CRD Charging issues

[TassieMav]

Hi all!

I seem to have a battery charging issue on my CRD. The Scanguage shows voltages fluctuating from 13.8V to 14.6 volt, dependent on engine revs/load of course!

However, trying to start it in the mornings is a bit difficult as it's so slow to crank. I also put the trickle charger on it and it will charge a couple hours to get back to fully charged.

The batteries new, anyone have any ideas on what's going on?

[davidd]

if it's a new battery and you've put a few km on it, it should be charged adequately. may be a problem other than battery. are the battery connections clean and tight? try an auto sparky and get a battery test done to see if battery is faulty. engine earth wire? starter motor as a last resort. is the wire from the alternator tight? few things to look at. so far all the reported starting problems have been caused by battery. good luck mate.

[BigfootBushy]

Tassie,

Mine is doing exactly the the same. The battery is only two months old and all connections are clean and tight. On a cool morning it is very sluggish to start and a puff of gray smoke comes out. Doesn't make any difference if I wait for glow plugs of not. No idea why though.

[davidd]

grey smoke will be a fuel issue.

[davidd]

give macka 2801 a nudge, he could have an idea.

[Yom]

mine does this but battery is about to die.

[TassieMav]

Actually white smoke is too slow a crank speed!

Just speaking to my friendly jeep dealer mate. Evidently a known CRD issue. There's a software fix out there to instal!