Get a ctek charger and keep a close eye on things.

 

You mean a 1.8amp draw on the battery? You haven't got any extras like dashcam etc plugged in? Interior lights not on?

 

Usually from experience the aa gets a draw like this but will not wait 45 minutes for everything to shut down, I get it all the time

 

Have you tried replacing the battery?

Could just be a bad battery

 

Have you tried replacing the battery?
Could just be a bad battery

Remote key battery I presume you mean chris.

 

Sorry, yup meant amp draw. No extras fitted, no tracker etc, which used to drain my scoobs battery. Ford seemed to think the AA jumped the gun with their assessment. It’s been fine all day today so I’ll see how it goes.

 

I leave mine for weeks on end mate with no issues. :RS:

 

I leave mine for weeks on end mate with no issues. :RS:

Hi Nige. Hope you are well mate. I don't think it's right. It's in soon anyway having the head gasket done and FPM375 fitted so will get them to look at it.

 

The car was sat for two weeks until a week ago. Has been running fine since ive been back off holiday for a week, until yesterday, so I cant see how it can be a flat battery, a week later?.

What sort of trips has it done for the week it was running - only asking as if they are quite short then chance it's not charging the battery fully? Normally you see this in winter

 

I was just out in the garage tinkering on the bench and the Focus alarm goes off, no flashing lights, just a load of noise. Whats that all about??

 

I was just out in the garage tinkering on the bench and the Focus alarm goes off, no flashing lights, just a load of noise. Whats that all about??

How much vibration was your tinkering causing lol

Has it not moved for a while and your key in your pocket tonight? Otherwise stumped to be honest

 

Remote key battery I presume you mean chris.

You should get a message on the dash advising if the key fob battery requires replacement.

 

Very short trips Ian. Probably only 5 miles a day and all stop start. Time for a long blat me thinks!

 

Very short trips Ian. Probably only 5 miles a day and all stop start. Time for a long blat me thinks!

For winter they say that 7 miles is required to put back in what was used to start the car, so if the aircon is being hammered in the temps we've had perhaps it's similar, long run should help

 

How much vibration was your tinkering causing lol

Has it not moved for a while and your key in your pocket tonight? Otherwise stumped to be honest

drove her last Monday, it gets used once a week minimum, I was only drifting some throttle shafts out of a pair of webers, so should not have been loud ! I seem to remember when I parked it, I opened the bonnet to have a look at coolant level, locked the doors with the remote with bonnet still open, then when I was in the garage the next day just closed the bonnet to which the hazards flashed once. 4 days later the alarm sounds with no hazards. I thought the hazards flash with alarm? I may have put it out of sync by locking with bonnet open I guess? oh, and no key fob in pocket, that was in tha hoose.

 

For winter they say that 7 miles is required to put back in what was used to start the car, so if the aircon is being hammered in the temps we've had perhaps it's similar, long run should help

Yes Ian, air con on permanently, and very short trips. I'm going to take it on a long run tomorrow and then it's in for it's HG so I'll get Ford to look at it at the same time.