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Hi all,
posted in here a few times with my general lack of clue about anything related to cars. We have a 2013 Hyundai i20 ( yes you can tell we aren't car people .) We do about 6000 miles a year and I try to avoid using it. It has been in great condition, having just been serviced last month and passing MOT a week after that. Unfortunately, out of nowhere it seems the battery has died, nothing was flagged when serviced or at the MOT, I drove it a week before to run a bunch of errands and it was perfectly fine, no sign of any issues i.e. started straight away with no problem, nothing was left on in the car.
I borrowed a 'car battery charger' from a mate and it's showing as 0.2V which it doesn't bother charging as a result.
The first question, is it normal for it to die like this without any warning signs? I don't see any damage to the battery itself.
Second, is there any point in trying to jump it? I assume given the battery reading this thing is dead and even if we got it started, it's unlikely a long drive could recharge the battery or get it back to decent health?
Third, is it much of a job replacing a car battery? I've heard it isn't and wouldn't mind having a crack at it. Anything to be aware of when trying to be a replacement? Always go new? I can find a local replacement for about 40quid, perhaps this is too cheap and there are some other basics to consider?
Thanks for any help you can provide
posted in here a few times with my general lack of clue about anything related to cars. We have a 2013 Hyundai i20 ( yes you can tell we aren't car people .) We do about 6000 miles a year and I try to avoid using it. It has been in great condition, having just been serviced last month and passing MOT a week after that. Unfortunately, out of nowhere it seems the battery has died, nothing was flagged when serviced or at the MOT, I drove it a week before to run a bunch of errands and it was perfectly fine, no sign of any issues i.e. started straight away with no problem, nothing was left on in the car.
I borrowed a 'car battery charger' from a mate and it's showing as 0.2V which it doesn't bother charging as a result.
The first question, is it normal for it to die like this without any warning signs? I don't see any damage to the battery itself.
Second, is there any point in trying to jump it? I assume given the battery reading this thing is dead and even if we got it started, it's unlikely a long drive could recharge the battery or get it back to decent health?
Third, is it much of a job replacing a car battery? I've heard it isn't and wouldn't mind having a crack at it. Anything to be aware of when trying to be a replacement? Always go new? I can find a local replacement for about 40quid, perhaps this is too cheap and there are some other basics to consider?
Thanks for any help you can provide