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Old May 27, 2022 | 10:36 PM
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WarrantCWO
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From: Huntersville, NC
Default Re: Strange combo of symptoms

Yes, my Schumacher SC1281 charger shows both the battery voltage and the percent of battery charge, alternating the display between the two as it charges the battery. The AGM I replaced never got above 87% on it's own. I assume that while not a "true" deep cycle I've read that they are "sorta like" a deep cycle, so may not fully charge to 100% while driving.

After replacing and charging the battery the '06 roadster still wouldn't start. I figured I just wasted $200. I ran a couple of errands in my '07 coupe and came home to eat a couple of hot dogs. Went outside and whadoyano, the '06 roadster started. Most dash lights went out except for brake wear and BAS/ESP. After a minute or so those lights also went out. The brake pedal was back to normal. However, the spoiler switch continued to blink and would not operate the spoiler. I took it for a ride around the block and parked again in my drive way. I was afraid to turn the car off but did so anyway. I figured it wouldn't start again, but voila...it did. This time the spoiler light was off and I lowered the spoiler. I went for another short drive, parked in the drive way and shut the car off. shjt howdy it started again. I shut it off and will see tomorrow if it starts ok. It's almost like after replacing the battery it took the car a while to figure out it had a new one. Silly, but that's how it seems. In any event I'll check all of the grounds and the main engine ground under the car. Corrosion seems to be a common problem there. If so I'll just replace it with a new one. They're just a few bucks. There's a good Youtube tutorial on how to replace the engine ground cable here during the last half of a great short XF electrical video:

UPDATE: Just went out again a few hours later with that dread feeling in the pit of my stomach. Happy to report that it started right up, and did so the next few times in a row. Got my fingers crossed and guardedly optimistic because...once bit, twice shy. When I go to the store and shut it off I'm gonna have that dread feeling...at least for a while. Thanks for the support guys, and I'll do that ground mod for the battery terminal cable.
 

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