Battery Problems

[Makalaza]

Hi everyone - I have read some threads here and they come close to my problem, but, my battery had gone completly dead and when I jumped it it started alright but there was hardly any power and the headlights were really dim and the ABS light had come on. So today i got a new battery and put it in and the car started great but it seems to have lost a bit of power and the ABS light is not on anymore. Also when I got my son to turn the car off I could hear a weard (like) clicking noise coming from around the top of the engine somewhere. Any ideas?
Thanks Mark

 

[BlackVXGTS]

You need to have your alternator tested to make sure it is charging the battery properly. After you jump started the car, a good alternator should have been able to drive all the car's electrical requirements, even though it may not have been able to recharge the battery.

 

[Makalaza]

You need to have your alternator tested to make sure it is charging the battery properly. After you jump started the car, a good alternator should have been able to drive all the car's electrical requirements, even though it may not have been able to recharge the battery.

thanks mate - i reckon that's what it is. When I drove it this morning in the dark, lights and dash lights seems dull and everytime I pulled up at traffic lights etc. the battery light would flicker. Cheers

 

[krusing]

Sounds very much like the Regulator,
If your handy with a couple of spanners, and if $$'s are tight, either get one from a wrecker,
Or
a Reconditioned one from an Auto Elec.