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[Taxi_Driver]

I seem to remember AA had a similar problem with his 2.2, turned out to be a sticky relay staying on....the drain by the relay was flattening the battery.
However, iirc, it was the timer delay relay for the rear ciggie lighter, which only facelifts have.....so your prefacelift won't have this relay......but i guess it could be another relay staying on, that shoudnt be...  :-/ :-/

I dunno if you have tried measuring the current drain, with everything off (which was 1amp, iirc, when i read your other thread) and start pulling fuses and relays to see if the current drain drops significantly 

It was in the garage for a week last month and they tried this.  They tried everything.  But it's not a permanent fault.  Two years ago, we went on holiday for nearly 3 weeks, and I was fully expecting to come back to a completely flat battery, but it started first time.  I can usually leave for the best part of a week without any problem.  But every now and again, it just goes.  It's not related to the mileage or the usage - it went within 36 hours of completing a 450 mile motorway trip on on one occasion. 

I won't take it to the dealer, because I can't afford it - I'm looking fo a cheap(ish) solution.
 

near impossible to fault find then.......sorry i carnt help further 

[jereboam]

How do the axle stands and jack work on jump starting a mig then.   

Because the f*cking machine has locked me out and the only way to get in is to connect a battery to the alternator/starter to provide enough power to open the door to allow me to open the bonnet, turn the ignition on and jump start it in the normal way.

If you have a better suggestion, suggest it now, please.

Unlock the boot, shove the arm rest down, flick the back seat down and crawl through.  Best you unlock the boot and then get one of your neighbers kids to do the rest.

Have you got a tow bar fitted, if so does it have the second socket, if it has I do believe one of the pins should be live, that will give a connection for enough power to open the doors.

Boot won't unlock in this state.  The late (and for me unlamented) Killerwatt took me to task for this and accused me of neglecting the lock maintenance, but it's nothing to do with that.  It's physically impossible to turn the key when this happens.   I could supply power through the boot light if I could open the lid, as I don't have a towing hook. 

[jereboam]

I seem to remember AA had a similar problem with his 2.2, turned out to be a sticky relay staying on....the drain by the relay was flattening the battery.
However, iirc, it was the timer delay relay for the rear ciggie lighter, which only facelifts have.....so your prefacelift won't have this relay......but i guess it could be another relay staying on, that shoudnt be...  :-/ :-/

I dunno if you have tried measuring the current drain, with everything off (which was 1amp, iirc, when i read your other thread) and start pulling fuses and relays to see if the current drain drops significantly 

It was in the garage for a week last month and they tried this.  They tried everything.  But it's not a permanent fault.  Two years ago, we went on holiday for nearly 3 weeks, and I was fully expecting to come back to a completely flat battery, but it started first time.  I can usually leave for the best part of a week without any problem.  But every now and again, it just goes.  It's not related to the mileage or the usage - it went within 36 hours of completing a 450 mile motorway trip on on one occasion. 

I won't take it to the dealer, because I can't afford it - I'm looking fo a cheap(ish) solution.
 

near impossible to fault find then.......sorry i carnt help further 

Thanks anyway.  Believe me, if there was any alternative, I wouldn't be thinking about crawling under the car in February.