The battery may need to be topped up with distilled water if its an open type battery.
and driving about for an hour will only charge it a bit.
presumably you had the lights on and maybe heater so it may not charge properlyI took a Ford Fiesta off the road in January and I jump started it last night and took it for a spin of about an hour. However, this morning when I tried to start it, the indicator lights came on but it would not start. Should I leave it hooked up longer to another car so the battery can charge more fully? or do i just need to drive it longer? Any thoughts on this would be appreciated...thanks
i would do that every day but i am not an expert and some say running itv like that or to warm up in morniong is badDue to weather i have not used car for past fortnight or so. Is it a good idea to leave the engine run for say 10 minutes now and again to ensure battery is kept fully charged. I know nothing about the workings of a car battery
is it ok to run for 10 mins then driveRunning an engine for 10 minutes or so give very little back to battery compared to what it took to crank and start the engine.
Also, and this is the big warning, 90% of engine wear occurs when an engine is cold, and on that basis, while an engine will not attain a working temperature under idle it is never advisable to let an engine try to reach optimum operating temperature without load.
Basically what I mean is, that it is inadvisable to just start an engine from cold, run it for 10 mins, or so, and then turn it off.
Very,Very wearing on an engine.
is it ok to run for 10 mins then drive
Leave it running at high idle , lights and heater off etc, for as long as possible
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