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Hello. Car experts. Kindly enlighten me on what could be running down my car battery always. I have a Nissan Vanette in which I use for commercial purpose but the battery always runs down after a month or two. I have bought new battery like 4 times this year. This December, this is the second battery am buying. Just took it to the battery charger to charge it for me now cos it has run down again. Am just so pissed off.
Please help proffer a solution to this incessant spending on car battery.

Check your Alternators if its working very well.

YOLO1:
Hello. Car experts. Kindly enlighten me on what could be running down my car battery always. I have a Nissan Vanette in which I use for commercial purpose but the battery always runs down after a month or two. I have bought new battery like 4 times this year. This December, this is the second battery am buying. Just took it to the battery charger to charge it for me now cos it has run down again. Am just so pissed off.
Please help proffer a solution to this incessant spending on car battery.

I don't think it's the alternator due to the interval of total drainage Though you can still check it

I think you have a 3rd party unit installed which drains your battery or the issue is not ba3 but something else kick starter, fuel pump etc

Did you install any new electronics of recent?

HeavenlyBang:
Did you install any new electronics of recent?

Nothing was installed. No electronics, no car radio, no AC

nurey:
I don't think it's the alternator due to the interval of total drainage Though you can still check it

I think you have a 3rd party unit installed which drains your battery or the issue is not ba3 but something else kick starter, fuel pump etc

Could it be the fuel pump? The fuel pump had issues like 3 months ago. Repaired it and it has started misbehaving again.

Temidayo9:
Check your Alternators if its working very well.

The alternator is okay.

YOLO1:
The alternator is okay.

check fuses.alternator fuse.500 naira repair.
I hope i am right

YOLO1:
Could it be the fuel pump? The fuel pump had issues like 3 months ago. Repaired it and it has started misbehaving again.

from your write up it seems you are so sure it's the battery. But really you have to be elaborate about why you think it's battery.

To me a bad alternator will not charge your battery, a new battery with out receiving charge shouldn't last up to a day sef reason I struck out alternator

Next is the battery a new battery with right amps for your car should last 2 years for China/Korea and 5years plus for original US/European quality. I don't know how much you bought yours but starting price of car battery should be around 16k for 60AH, I don't know what amp you bought and what price whether is tokunbo or new.

Next is the battery charger guy, does his battery start your car once when you ask for his service or you wait for him to charge yours? if his battery is what you use to start your car after each episode then a fix your battery if car works for 10mins it would charge the battery enough for you to know what is faulty.

If your car is manual have you tried "push start" a little momentum and car starts point to battery, but when they have to push for like 3 times and car starts a slow crank to life then it's not battery but something else.

YOLO1:
Hello. Car experts. Kindly enlighten me on what could be running down my car battery always. I have a Nissan Vanette in which I use for commercial purpose but the battery always runs down after a month or two. I have bought new battery like 4 times this year. This December, this is the second battery am buying. Just took it to the battery charger to charge it for me now cos it has run down again. Am just so pissed off.
Please help proffer a solution to this incessant spending on car battery.

can you make something clear when you say "I have bought new battery like 4 times this year." do you mean new batteries or used once ?
becoz you said "Just took it to the battery charger to charge it for me" a brand new battery doesnt need charging it should be able to start the car and the charging get done by the car's alternator

YOLO1:
Nothing was installed. No electronics, no car radio, no AC

Weird. Likely culprits:

1. Alternator
2: Battery connectors/terminals
3: Battery

Troubleshoot.