Picked up a 2009 RB3 a few weeks ago, all good except it does seem to take a longish time to start up compared to previous cars. Probably takes a solid 2 seconds before it kicks over, is this normal?
Battery is holding charge OK, no other obvious symptoms.
Do the former
And not the latter
What's the Volts like on your battery?
Does it have a good connection to body ground and a good connection to the starter motor?
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Approx 10V showing when cranking so I think the battery is OK. Having said that after 5 - 6 tests with the multimeter on a cold engine, it started to get worse and took 5 seconds to kick over. Let it run for a while and retested and got back to 2 seconds.
Can't find a build date on the battery, starting to think it might be the culprit.
Approx 10V showing when cranking so I think the battery is OK. Having said that after 5 - 6 tests with the multimeter on a cold engine, it started to get worse and took 5 seconds to kick over. Let it run for a while and retested and got back to 2 seconds.
Can't find a build date on the battery, starting to think it might be the culprit.
I suggest changing your battery. Crank should be about 14v. Mine is 13.9 at the moment for a 2 year old battery. If your RB3 still has the original battery from factory it is highly likely to be on its way out
I agree it's sounds like the battery, but just to clarify most vehicle won't retain 14v at crank.
Those voltages sound like engine running so a charge rate not battery voltage
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