Recently bought a defender 110 300tdi and love it (for now).
Bit of a change from a ford focus.
Background:
As the colder weather set in she struggled to start. Checked the battery and it was only a small little thing. I changed it for a 920 CCA big thing. Started a little better.
Moved on to the cosmetics. Replaced headlights for full LED units (you either love them or hate them). I have noticed that when I only have the headlights on I get close to 14v but when I switch the heater blower and/or wipers on it drops to 13.2ish and the headlights flicker. The car has also been poor on starting in the cold weather again. The issue must of always been there its just the sensitive LEDs have highlighted it.
Measures taken so far:
I have cleaned the earth from the battery - chassis - gearbox.
I am suspecting it may just be an alternator fault?
What would you next steps be to iron this out. I don't fancy getting stuck in the snow (when it arrives).
Bit of a change from a ford focus.
Background:
As the colder weather set in she struggled to start. Checked the battery and it was only a small little thing. I changed it for a 920 CCA big thing. Started a little better.
Moved on to the cosmetics. Replaced headlights for full LED units (you either love them or hate them). I have noticed that when I only have the headlights on I get close to 14v but when I switch the heater blower and/or wipers on it drops to 13.2ish and the headlights flicker. The car has also been poor on starting in the cold weather again. The issue must of always been there its just the sensitive LEDs have highlighted it.
Measures taken so far:
I have cleaned the earth from the battery - chassis - gearbox.
I am suspecting it may just be an alternator fault?
What would you next steps be to iron this out. I don't fancy getting stuck in the snow (when it arrives).
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