Recent content by Tim Green

Please see my note above on #262.

I have looked at the same area on my car and it seems to be in good condition, no rust visible. I wonder if there was some reason why water was reaching that bracket in Pastrami’s car because some protective cover was missing or broken, or it could just be badly painted?

There is no doubt there are good batteries and bad batteries, often down to how they were treated before use in a car. If there is any doubt about any particular battery, best to just change it for a new one. I also recommend Tayna who do next day delivery.

Is yours a long range mk2? If so, it could be the charging profile is different from my mk1? Also trying to start a charge on DC at 70% could be the reason for a low charge rate as this starts to fall as it gets near 80%.

I think that is too much information! Dropping to 12V regulary is not what I would like to see!

On my mk1, it takes about a half hour to charge from say 10 miles to 165 miles which equates to about 40kWh, so that must be more that 22kW. How long does it take on the granny, which is only 3kW?

I must say, the state of the bracket containing the charge point is terrible. I must try to have a look at my car in that area.

I think the external air temperature affects the level of Kers, at least until the car is "warmed up".

I have one of these, purchased in Jan 2020. There have been software updates along the way, but no recalls. If it has been serviced every year as per warranty requirement, all the software should be up to date. We have just had a recall for the charging flap. I would not want to buy one without...

I believe the Mk1 has no facilities to arrange any charging schedule itself, so it must be done externally via the charger. I use a podpoint charger with an external timer controlling the "inhibit" function on the Podpoint. That seems to work fine.

You could try a scrapyard? Spares 24/7 might help?

Also, as I say repeatedly, the steering column is hugely safety-critical and if there is any clicking noises AT ALL from there it should be investigated by the dealer - many columns have been replaced under warranty which is the only safe solution.

On my Mk1 the charging flap has just been replaced under a recall at no cost. There was nothing wrong with the old one!

It could be the voltages are being measured at different points. If the lower voltage is measured near a load taking 1amp, it only needs the connecting wire to have a resistance of 0.5 ohm to give that reading.

Yes, I had ours done in January, done by Waylands. It was about £450, and included changing the coolant but the transmission oil should be changed at the 4th service (and was done). All laid out in the service schedule.(see above). Also today we had the charging port cover replaced which is a...