What keeps killing my battery after the alternate has been change

Asked by choppaboi Jun 19, 2015 at 03:35 PM about the 2003 BMW 3 Series 330i Sedan RWD

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

I will charge the battery it will cut on
the lights to my car but not enuff
energy to cut the whole car on

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It's not unusual to have enough power to light the lights, but not enough to start the engine. Have you tried a new battery? It could be an internal short in the battery itself.

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