
- Forum: Range Rover
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Charging System Error
Hi Machmike, I would be looking for a bad earth. A poor earth return to the alternator can easily cause the alternator to run at a high voltage. Specifically check the motor to body earth and make sure it is not corroded where it is connected to the body, usually in behind the wheel arch... -
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Best way to attach winch to stock battery?
Hi again greiswig, I forgot to mention, you will need an M8 15mm bolt to secure the Positive ( + ) cable to the battery. You should replace the Land Rover nuts on the studs in the inner guard with M6 locknuts because the Land Rover nuts never seem to lock properly after they have been removed... -
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Best way to attach winch to stock battery?
Hi greiswig, you connect the winch positive ( + ) cable to the cranking battery positive ( + ) terminal as shown in CRYA's photo and you connect the winch negative ( - ) cable to the two studs in the inner guard, located juts in front of the cranking battery compartment. You will need to make...
