Help!!! Battery hooking up question

Rodeobob · Post by **Rodeobob** » Mon Mar 06, 2006 12:40 am

Hey guys can anyone tell me if there car makes a relay type clicking sound when you put the battery in, key off.

I had to move the Piazza today to beat down the jungle that was threatening to engulf it. I noticed the noise. The charge light stays on, one would assume because the alternator is stuffed, but if you leave the car sit with the battery in it, its flat the next day. I was wondering if ive got a stuffed relay or a wiring issue thats powering something up that shouldnt be, or if a stuffed alternator will just do that (if its got an open circuit).

It could be that realy that Bugle squashed with no battery bracket. I didnt look too hard, i was fighting daylight, but it sounds like its coming from close to the battery. Could be rear of the batter nearer the injector blower.

Hey thats pretty fooly sic, us Piazza owners have fully blown injectors.

Oh ive got sad news Bugle, im 4 for none.

Any help or thoughts would be appreciated fellas.

I wheeled my brothers Gemini in the shed today, i figure it wont take long to rip the motor out and fit the other seeing as he had nearly everything unbolted already. That way i can chuck the stuffed motor in the scrap steel smashed Pulsar before it goes. Then the Piazzas go in the shed for a big suspension swap. Yay. I rekon it will be easier to move house if ive got the Piazza close to being on the road and the two that dont go running using bits off the one thats blown up. Nope i havent even looked at that new white one yet.

Cheers. Bob.

GeminiCoupe · Post by **GeminiCoupe** » Mon Mar 06, 2006 9:41 am

And which one is the "blown up" one? Black Auto?

Nick-

Bugle · Post by **Bugle** » Mon Mar 06, 2006 1:38 pm

I'm pretty sure mine made a relay go click when I connect the battery althought it didn't make it go flat overnight..

piazza-crx · Post by **piazza-crx** » Mon Mar 06, 2006 3:07 pm

for me the fuel pump relay was buggered once.

Rodeobob · Post by **Rodeobob** » Mon Mar 06, 2006 4:00 pm

GeminiCoupe wrote:And which one is the "blown up" one? Black Auto?

Nick-

No the new white Manual is knackered, apparently its blowing oil out all over the place.

The black auto doesnt go because its missing the turbo.

The white auto doesnt go becasue its missing the intercooler.

The black manual does go, issues above.

Cheers, for the tips guys.

Bob.

Post by **wedgenut** » Wed Mar 08, 2006 6:57 pm

Bob
The clicking noise shouldn't alarm you. Lotsa electrical bits are energised when you connect the battery. The ECU gets a feed as does the alternator and relays that are in door lock circuits, lighting circuits etc etc. as well as the main relay.

I bet you five bob to a knob of goat shit the battery going flat is the stuffed alternator. If the ignition light is on with the ignition off or stays on when engine is running you like as not have stuffed diodes, you probably know these are one way valves essentially and if stuffed they will let power flow the other way. The alternator could be bleeding your battery to death. Fully charge the battery and remove the plug out of the alt and disconnect and insulate the big heavy wire to the single post and see if your battery survives. if it does it is definitely the alt stealing your volts. Not uncommon.

Also look out for a wire trailing from your battery across the yard and up the wall of the house next door to their attic where the big lights are looking after their crop.