bentley continental gt starting problems
#1
bentley continental gt starting problems
hi all, the gt has been going pretty good for the last few months with out a hitch, but, lol shes giving me a headache now.
came back from a 80 mile run yesterday and she went like a dream, stopped for coffee near home and she played dead when i tried to start her.
slight click and that was it , turned the key to left and right again to try emergency start vand she fired up and threw up a running gear fault , which went out
and drove her home.
checked both batteries 13 v plus , trickle charged over night to be on safe side and same this morning only starts on joining both batteries.
i have power coming from small battery up thick cables to joint relay, and earth is fine too, when i turn the key as normal i can feel the starter relay click but no turnover.
main battery is fine and runs all the inhouse stuff no problems, so a bit baffled as it will always start on emergency start mode but not normally and button will not start her either, any suggestions, cannot get vcds on her as i left the laptop at work and will not be back up ther until tues/weds, so trying to nail it before i go back to work.
came back from a 80 mile run yesterday and she went like a dream, stopped for coffee near home and she played dead when i tried to start her.
slight click and that was it , turned the key to left and right again to try emergency start vand she fired up and threw up a running gear fault , which went out
and drove her home.
checked both batteries 13 v plus , trickle charged over night to be on safe side and same this morning only starts on joining both batteries.
i have power coming from small battery up thick cables to joint relay, and earth is fine too, when i turn the key as normal i can feel the starter relay click but no turnover.
main battery is fine and runs all the inhouse stuff no problems, so a bit baffled as it will always start on emergency start mode but not normally and button will not start her either, any suggestions, cannot get vcds on her as i left the laptop at work and will not be back up ther until tues/weds, so trying to nail it before i go back to work.
#2
hi all, the gt has been going pretty good for the last few months with out a hitch, but, lol shes giving me a headache now.
came back from a 80 mile run yesterday and she went like a dream, stopped for coffee near home and she played dead when i tried to start her.
slight click and that was it , turned the key to left and right again to try emergency start vand she fired up and threw up a running gear fault , which went out
and drove her home.
checked both batteries 13 v plus , trickle charged over night to be on safe side and same this morning only starts on joining both batteries.
i have power coming from small battery up thick cables to joint relay, and earth is fine too, when i turn the key as normal i can feel the starter relay click but no turnover.
main battery is fine and runs all the inhouse stuff no problems, so a bit baffled as it will always start on emergency start mode but not normally and button will not start her either, any suggestions, cannot get vcds on her as i left the laptop at work and will not be back up ther until tues/weds, so trying to nail it before i go back to work.
came back from a 80 mile run yesterday and she went like a dream, stopped for coffee near home and she played dead when i tried to start her.
slight click and that was it , turned the key to left and right again to try emergency start vand she fired up and threw up a running gear fault , which went out
and drove her home.
checked both batteries 13 v plus , trickle charged over night to be on safe side and same this morning only starts on joining both batteries.
i have power coming from small battery up thick cables to joint relay, and earth is fine too, when i turn the key as normal i can feel the starter relay click but no turnover.
main battery is fine and runs all the inhouse stuff no problems, so a bit baffled as it will always start on emergency start mode but not normally and button will not start her either, any suggestions, cannot get vcds on her as i left the laptop at work and will not be back up ther until tues/weds, so trying to nail it before i go back to work.
#3
hi rico, i have checked all battery connections and they are fine , its like the right hand battery or shall we call it the starter battery is just not connecting when we try to start it, but when it links up to the other battery on emergency start it fires right up.
i can feel the battery relay that joins up the two batteries operate fine when i use the emergency start proceedure so to me it seems to be power loss on the starter battery somewhere , could do with a circuit diagram for the gt so i can try and trace the power along and see whats happening,
i can feel the battery relay that joins up the two batteries operate fine when i use the emergency start proceedure so to me it seems to be power loss on the starter battery somewhere , could do with a circuit diagram for the gt so i can try and trace the power along and see whats happening,
#4
hi rico, i have checked all battery connections and they are fine , its like the right hand battery or shall we call it the starter battery is just not connecting when we try to start it, but when it links up to the other battery on emergency start it fires right up.
i can feel the battery relay that joins up the two batteries operate fine when i use the emergency start proceedure so to me it seems to be power loss on the starter battery somewhere , could do with a circuit diagram for the gt so i can try and trace the power along and see whats happening,
i can feel the battery relay that joins up the two batteries operate fine when i use the emergency start proceedure so to me it seems to be power loss on the starter battery somewhere , could do with a circuit diagram for the gt so i can try and trace the power along and see whats happening,
#5
hi all, the gt has been going pretty good for the last few months with out a hitch, but, lol shes giving me a headache now.
came back from a 80 mile run yesterday and she went like a dream, stopped for coffee near home and she played dead when i tried to start her.
slight click and that was it , turned the key to left and right again to try emergency start vand she fired up and threw up a running gear fault , which went out
and drove her home.
checked both batteries 13 v plus , trickle charged over night to be on safe side and same this morning only starts on joining both batteries.
i have power coming from small battery up thick cables to joint relay, and earth is fine too, when i turn the key as normal i can feel the starter relay click but no turnover.
main battery is fine and runs all the inhouse stuff no problems, so a bit baffled as it will always start on emergency start mode but not normally and button will not start her either, any suggestions, cannot get vcds on her as i left the laptop at work and will not be back up ther until tues/weds, so trying to nail it before i go back to work.
came back from a 80 mile run yesterday and she went like a dream, stopped for coffee near home and she played dead when i tried to start her.
slight click and that was it , turned the key to left and right again to try emergency start vand she fired up and threw up a running gear fault , which went out
and drove her home.
checked both batteries 13 v plus , trickle charged over night to be on safe side and same this morning only starts on joining both batteries.
i have power coming from small battery up thick cables to joint relay, and earth is fine too, when i turn the key as normal i can feel the starter relay click but no turnover.
main battery is fine and runs all the inhouse stuff no problems, so a bit baffled as it will always start on emergency start mode but not normally and button will not start her either, any suggestions, cannot get vcds on her as i left the laptop at work and will not be back up ther until tues/weds, so trying to nail it before i go back to work.
Please be careful while working on this particular battery. There are posts already on the subject. On the starter battery one can deploy an electronic pyro discharge by mishandling the battery terminals. Should this discharge occur major electronic problems will ensue.
#6
,well i have just fitted a new starter battery , i took the old battery in and did a load test, even though it showed over 13 v on my meter as soon a s a load went on it dropped to 9.3 v..so applebaum you hit it on the head, could of told me yesterday and saved me lots of distress .
i collected my vcds this morning and tested it all, the battery threw up faults all over inc parallel battery relay , implausable signal, terminal 30 starter battery and of course running trail light on dash...
seems to have sorted it for now fingers crossed, i couldnt get vw or bosch so got a yuasa silver 5 year guarantee for 98 quid which seems all good so will keep posted watch this space and thanks to all for assisting you have been great
i collected my vcds this morning and tested it all, the battery threw up faults all over inc parallel battery relay , implausable signal, terminal 30 starter battery and of course running trail light on dash...
seems to have sorted it for now fingers crossed, i couldnt get vw or bosch so got a yuasa silver 5 year guarantee for 98 quid which seems all good so will keep posted watch this space and thanks to all for assisting you have been great
#7
,well i have just fitted a new starter battery , i took the old battery in and did a load test, even though it showed over 13 v on my meter as soon a s a load went on it dropped to 9.3 v..so applebaum you hit it on the head, could of told me yesterday and saved me lots of distress .
i collected my vcds this morning and tested it all, the battery threw up faults all over inc parallel battery relay , implausable signal, terminal 30 starter battery and of course running trail light on dash...
seems to have sorted it for now fingers crossed, i couldnt get vw or bosch so got a yuasa silver 5 year guarantee for 98 quid which seems all good so will keep posted watch this space and thanks to all for assisting you have been great
i collected my vcds this morning and tested it all, the battery threw up faults all over inc parallel battery relay , implausable signal, terminal 30 starter battery and of course running trail light on dash...
seems to have sorted it for now fingers crossed, i couldnt get vw or bosch so got a yuasa silver 5 year guarantee for 98 quid which seems all good so will keep posted watch this space and thanks to all for assisting you have been great
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#8
Crusher, Keep your receipt you may well need it, I got the yuasa silver (Halfords £132.00 HSB019) back in jan 2017 (both of my battery's are the Yuasa 100ah 900a) had it replaced
may 2017, march 2018 and april 2019 all under warranty.
so three/four battery's in two years and it's not the car doing this, all tested as faulty product.
may 2017, march 2018 and april 2019 all under warranty.
so three/four battery's in two years and it's not the car doing this, all tested as faulty product.
#9
There should be a disclaimer on the sides that’s covers both batteries stating “If manufacturing date of battery is beyond 3 months of installation, DO NOT USE!!!”
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These cars will tell if the batteries are golden within a few weeks after install.
I use Ctek tenders on mines everyday and I swear after driving all day the light on my adapter plug on the left side battery will flash orange till I plug the tender in and it’s been doing that since the day I changed them. Both are Interstates.
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These cars will tell if the batteries are golden within a few weeks after install.
I use Ctek tenders on mines everyday and I swear after driving all day the light on my adapter plug on the left side battery will flash orange till I plug the tender in and it’s been doing that since the day I changed them. Both are Interstates.
Last edited by TeamJones1962; 06-04-2019 at 03:35 AM.
#10
hi all, the gt has been going pretty good for the last few months with out a hitch, but, lol shes giving me a headache now.
came back from a 80 mile run yesterday and she went like a dream, stopped for coffee near home and she played dead when i tried to start her.
slight click and that was it , turned the key to left and right again to try emergency start vand she fired up and threw up a running gear fault , which went out
and drove her home.
checked both batteries 13 v plus , trickle charged over night to be on safe side and same this morning only starts on joining both batteries.
i have power coming from small battery up thick cables to joint relay, and earth is fine too, when i turn the key as normal i can feel the starter relay click but no turnover.
main battery is fine and runs all the inhouse stuff no problems, so a bit baffled as it will always start on emergency start mode but not normally and button will not start her either, any suggestions, cannot get vcds on her as i left the laptop at work and will not be back up ther until tues/weds, so trying to nail it before i go back to work.
came back from a 80 mile run yesterday and she went like a dream, stopped for coffee near home and she played dead when i tried to start her.
slight click and that was it , turned the key to left and right again to try emergency start vand she fired up and threw up a running gear fault , which went out
and drove her home.
checked both batteries 13 v plus , trickle charged over night to be on safe side and same this morning only starts on joining both batteries.
i have power coming from small battery up thick cables to joint relay, and earth is fine too, when i turn the key as normal i can feel the starter relay click but no turnover.
main battery is fine and runs all the inhouse stuff no problems, so a bit baffled as it will always start on emergency start mode but not normally and button will not start her either, any suggestions, cannot get vcds on her as i left the laptop at work and will not be back up ther until tues/weds, so trying to nail it before i go back to work.
#13
Crusher, Keep your receipt you may well need it, I got the yuasa silver (Halfords £132.00 HSB019) back in jan 2017 (both of my battery's are the Yuasa 100ah 900a) had it replaced
may 2017, march 2018 and april 2019 all under warranty.
so three/four battery's in two years and it's not the car doing this, all tested as faulty product.
may 2017, march 2018 and april 2019 all under warranty.
so three/four battery's in two years and it's not the car doing this, all tested as faulty product.
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