Quote Originally Posted by polibok View Post
hello Tsikot forumers.. here's hoping you can help me figure out this problem with my '95 TFR Pickup (4JA1)

Dec. 27, 2016: 3+ year-old battery (Motolite Gold) went completely dead even with recharging, so i replaced it with a new one (same model).. pag change ko grabe ambilis mag start kahit malamig kahit sanay ako sa one-click start ng TFR ko, mas bumilis pa lalo yung starting

After 2-3 weeks i noticed the cranking went really slow to the point na feeling mo parang discharged yung battery.. this was worse in the morning with a cold engine, gapang talaga parang 4-5 na slow crank before umandar.. one-click start lang po ang TFR ko for so many years kaya unusual talaga.. pano naman ma di-discharge eh brandnew yung battery, i asked my self.. i then suspected a parasitic drain so i had a mechanic check it, sabi nya maluwag daw yung negative terminal ng battery, so hinigpitan nya and i went okay nag one-click start ulit pero succeeding days it was the same story, back to slow-cranking in the morning or when matagal yung interval ng pag start ulit ng engine..

so yung theory ko ngayon is yung maluwag na connection partly drained the brandnew battery kasi nga maluwag siya so hindi na re-recieve ng mabuti yung karga ng alternator.. napa check ko na pala ang alternator, and it's in perfect shape 14+ volts yung karga nya at idle with aircon stereo lights etc.. tama po ba ang theory ko?

so plan ko ngayon is to have my brandnew battery fully-charged tapos tingnan ko anong resulta.. if gapang pa din yung cranking with a fully-charged battery, tight battery clamps, and a well-working alternator eh ibang problema na talaga baka glowplug or something else.. sana po may makatulong sa pag advice.. thank you!
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