Ok another battery drain issue
so I changed the alternator, no fix
my moms car drains the brand new battery in one day
yes I checked no lights are remaining on even trunk.
i hook my meter in series to negative battery lead negative on battery positive on battery cable.
with doors closed waiting 10 min about a 2.7 or 2.8 draw. Goes a little above 3 if doors are open (it’s Texas summer too hot to keep everything closed or I will pass out)
FYI in my testing the battery drain is with the car sitting, key is NOT in ignition, stagnant as if it is sitting there parked.
here is where is gets wierd. If I disconnect red lead to fuse box under rear driver side seat then drain goes away. One by one I pull every fuse and relay. But the drain remains the same. I have looked at the wiring diagrams which was no help. There has to be something getting its power from that fuse box that is shorting out but I am not sure what other than the stuff that has a fuse or relay gets its power from that fuse box.
Already spent thousands with the mechanic fixing this car for my mom (freeze plugs, head gasket, window motors and regulators, computer box that controls trunk and fuel door release, power steering line, etc etc lol)
Other than replacing the radio which doesn’t work although I have replaced half the speakers and have the rest I am just gonna let the shop that puts in a new head unit put the rest in, this is this is the last thing to fix on this car.
Car runs good and smooth all day but next day battery is dead. It’s not a small drain so it should be jumping out at me but it’s been about 3 months now and I am pulling my hair out at this point.
any help or suggestions?
so I changed the alternator, no fix
my moms car drains the brand new battery in one day
yes I checked no lights are remaining on even trunk.
i hook my meter in series to negative battery lead negative on battery positive on battery cable.
with doors closed waiting 10 min about a 2.7 or 2.8 draw. Goes a little above 3 if doors are open (it’s Texas summer too hot to keep everything closed or I will pass out)
FYI in my testing the battery drain is with the car sitting, key is NOT in ignition, stagnant as if it is sitting there parked.
here is where is gets wierd. If I disconnect red lead to fuse box under rear driver side seat then drain goes away. One by one I pull every fuse and relay. But the drain remains the same. I have looked at the wiring diagrams which was no help. There has to be something getting its power from that fuse box that is shorting out but I am not sure what other than the stuff that has a fuse or relay gets its power from that fuse box.
Already spent thousands with the mechanic fixing this car for my mom (freeze plugs, head gasket, window motors and regulators, computer box that controls trunk and fuel door release, power steering line, etc etc lol)
Other than replacing the radio which doesn’t work although I have replaced half the speakers and have the rest I am just gonna let the shop that puts in a new head unit put the rest in, this is this is the last thing to fix on this car.
Car runs good and smooth all day but next day battery is dead. It’s not a small drain so it should be jumping out at me but it’s been about 3 months now and I am pulling my hair out at this point.
any help or suggestions?
