Things went south for my car.

juyeop · 07-06-2020, 09:30 PM

Hello guys, so my M3 was about to be loaded onto a truck heading to the buyer and battery went dead. I tried to trickle charge it, but alarm constantly went off a few times while charging it, so I had to plug off the charger. What should I do here?

porsche959 · 07-06-2020, 11:47 PM

Needs new battery

juyeop · 07-06-2020, 11:49 PM

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Needs new battery

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Originally Posted by porsche959

Needs new battery

I probably get it towed to change the battery then. I couldn't charge the battery from either jump starter or trickle charger, so I gave up.

amrazM · 07-07-2020, 07:37 AM

unlock the car while the battery is charging

Throatpunch · 07-07-2020, 07:45 AM

Disconnect battery and charge at terminals

Asianoak · 07-07-2020, 10:15 AM

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Disconnect battery and charge at terminals

good advise. I ran into this on my X3 a couple years back. Was getting typical low battery issues, tried charging and battery basically discharged instead. As a last ditch effort I pulled the battery and charger it directly and after a few hours it was fine.

juyeop · 07-07-2020, 06:44 PM

Well, the battery was completely dead per a shop that worked on it, so I put the new battery in it before I send off the car to the buyer. Thanks for the help guys.

Flying Ace · 07-08-2020, 06:45 PM

Back out of the deal to sell the car and thank me later.

IB M · 07-09-2020, 08:20 PM

Not sure it matters but new battery is supposed to be coded "registered" to the car. New owner may want to get it done if going by the book.

clubracer6 · 07-09-2020, 09:30 PM

Just be transparent with the buyer and let him or her decide.

juyeop · 07-09-2020, 09:32 PM

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Originally Posted by IB M

Not sure it matters but new battery is supposed to be coded "registered" to the car. New owner may want to get it done if going by the book.

The shop who worked on my car specialize in German car, so yes, they registered the battery with the car. No draws were detected, so the car is good to go to be picked up on this Saturday!

juyeop · 07-09-2020, 09:35 PM

On a side note, I am thinking about getting e46 M3 before I step up to P car. Always wanted e46 m3 since I was the teenager haha. I will still keep my STI though. Spent too much money on it to dump it atm.

Richneerd · 07-10-2020, 12:37 PM

Pics of STI?

HadesM3 · 07-10-2020, 01:11 PM

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Originally Posted by juyeop

On a side note, I am thinking about getting e46 M3 before I step up to P car. Always wanted e46 m3 since I was the teenager haha. I will still keep my STI though. Spent too much money on it to dump it atm.

What model Porsches are you considering?

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juyeop Second Lieutenant 93 Rep 230 Posts Drives: 13 STI & 13 E92 M3 Join Date: Oct 2014 Location: Florida iTrader: (0)	Things went south for my car. Hello guys, so my M3 was about to be loaded onto a truck heading to the buyer and battery went dead. I tried to trickle charge it, but alarm constantly went off a few times while charging it, so I had to plug off the charger. What should I do here?
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juyeop Second Lieutenant 93 Rep 230 Posts Drives: 13 STI & 13 E92 M3 Join Date: Oct 2014 Location: Florida iTrader: (0)	Well, the battery was completely dead per a shop that worked on it, so I put the new battery in it before I send off the car to the buyer. Thanks for the help guys.
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Flying Ace Lieutenant General 4989 Rep 11,891 Posts Drives: G05 45e, 997.1 & 991.1 GT3s Join Date: Jul 2014 Location: SF, CA iTrader: (5)	Back out of the deal to sell the car and thank me later.
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juyeop Second Lieutenant 93 Rep 230 Posts Drives: 13 STI & 13 E92 M3 Join Date: Oct 2014 Location: Florida iTrader: (0)	On a side note, I am thinking about getting e46 M3 before I step up to P car. Always wanted e46 m3 since I was the teenager haha. I will still keep my STI though. Spent too much money on it to dump it atm.
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