Nimby
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Hi
I went to start the car after a week without motoring. Not a sign of life. Not even the clock! I checked the battery with a DMM and it read 1.2V.
I removed the positive clamp and the battery then read about 11V.
The car was a recent purchase and it was dead flat when it should have started at the dealers.
They used jump cables and it started. I test drove it, bought it and took it home.
Then it needed a new battery because it was flat again the very next day despite a good run.
I'm still within the dealer's guarantee but he's miles away and not likely to make a house call.
What should I be looking for? This has never happened to me before. No lights were left on. I am very careful about that.
BTW It's a '96 Corolla 1,3.
Thanks for any advice.
I went to start the car after a week without motoring. Not a sign of life. Not even the clock! I checked the battery with a DMM and it read 1.2V.
I removed the positive clamp and the battery then read about 11V.
The car was a recent purchase and it was dead flat when it should have started at the dealers.
They used jump cables and it started. I test drove it, bought it and took it home.
Then it needed a new battery because it was flat again the very next day despite a good run.
I'm still within the dealer's guarantee but he's miles away and not likely to make a house call.
What should I be looking for? This has never happened to me before. No lights were left on. I am very careful about that.
BTW It's a '96 Corolla 1,3.
Thanks for any advice.