Tamora Flat Battery - Help!

[Lukesr]

Happy Christmas everyone
My Tamora has a flat battery and I can't work out how to jump start it. As far as I can work out I have to take the wheel off!!! I know it's a TVR but surely even they would make us go through that?
Help and advice need please.
All the best
Luke

[L33]

No need to remove wheel or jack up

Just behind the passenger side front wheel (about 20cm behind) next to the outrigger, you will find an anderson connector. Your battery charger plugs in here. You might need to lie on the floor and look up to see it.

[rolex]

and just to add, its protected by a rubber cover which you just pull off

[Lukesr]

L33 said:

No need to remove wheel or jack up

Just behind the passenger side front wheel (about 20cm behind) next to the outrigger, you will find an anderson connector. Your battery charger plugs in here. You might need to lie on the floor and look up to see it.

On holiday so I haven't looked at the car yet. Sorry if i'm being stupid but can i jump start it from here or do I attach a charger via a mains socket and slowly charge the battery back up?
Cheers

[Big Al.]

IIRC you could jump-start it, but if it stalls and your battery is flat you'll have to keep jumping it.

So I would have thought that a good charge was in order if the battery ain't dead. If it is then I would suggest a new battery, and you probably wont need to jump it.

Of course I could and probably am talking bks!

[shep1001]

Yes you can jump start through the Anderson socket if you have jump leads with the anderson plug on one end. When my was kippered a few weeks ago, I was OK after Jumping it and driving it for a few miles to charge the battery back up, the problem is if the battery is on its way out, it won't hold a charge for longer than a day or so so when you crank the engine over to start from cold it won't have the power to turn the engine over.

Edited by shep1001 on Thursday 8th January 22:25

[Lukesr]

shep1001 said:

Yes you can jump start through the Anderson socket if you have jump leads with the anderson plug on one end. When my was kippered a few weeks ago, I was OK after Jumping it and driving it for a few miles to charge the battery back up, the problem is if the battery is on its way out, it won't hold a charge for longer than a day or so so when you crank the engine over to start from cold it won't have the power to turn the engine over.

Edited by shep1001 on Thursday 8th January 22:25

What sort of life does the battery have. Mines a 2003 car and on its original battery. Do you think it's time for a new one or might I have a few more years left in her? If so what sort of price are they?

[shep1001]

3-4 years maybe less, many factors influence it. Mine is a 52 plate and was its first battery. Its the cold that kills it. I paid £60 for an 069 type battery with a 3yr warrenty. Its a bit of a ball ache to change because of the position but take your time, check all is well with the cables and terminations to the battery and anderson socket plus make sure the battery insulation is in place to stop it shorting on the frame or the heat reflective insulation (cables/battery run close to the exhaust)

Edited by shep1001 on Friday 9th January 16:01

[Tamster.]

Lukesr said:

shep1001 said:

Yes you can jump start through the Anderson socket if you have jump leads with the anderson plug on one end. When my was kippered a few weeks ago, I was OK after Jumping it and driving it for a few miles to charge the battery back up, the problem is if the battery is on its way out, it won't hold a charge for longer than a day or so so when you crank the engine over to start from cold it won't have the power to turn the engine over.

Edited by shep1001 on Thursday 8th January 22:25

What sort of life does the battery have. Mines a 2003 car and on its original battery. Do you think it's time for a new one or might I have a few more years left in her? If so what sort of price are they?

Just replaced my battery, the original was 4 years old, new one cost £70 and took about 2 hours to fit including cable re routing/tie strapping, after much trickle charging the old one would barely turn the mill over, would try a trickle charge first before forking out, if you have'nt got the anderson socket/cable you can get small crocodile clips onto the anderson plug for trickle charging, positive conductor is nearest front wheel.

Think i spotted Lukesr's blue Tam driving along Harrow Road a while back, was in a black Tam at the time!

[Targarama]

Changed mine last autumn as it was 4.5 years old. Old one worked fine, but I didn't want to push my luck and trickle chargers can hide a duff battery (they fine for keeping the battery topped up, but won't stop it ageing).

I also took a few hours tidying, wrapping, protecting and routing the cables in the battery box to prevent chafing (see various fire threads).

[J_S_G]

Par for the course is 4-5 years on a TVR battery. Varies with climate, other randomness, etc.

Have usually tended to change mine as soon as the car hits about 4 years old on a nice sunny afternoon pre-emptively rather than have it not start one day when I need it (when it's bound to be cold, raining, and a day I'm in a rush)

Pain in the arse to do compared to on most cars - good couple of hour job... Jack up, wheel off, screws out, fight with cables, lug battery out at awkward angle, fight a bit more with screwing the cables back on (given there are often a couple attached to the terminals rather than just one going to a junction box), etc. Oh, and it'd be REALLY nice if TVR had fitted the alarm in the opposite corner of the car rather than the exact same one. Suggestion: keep ear-plugs to hand while doing this job in-case you set the alarm off!

Think I ordered my last couple from www.tayna.co.uk ... but there are probably cheaper options.

Edited by J_S_G on Sunday 11th January 19:32

[Lukesr]

Thanks for your help guys. Think I'll sort myself out with a new battery then.
Luke