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[fr€$h&m1nt¥]

I think Halfords do free battery testing if you unhook it and take it in, assuming you have another car to get to Halfords in.

I’ve always been slightly dubious about places that sell things offering “free” checks but might be worth a try and somewhere like that if the new battery doesn’t solve the problem then they should give a refund. (Best to check first though)

[vitesseefi]

Check your big battery cables and earth leads (including chassis to engine earth leads) - sometimes there can be internal corrosion that first spoils the connection by giving high resistance and then breaks the connection fully. Placing a jump lead from battery earth terminal to a suitable point on the engine block is a quick way of checking the earth side. Poor earth to engine block would also affect the glowplugs

Nick