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[knuckles]

just charging the battery now as it was as flat as a pancake

the 1.6 cvh engine is supposed to have a ''58 ah'' battery according to the ford battery catalog in front of me.
And they only have a shelf life of 4 years.
have u had a battery tested on it since charging it up ?
that would tell you if its holding a charge. It may be new but like with everything. parts perish with age

[rob pace]

hmm just drove it clark and it will not charge at all! drove for 8 miles or so!

got it off alex cabrio, arrived with a split in the corner from the carrier but cant see that affecting it.

[rob pace]

alex has just said its 6 months old?

[knuckles]

well i can tell you that ford do not supply batteries with flat terminals no more they are all round connection.

is there a manufacture date on it ?
i looked in the ford/motor-craft catalogue and they do not list flat terminal batteries anymore and advice using battery adaptors.

It must be older than 6 months old. have you got a battery tester ? if not take it to a battery specialist for a free test

[jayrs]

looks like alax has pulled a fast one, send it back to him!

[frstvanman]

looks luvly m8

[RsMadLuke]

Looks great mate so clean

I like the new wheels

[rob pace]

well i can tell you that ford do not supply batteries with flat terminals no more they are all round connection.

is there a manufacture date on it ?
i looked in the ford/motor-craft catalogue and they do not list flat terminal batteries anymore and advice using battery adaptors.

It must be older than 6 months old. have you got a battery tester ? if not take it to a battery specialist for a free test

dont know of any battery specialists where im from?

will take it to the motor shop and see what they say!

[jayrs]

there say its fcuked mate .
when you leave a battery standing so long it will die, its quicker on batterys that are flat, i would guess they will say its shulphered up and shorting the plates meaning it wont take or hold a charge.
there is 1 way out of it and im in no means saying this will work as it more than likly wont.
drain the water frrom the battery (im guessing it has some still and its all topped up etc) and clean the battery out, if you can clean it out between the plates with something, i dunno, hot water, C bang, mr musle i dunno, if you can clean it it may give it a new lease of life, but i think more than likly mate you gotta look at the fact you have been sold a fcuked battery

[rob pace]

there say its fcuked mate .
when you leave a battery standing so long it will die, its quicker on batterys that are flat, i would guess they will say its shulphered up and shorting the plates meaning it wont take or hold a charge.
there is 1 way out of it and im in no means saying this will work as it more than likly wont.
drain the water frrom the battery (im guessing it has some still and its all topped up etc) and clean the battery out, if you can clean it out between the plates with something, i dunno, hot water, C bang, mr musle i dunno, if you can clean it it may give it a new lease of life, but i think more than likly mate you gotta look at the fact you have been sold a fcuked battery

no luck, has not got enough kick to turn the engine over, dont really fancy emptying the battery out jay

[jayrs]

its proper fcuked then,
send it back and get money back mate

[Ram]

i use exactly the same motorcraft battery in my fez..



i bought it a year and a half ago from the epsom ford parts desk that alex works at. so it may well be from the same batch. but mines been flat for the last yr my cars been off the road, and its still charged up fine and been alright all summer. to be honest even tho mine was old stock when i bought it, it was just a bit dusty. but yours looks like its already had a bit of a tough life? im not saying you've had a fast one pulled on you, but yours dont look as fresh as it should be for something that should have only been on a shelf for a couple of years?

knuckles - 43ah is the battery code that has come up on fords computers for mk3 fez batterys for over a year now. as i enquired with my parts man the other month bout motorcraft batterys and it came up with that one. parhaps the one in your parts booklet is obselete now so they pass these ones off as the right ones now? as you can see in my pic the battery comes up short on the battery tray but i like the wieght saving factor of it

and yep your right they dont do square top ones anymore just round.

[rob pace]

ram - its only a small crack in the corner apart from that in reality its in top condition as i have given a clean up, have e-mailed alex but no reply as of yet

[rob pace]

charged the battery for 24 hours but it wont hold charge!

[jayrs]

its f**cked mate, get ya money back

[knuckles]

its f**cked mate, get ya money back

[ERRR] is it with you and getting ripped off rob ?

[rob pace]

its f**cked mate, get ya money back

[ERRR] is it with you and getting ripped off rob ?

i got the money back from that turbo in the end after months or trying

[jayrs]

good job too, now just the battery mate.

you could try cleaning it out as i said mate but tbh i dont think its worth it

[rob pace]

alex offered me a new ford battery half price.

"Really don’t know what to say this mite of been damaged in the post by courie people as this was fine when i had it or i can offer you is a new black battery from my work half price as good will"

it did have a small crack in the corner but this cannot cause a whole battery to not work??

[sinjon]

WOW that is 1 clean car, id kill to own that, i must say tho, the rear seat that bit in the middle that holdes the bottom bit down looks a little worn im been picky
mercury grey is the best colour for a fiesta, i sooooooooo wish my 2i was even half as good as that

[rob pace]

WOW that is 1 clean car, id kill to own that, i must say tho, the rear seat that bit in the middle that holdes the bottom bit down looks a little worn im been picky
mercury grey is the best colour for a fiesta, i sooooooooo wish my 2i was even half as good as that

nothing wrong with it, just the flash!

[jayrs]

what can he say, well something like this could be a start

"yeah im sorry about that, it did work when i had it, although i never tested it so im just guessing it worked, but as a good will i will send you a replacment battery from my work place free of charge as ive had your money first time for a F*CKED battery first time round"

tell him to stick it and get a full refund, or send you a replacment for free, why should you pay "half price" for ANOTHER battery!!!!

[Fezzy Turbo]

I agree with Jay. If that battery was bought officialy with a receipt then under the "goods and services act" you are entitled to a full refund.

[Ram]

i think as a regualar trader he should give you a refund as id like to think hes not a cow boy. if i were you i really woudlnt go along with paying more! out of order in my eyes

[knuckles]

i think as a regualar trader he should give you a refund as id like to think hes not a cow boy. if i were you i really woudlnt go along with paying more! out of order in my eyes

agreed.
as he works for ford i thought he be a bit more genuine like his parts

[rob pace]

i think as a regualar trader he should give you a refund as id like to think hes not a cow boy. if i were you i really woudlnt go along with paying more! out of order in my eyes

agreed.
as he works for ford i thought he be a bit more genuine like his parts

it has a small crack in the corner when recieved, so i asked alex if it was like it, it was not, i cant see a small crack fudgekin a whole battery

[knuckles]

mate its obsolete for a reason

because its fudgekin old !
if it aint holding any charge i would want my money back straight away. TBH i would of just bought a genuine battery over the ford parts counter that way you have a receipt and guarantee.

[Ram]

any news on this? think its fair to say everyone whos posted on this page will be disapointed if you get a bad treatment from this deal in the end

good luck

[rob pace]

manages to find another ford battery that works this time

also standard breather is going back on so the bailey one will be for sale soon, done about 200 miles!

[Ram]

nice one was that through alex in the end?

[rob pace]

nice one was that through alex in the end?

no, cant be arsed over £50.

[Ram]

so he sold you a dud battery and your letting him get away with it? come on man thats not fair on you.

[jayrs]

no it aint, more so considering the rip off prices he asks for everything!

hes a trader at the end of the day, you only have to look on ebay, so the sale of goods act applies, and if he does not give a full 100% refund for the faulty item he sold you, you can contact trading standards and take him to court.
and i bet you any money the tax man doesnt know about his "selling" on the side so he aint gunna want that now is he.

dont accept it, unfortunatly you have had a rough deal here and why should you have to pay the price for that, na b0llocks, f**k him, get your money back!, £50 may not be anything to you, but he should not get away with it, if you dont want the £50, stick it in the pot for the blind or something, but he shouldnt have it thats for fcuking sure!

[rob pace]

just a small update, got this lot of small goodies through, i take it you can guess what there for

[rsonblackwheels]

oooh nice new Ford bits

very nice