How long does a 2001 S type battery last?
Put an amp clamp round the wires that go to the door modules, see if they pulling any amps. Holy thread resurrection but… My 2001 S-Type was plagued with intermittent battery drain. For a few weeks it would behave perfectly, then suddenty it would drain a whole battery in 5-6 hours.
What kind of battery does a jaguar’s type have?
I have a Jaguar S-Type 2002 (facelift) 2.5 V6 sport manual. When I bought the car (recently) the battery was dead and the car had to be jump started. changed (Bosch), after receiving the car back and running around for the weekend the car was left for 5 days, the car would then not start (totally dead) and had to be jump started again.
How do I solve this type of battery problem?
I CHECKED THE BATTERY DRAIN AND COULD SEE CLEARLY THAT SOMETHING WAS DRAINING THE BATTERY AT A VERY RAPID RATE. DEFINITELY AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM IN THE SYSTEM. DIAGNOSING AND FINDING OUT COULD TAKE HOURS. SO I INSTALLED A BATTERY PROTECTOR WHICH WILL CUT OFF POWER TO THE CAR IF IT DETECTS BATTERY GETTING TOO WEAK TO START.
How to solve this type of Jaguar S-type problem?
WILL SEE HOW THIS WORKS, AS THIS WILL ALWAYS KEEP THE BATTERY ACID FROM FREEZING SINCE IT WILL NOT LET IT DRAIN BELOW CERTAIN VOLTAGE. IF THIS SOLVES THE PROBLEM THEN IT IS FOR SURE WISE TO INVEST LOTS OF HOURS INTO TROUBLESHOOTING THE ELECTRICAL ISSUE…WHICH ARE NOT EASY TO DIAGNOSE IN THESE CARS EVEN THOUGH I AM AN ELECTRICAL ENGINEER.
How to solve a Jaguar S-type battery problem?
It sounds like something is drawing current when it’s not supposed to be. Have them start with the battery and charging system and go from there. If they can’t figure it out, you may want to switch to a mechanic who specializes in electrical problems. 15 people found this helpful.
I CHECKED THE BATTERY DRAIN AND COULD SEE CLEARLY THAT SOMETHING WAS DRAINING THE BATTERY AT A VERY RAPID RATE. DEFINITELY AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM IN THE SYSTEM. DIAGNOSING AND FINDING OUT COULD TAKE HOURS. SO I INSTALLED A BATTERY PROTECTOR WHICH WILL CUT OFF POWER TO THE CAR IF IT DETECTS BATTERY GETTING TOO WEAK TO START.
What’s the normal current draw on battery with car shutoff?
To put it another way, for a typical battery in a storage situation, depleting the available amp-hours by 20 to 30 amp-hours will result in a no-start condition. Example: A vehicle with a 30 mA drain and a fully-charged 70 amp-hour reserve capacity battery will last 23 days.
Why is there a fourth field in battery calculator?
The fourth field is to adjust for the age of the battery being considered. Since the greatest usage of the calculator is to figure out what battery to buy, usually the box will be left unchecked, as in our example, but it is there in case the batteries available are older.