Member Since: 30 Nov 2019
Location: south newton
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Hi Stuart thank you so much I just woke up up and I just clicked on the link to see the fuse box I couldn't ask for more that's exactly what I needed to know thank you so much.
Thanks for the advice reguarding the pneumonia,I leave the window open all night which really helps.
As reguarding the tools I have one or two lying around that will suffice .
I also have downloaded the excellent parasitic drain procedure as described by Robbie.
Still too tired to do any serious work yet but will get it done.
Thanks again
17th Mar 2020 9:51 pm
Globetrotter448
Member Since: 21 Mar 2017
Location: Londonderry NSW
Posts: 1822
Have you considered that the battery terminal are on the wrong side of the battery, meaning it has had a different battery installed.
Globetrotter ... are you saying the terminals would be nearer the wing ? had thought that but would still be awkward removing the cable and not been outside to look at my car, albeit a D4, for a few days.
17th Mar 2020 10:04 pm
Globetrotter448
Member Since: 21 Mar 2017
Location: Londonderry NSW
Posts: 1822
Yes, it was a thought
17th Mar 2020 10:23 pm
gstuart
Member Since: 21 Oct 2016
Location: kent
Posts: 14181
Trucks wrote:
Hi Stuart thank you so much I just woke up up and I just clicked on the link to see the fuse box I couldn't ask for more that's exactly what I needed to know thank you so much.
Thanks for the advice reguarding the pneumonia,I leave the window open all night which really helps.
As reguarding the tools I have one or two lying around that will suffice .
I also have downloaded the excellent parasitic drain procedure as described by Robbie.
Still too tired to do any serious work yet but will get it done.
Thanks again
Hiya
Ur so welcome and pleased it helped , always a team effort from this excellent forum where so much info is collated
Ref the fan, i got a tower one that has a remote control it will also save u having to get up , took me around 6/7 months before I really got back on my feet 100% , speedy recovery and plenty here to always help when u start
regarding the pneumonia. I've just had a bout of pleurisy due to a flare of my "NHS hobby" (Wegener's granulomatosis) and had a dose of IV methylprednisolone yesterday. it was like hitting the off-switch for the pain. perhaps you should ask of it's appropriate in your case ?.
Dean
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2011 D4 XS - OBD port protection, RLD spare wheel protector, All LED interiors lights, Timed Climate enabled, iiD tool paired.
2011 D4 Landmark - Stolen from same dealer before I paid for it
2011 D4 GS - Stolen whilst at dealer ... All LED interiors lights, DRLs, Spare Wheel protector.
1996 300Tdi - Eaten by tin worms
17th Mar 2020 11:18 pm
gstuart
Member Since: 21 Oct 2016
Location: kent
Posts: 14181
Just found some pics of the earth terminal on mine , it was when I retrofitted some heated windscreen jets
Have since fitted a new larger battery and still able to get the Earth terminal off
Think ur right hardware ref the loom as on mine for some reason looks higher allowing the terminal to come off, also battery posts on the same side as per OP pics
17th Mar 2020 11:21 pm
gstuart
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Location: kent
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Also found these , can just see the earth lead
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Bit brighter ( plastic was just to protect the fuse box from weather whilst fitting heated jet wiring )
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17th Mar 2020 11:31 pm
Trucks
Member Since: 30 Nov 2019
Location: south newton
Posts: 375
Hardwear/Dean
Ain't no pain dude just no air lol but thanks anyway.
God knows what's wrong with your health couldn't say the words let alone understand what it is will have to Google it later.
Globetrotter
Having earth nearer the wing wouldn't help as still no room and as the battery is new I would have to purchase one with the terminals the other way round.(opposite sides)
I still say something has been altered around the battery tray area as I am sure it was never designed to be that difficult to replace a battery,perhaps the batteries have just have just got longer ,I don't know.
To cap it all
I would have never needed to purchase a new battery if I had been told before hand that there was a parasitic drain on the truck, but as I just bought the car I assumed it was sold with a dud battery,and anyway as it turns out it was a new battery all ready on it
So I now have a spare new battery sat in the shed.
18th Mar 2020 8:52 am
gstuart
Member Since: 21 Oct 2016
Location: kent
Posts: 14181
Hiya
Just a thought , I sometimes don’t use mine for over a month and recharge it via the 12s socket using a CTEK
therefore if u wasn’t doing that at least it would keep ur battery topped up and take the worry away of having a flat battery allowing u to concentrate getting back on ur feet
Hope u didn’t mind me suggesting that
Also I’ve fitted a bigger battery , a 019 over the standard 017 and still have no issue removing the Earth terminal
Sounds daft I wonder if ur battery is pushed up far enough against the stop at the front of the battery tray
Know it’s abit difficult at the moment with ur health
Hope it may help in a small way
18th Mar 2020 3:59 pm
Trucks
Member Since: 30 Nov 2019
Location: south newton
Posts: 375
Just bought a ctek and have left the battery on charge untill it reached the green so as to keep battery up and ready been like this for the days now but it's a bit awkward as the cable need to run out the shed along the fence and more so its not handy leaving it connected.
Removed it yesterday and the battery just was just over 13v and the same this morning 12.85v (was disconnected overnight) shows battery is ok though.
I see in your pictures you have so much more room than in mine to access the terminal ,and as for moving the battery forward I cannot as there is a hard plastic built in stop in the way.
Anyway started the car today a friend took me for a run about and all is good,
Also found there is a drain of 1.5 amp by robbies test instructions so when it's warmer we are going to do all the fuses etc to see where it is.
In the meantime I am having the live that runs to the fuse box removed untill well enough to do the above.
Hope i find the drain and sort it as it will obviously save doing the earth lead.
Thank again
Any advice gladly excepted.
Pete
18th Mar 2020 5:05 pm
gstuart
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Location: kent
Posts: 14181
Hiya
Took me a while to find the battery drain but using the guide and also Pete K was a diamond helping me of what the figures meant etc as I went through it bit by bit , when I converted my seats from manual to electric it had a memory module, i bypassed it to get the 3 x second burst but it was that module that caused my drain
So removed the module completely and made up a new loom along with a new seat non memory switch panel , cured the issue
Plenty here to always help when u start looking for it
So at least it’s pushed up to that stop , so looks like that loom at the back needs pushing up out the way,
I always get confused with figures etc, so wonder if 1.5 amp is 150 Ma
If I remember it should be under 22Ma when in sleep state
Have u got any aftermarket things fitted
Lucky as I’m able to park my landy on the driveway so fitted a socket on the front of the house so easy to plug the ctek in via an extension lead, ctek is in the hallway so can leave it connected all the time if I’m not using the disco
Stay safe and well
19th Mar 2020 1:39 pm
Pete K
Member Since: 15 Jan 2016
Location: GL
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Well the battery terminals look different which is interesting.
I think I slightly angled mine, similar to GS to avoid rubbing
19th Mar 2020 5:58 pm
gstuart
Member Since: 21 Oct 2016
Location: kent
Posts: 14181
Hi Pete
Hope all is well
That’s an interesting point, wonder if the terminal has changed according to vin ??
Maybe just turning the terminal makes all the difference for removal, but indeed twisted it so wasn’t rubbing on the loom and found it made life a lot easier using a plastic trim removal tool underneath the terminal to lift it off the battery post
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Is the one Trucks has a +ve connector ? just looking for pics ....
Dean
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2011 D4 Landmark - Stolen from same dealer before I paid for it
2011 D4 GS - Stolen whilst at dealer ... All LED interiors lights, DRLs, Spare Wheel protector.
1996 300Tdi - Eaten by tin worms
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... All LED interiors lights, DRLs, Spare Wheel protector.
so wonder if 1.5 amp is 150 Ma
