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Audi A4 battery going flat all of a sudden

Auntie · 2023-03-20 18:38:49

I've had flat batteries before - left lights on or some such. Jump start, run a few miles and it's fine. Flat battery this morn, jumped, drove 30 miles to work. Battery flat again this evening going home. It's charging and holding - I cut the engine out a few miles into the journey and started it again on the battery. When…

20-03-2023 7:38pm

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Auntie

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I've had flat batteries before - left lights on or some such. Jump start, run a few miles and it's fine.
Flat battery this morn, jumped, drove 30 miles to work. Battery flat again this evening going home.
It's charging and holding - I cut the engine out a few miles into the journey and started it again on the battery.
When I came home, I locked it up, but then removed the earth strap (I need to go out later and wondered was something draining it unseen). I notice there's a fair bit of sparking if I touch the lead to the battery terminal. As if there's still a decent draw from the locked up car.
At the weekend I changed a blown taillight bulb is all but can't imagine that affecting anything.

I suppose the battery could be knackered - I'll leave the earth strap off overnight and see. But anyone any insight into how to trace an invisible draw when the cars locked up?

Cheers

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