Car Battery in winter

[Welshman]

I'm having issues starting the car after a very cold night ( minus temps ), i have a jumper pack, and when i add that it starts immediately. is there anything i can do at nighttime ( except remove battery) to help with the issue?

maybe a thermal blanket over the engine bay etc etc

TIA

 

[Welshman]

get a new battery

that is on the cards, i just cant get one at the moment, but i may need to use the car in the mean time......

 

[Welshman]

no idea why you would risk being stuck in this cold weather.

winter is when it finds out weak batteries.

im not stuck, as i work from home anyway and the booster pack starts the car immediately..... will see if i can book a slot at halfords for tomorrow and get the new battery fitted.

Thanks All

 

[Welshman]

will i need a new radio code or are they married to the car these days

vauxhall insignia estate 2014

 

[Welshman]

dont know what is worse needing a radio code a battery or owning an insignia.

nothing wrong with the car, had it 6yrs now, not skipped a beat until now with the battery.... not every one needs to drive around in a willy extension

 

[Welshman]

bit the bullet, quick trip to halfords 0.7miles away and new battery fitted. That be £235 thank you sir

 

[Welshman]

I pay £50 for car and van batteries, £235 seems very steep

yup some batteries are 50 quid.... the one for my car is £235 quid, thats halfords, quickfit is £260, AA was £275, ATS was £265

 

[Welshman]

They all include fitting as well though? What does it cost here https://batterygroup.co.uk/

for the start stop battery its 170 there plus delivery..... so at least i got it all fitted in under 10mins, so no issue with what i paid to be honest. and i dont need to dispose of the battery too.

 

[Welshman]

Most cars have a simple way to reset the BMS mine you flash the high beam 5 times, press the brake pedal 3 times, battery light starts flashing, job done.

mine needed the windows to go down and back up.... thats what it said on the dashboard warnings that pop up when i switch the iginition on

 

[Welshman]

If your alternator if faulty and not charging the battery there's little point getting a new one. You can diagnose to see whether the battery is being charged by using a multimeter, or asking a local garage to check it.

its been checked by the RAC and by halfords before fitting the required new battery as per their testing meter

 

[Welshman]

Its only an easy DIY job if you have the tools to do it... funnily socket sets and spanners are the only tools i dont posses, as i have no requirement for them. I let the garage do my car work when needed, i got better things to do with my time than fiddle with a car that gets driven around 2k miles a year

 

[Welshman]

Not used bolts for anything in the house ./ fence ...
but indeed the stop/start(disabled anyway) battery I have now is going to cost twice it's primitive predecessor, with some research needed on protocol to reset any bms;
just cut/remove the black wire first, the flexi-head spanner used on previous annoyingly always had the possibility to short across the terminals.

nope not needed any bolts or spanners while working on my house, fence, shed, decking... all proper structural screws with impact driver. likw i said i have no care or desire to get under the bonnet of a car.

leave that to the petrol heads

 

[Welshman]

Yeah same, booster pack, first aid kit, food, water, sleeping bad, spare fuel, CB radio, high calibre rifle with 300 rounds, just the basics.

should i remove the rocket launcher then?

 

[Welshman]

Not if you live in Wales.

will keep it in there then...