daveyboy123 Posted December 14, 2014 Author Share Posted December 14, 2014 Is it easy enough to get to, if it was incorrect what would be symptoms and when would they appear? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeebowhite Posted December 15, 2014 Share Posted December 15, 2014 battery is top right if I remember correctly.... Symptoms appear anytime depending on if the battery has changed or not, but could be battery icon on the dash, flickering headlights at startup, prolonged startup, noisy startup. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pky Posted December 15, 2014 Share Posted December 15, 2014 I had suspected I needed a new battery soon as lights dimmed noticeably when turning on the heated windscreen at idle and took a while on the coldest days to spark up. Then this happened to me since Saturday. Click click clickty click from the passenger footwell. Read this thread this morning and replaced the battery with a Bosch S4 from Eurocarparts for £55 and all is well. Turns over instantiously and no more dimming. The battery it replaced looked like a cheapo job from motorcraft. Thank you forum! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daveyboy123 Posted December 15, 2014 Author Share Posted December 15, 2014 Glad to see we could help, def not what you want especially on these cold mornings. I was lucky nine eventually died at my house. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pky Posted December 15, 2014 Share Posted December 15, 2014 Yes, this thread kicked my !Removed! into gear. I do a 1000 miles a week roughly, mostly motorway. I had a few days of stop start town driving and that's when it became apparent. When they're looked after these cars are very reliable I must say! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David_90 Posted December 15, 2014 Share Posted December 15, 2014 I have EXACTLY a same symptoms however the battery is 500 miles new. Cold morning - start car - front heated screen on, then... Clicking starts until heated screen turns off. Clicking stops... Not a problem just !Removed! annoying! Car hasn't skipped a beat, just !Removed! clicking upon first start. Sent from my iPhone using Ford OC Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Micro Posted December 19, 2014 Share Posted December 19, 2014 I have EXACTLY a same symptoms however the battery is 500 miles new. Cold morning - start car - front heated screen on, then... Clicking starts until heated screen turns off. Clicking stops... Not a problem just !Removed! annoying! Car hasn't skipped a beat, just !Removed! clicking upon first start. Sent from my iPhone using Ford OC Is it a calcium type battery? Sent from my Nexus 4 using Ford OC mobile app Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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