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mikee55 · 02-10-2017, 03:41 PM

Hello all, its been a long time since I visited.
Question (hope I'm in the right forum), had to use a drive-thru the other night and whilst sat there wasting my fuel, I decided to turn off my headlights and discovered I had a rattle which disappeared when I turned the lights off and came back when I turned the lights on! Its a Peugeot Partner 600D Box van. Is something underpowered? Don't remember my old van doing this, which is 6 years older, a Vauxhall Combo Box van. The Peugeot cranks a couple of times, and the engine rocks back n forth before it starts. My Combo instantly fires like a new vehicle!
Is my battery failing?

Thanks

Mike, over here in England.

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mikee55 EcoModding Lurker Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: England Posts: 26 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Rattle whilst idle, controlled by lights. Hello all, its been a long time since I visited. Question (hope I'm in the right forum), had to use a drive-thru the other night and whilst sat there wasting my fuel, I decided to turn off my headlights and discovered I had a rattle which disappeared when I turned the lights off and came back when I turned the lights on! Its a Peugeot Partner 600D Box van. Is something underpowered? Don't remember my old van doing this, which is 6 years older, a Vauxhall Combo Box van. The Peugeot cranks a couple of times, and the engine rocks back n forth before it starts. My Combo instantly fires like a new vehicle! Is my battery failing? Thanks Mike, over here in England.