WatchcamP38 said:

Hi All,
An update .. i fitted a Bosch S5 which only just fitted in the battery compartment.
It fired up lovely but unfortunately was dead completely the following morning.
I appear to have a serious drain. This was confirmed by my local Volvo specialist who had a look this morning.
Something is drawing 7 amps, but only when engine is off and it goes into sleep mode.

So the hunt now starts! I have a fuse draw thingy so i guess i start to pull each fuse and see what i find.

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Colthebrummie said:

I've had four Yuassa batteries and none have outlived their warranties. They do not like being discharged.

Col

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Datatek said:

A dead diode in the alternator is one possibility.

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WatchcamP38 said:

Thank you. I have very basic knowledge so forgive me if I say something stupid but i also found out the draw was showing only in the last stage of the car going into sleep mode once it had been turned off and doors locked so that might count out the alternator diode?

Is that a reasonable assumption do you think?

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Datatek said:

The draw would be there all the time if it was an alternator fault. Others know more than I do about L322 battery drain problems.

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merlinpjl said:

Hello

I need a new battery on my 2003 L322 V8 Vogue.

I don't want to replace it with the standard one as I guess better ones are available.

Can anyone recommend one that will physically fit and is better all round than the standard replacement.

Regards

Paul

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