Jump to content
SAU Community

R32 Gtr Battery Issues

The Baron

By The Baron,
in General Maintenance

 Share

Recommended Posts

Sinista32 Grand Master

Sinista32

Posted
Posted (edited)

obviously something is drawing down on the power. So yeah check all ancillary gear (interior lights etc..) and earthing straps.

I've experienced and heard a lot of people with R32 GTR's who cant leave their GTR sitting for a week or longer period of time. Some of the blame is the car alarm drawing down on the battery.

I did have the several small watch type batterys powering the m80 mongoose alarm drain after several years and had the siren part replaced.

(after ripping out the alarm and smashing it as it makes that orrible dull sound when going flat ....)

Buy a charger and put it on trickle charge whilst not driving it often.

Because if you just disconnect a battery lead terminal and if you have an alarm/imobiliser it will trigger the alarm !

The other thing I have found is that the spark plugs foul easily if it is idled for a while whilst stationary and then turned off, which makes it harder to start next time and drains the battery further while trying to crank over.

I like mine to start every time and on first turn of the key rather than 2-3 cranks. I drive it every other weekend so not often.

So replaced battery, alternator, starter, plugs', ignitor, fuel pump & filter

I understand that the OEM ECU detects the location of all cylinders on cranking. Some of the aftermarket ones look for the position of a particular piston (#1) being TDC so crank a few times on start-up

If your battery is tired this can be an issue.

Edited by Sinista32
The Baron Rising Star

The Baron

Posted
  • Author
Posted

Thanks for the feedback,

my money is on the alarm being the culprit ........

Will get it checked out, but in the meantime for <$80 buck I got myself a CTEK MX3.6 to charge the battery and then trickle charge it (my old battery charger was shite anyway......)

Cheers

The Baron

MrStabby Grand Master

MrStabby

Posted
Posted

Boot light?

You can put a multimeter in amp mode in series with the battery (keys out of the ignition), then pull fuses to see what causes the drain measured on the multimeter to drop.

I just pull negative off the battery since the GTR is not a daily anymore.

The Baron Rising Star

The Baron

Posted
  • Author
Posted

Boot light?

You can put a multimeter in amp mode in series with the battery (keys out of the ignition), then pull fuses to see what causes the drain measured on the multimeter to drop.

I just pull negative off the battery since the GTR is not a daily anymore.

boot light - cunning...... will check and try the multi meter as well

Thanks

Leroy Peterson Grand Master

Leroy Peterson

Posted
Posted

You can put a multimeter in amp mode in series with the battery (keys out of the ignition), then pull fuses to see what causes the drain measured on the multimeter to drop.

just be mindful of which scale you put your meter on. Some cheap meters which dont have fuses are only rated for so much.... or if they are fused, try not to blow them!

blind_elk Grand Master

blind_elk

Posted
Posted

I'm having a similar probem, possibly due to the bottom "ring" of the battery terminal has cracked and not making good contact onto the battery post.

Called into my local Nissan dealer to suss out a new setup.

Sit down everyone -

$200

WTF?????

So I'm going to see if I can get someone to weld it shut.

Create an account or sign in to comment

You need to be a member in order to leave a comment

Create an account

Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!

Register a new account

Sign in

Already have an account? Sign in here.

Sign In Now
 Share
Go to topic listing


  • Similar Content

  • Latest Posts

    • GTSBoy
      Cleaning my wheels 😍

      By GTSBoy · Posted

      Yeah, my moulds and seals are 32 years old now. I think I will continue to not use a pressure washer on it.
    • Shoota_77
      Cleaning my wheels 😍

      By Shoota_77 · Posted

      I hear the old "I'd never use a pressure washer on my motorbike" BS in the dirtbike community too.  The only people that have had a problem from using a pressure washer on anything are the people that aren't using them properly.  If you hold the wand any more than 45 cms away from pretty much anything (radiators, wiring connectors, paint, etc) you aren't going to cause any damage.  We've had detailers wreck moulds and seals on cars at work before and the only reason why is they held the pressure washer too close and on the one spot for too long.  If you have 5% more brain power than a detailer then you know not to not do that and you'll never have a problem.
    • Shoota_77
      Shoota's R33 GT-R RB30/26

      By Shoota_77 · Posted

      I'm pretty much healed up post surgery so I spent another almost full day out in the shed re-arranging everything to make room for all of the shit that I've taken off the car.  I need to get everything off the floor and away from the car for when I start making a massive mess stripping off the remaining body deadener and then for the the painting process.  Almost got the shed to a point now where I feel I can actually start working on the car again (clean shed clean mind or something!).  Almost 11 years of accumulated car parts, building supplies, tools, junk, etc have taken a long time to get in some sort of order again!  Most stuff is now boxed up and in the back shed if it's not car related.  Most people would still be horrified walking into my shed but it's significantly better than it was before!   For those that saw my separate post the other day, yeah I ordered one.... This version- I convinced myself to stop being a clown, wake up to yourself and realise it will take you 5 weeks to make one by which stage you're over working on the car again...  Maybe I am getting on top of my "mental ailments" and making smarter choices.... $1450 delivered which will take my miserable half-dutch arse a few days to get over having spent that much!  If I don't have a use for it straight away after my car is off it I might even see if there is a "rental market" for them.  See if anyone wants to hire it for a period of time.  $25 a week or something like that.  I'll worry about that when my car is actually ready to come off it though as that might be a while away!! There's now no excuses now for not ending up with an underside you could eat off! Away for kids sport the next few weekends so hopefully can get the rotisserie assembled ready to go for the car to go straight on it the next available weekend.    
    • The Bogan
      Cleaning my wheels 😍

      By The Bogan · Posted

      I always use my Karcher, but it's only a little one that I picked up from Supercheap  The only issue I ever had with a pressure washer was when I was a kid cleaning coaches, they had a hi-po industrial sized petrol jobbie that would strip paint if you got to close I saying this, we have a fairly high power washer at work with a diesel powered heater that sprays water at about 60°c, it works great for removing old wax and road grime on the underbody after some foam cannon action, albeit from a "stand off" distance of a few feet
    • Kinkstaah
      Mistakes were made, my R34 Story

      By Kinkstaah · Posted

      Sorry no - The sandtrap adventure ended the day, happened at the end of the last session. At that time I wasn't hearing any weird noises nor were the brakes shuddering anymore. It was only when watching the videos that I remembered I had these sounds early on!
×
×
  • Create New...