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Chrysler Crossfire
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Replacement of battery:I got problems to start the engine when I have not used it for a week or so, find that the battery was out of power, it looks new but something wrong with it. And it was also only a 60 Ah capacity, it should be a 74 Ah battery. I bought a new 74 Ah Bosch battery and luckily it was a 25% discount these Christmas days and a three years guarantee. After a week without use I tried to start the engine today with minus 13 degree Celsius outdoor temperature, no problem, it started direct! |
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The battery is placed on the right side, just below front window. Leak current:I have found even with the new battery the car can be difficult to start when it had not been used for a couple of weeks. About three weeks in summer and one or two weeks in winter when cold. After have reading on internet for the corresponding Mercedes SLK I found that they say that Mercedes had problems these years. The electronic devices take to much current. Maximum shall be 0.09 Ampere or 90 milliamp. 
I connected an Ampere meter on the minus pol of the battery in serie with the cable. I set the Ampere meters range to 20 Ampere, it take a lot of current the first seconds. 
Direct when connected it takes 0.72 Ampere. 
After about 30 seconds the current goes down to 0.27 Ampere, that's too much, but I think I didn't waited long enough time to let the current go down. With a current of 0.27 Ampere the battery shouldn't last for at most a week. I will measure it up more carefully later, but I don't think there is any problem with leak current, I just have to live with this because it's in the construction. They also give the recommendation that always have a fresh battery, replace every three years. The battery life time will goes down if it's deeply uncharged. From now and on I will always disconnect the battery or take it out and set it under charge if I will not use the car for a couple of weeks. Cooling radiator clips:
When I replaced the battery I also see that the cooler radiator wasn't centered. 
I found that there is a clip missing on the left side. More thing to do.
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