Parasitic Battery...HELP!!
02-07-2008, 06:09 PM
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Parasitic Battery...HELP!!
OK....New battery, woke up this morning and it was dead...
I disconnected the negative cable, and set a multimeter to attach one end on the cable, one on the neg battery post
I get a reading of .16
Is this too much? Do I have a drain?? I have pulled every fuse out and there is no change...
The culprit may be my alarm, but I disconnected every plug off the alarm box and still no change.....
HELP!
I disconnected the negative cable, and set a multimeter to attach one end on the cable, one on the neg battery post
I get a reading of .16
Is this too much? Do I have a drain?? I have pulled every fuse out and there is no change...
The culprit may be my alarm, but I disconnected every plug off the alarm box and still no change.....
HELP!
02-07-2008, 06:33 PM
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RE: Parasitic Battery...HELP!!
OK.....Found the circuit......it was fuse 8!
That controls the:
Courtesy Lamps
Key Chime
Glove Lamp
Radio
Engine Lamp
Power Mirrors
So far, I unplugged:
Courtesy Lamps
Key Chime - I unplugged the grey plug whos wire went directly to the key.....nothing
Glove Lamp - Pulled the bulb.....nothing
Radio - Disconnected the wire harness......nothing
Engine Lamp - I have none.....but I cannot find the wire, any suggestions?
Power Mirrors
I am going back out there.......let me know if you have any ideas!
That controls the:
Courtesy Lamps
Key Chime
Glove Lamp
Radio
Engine Lamp
Power Mirrors
So far, I unplugged:
Courtesy Lamps
Key Chime - I unplugged the grey plug whos wire went directly to the key.....nothing
Glove Lamp - Pulled the bulb.....nothing
Radio - Disconnected the wire harness......nothing
Engine Lamp - I have none.....but I cannot find the wire, any suggestions?
Power Mirrors
I am going back out there.......let me know if you have any ideas!
02-07-2008, 06:46 PM
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RE: Parasitic Battery...HELP!!
ORIGINAL: CantStopTheFox...
OK.....Found the circuit......it was fuse 8!
That controls the:
Courtesy Lamps
Key Chime
Glove Lamp
Radio
Engine Lamp
Power Mirrors
So far, I unplugged:
Courtesy Lamps
Key Chime - I unplugged the grey plug whos wire went directly to the key.....nothing
Glove Lamp - Pulled the bulb.....nothing
Radio - Disconnected the wire harness......nothing
Engine Lamp - I have none.....but I cannot find the wire, any suggestions?
Power Mirrors
I am going back out there.......let me know if you have any ideas!
OK.....Found the circuit......it was fuse 8!
That controls the:
Courtesy Lamps
Key Chime
Glove Lamp
Radio
Engine Lamp
Power Mirrors
So far, I unplugged:
Courtesy Lamps
Key Chime - I unplugged the grey plug whos wire went directly to the key.....nothing
Glove Lamp - Pulled the bulb.....nothing
Radio - Disconnected the wire harness......nothing
Engine Lamp - I have none.....but I cannot find the wire, any suggestions?
Power Mirrors
I am going back out there.......let me know if you have any ideas!
02-07-2008, 07:16 PM
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RE: Parasitic Battery...HELP!!
I have a new hood.....no wires are hooked up to it at all....
Where is the hood lamp connected to? We are trying to find the harness that connects the lamp....pictures would be AWESOME!!!
Where is the hood lamp connected to? We are trying to find the harness that connects the lamp....pictures would be AWESOME!!!
02-07-2008, 07:24 PM
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RE: Parasitic Battery...HELP!!
That's what I'm saying. The hardness for the lamp is under the insulation on the stock hood. I have no idea where the other end goes. Its 2 small wires, and I think the stock connector is gray.
02-07-2008, 08:22 PM
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RE: Parasitic Battery...HELP!!
ORIGINAL: CantStopTheFox...
I have a new hood.....no wires are hooked up to it at all....
Where is the hood lamp connected to? We are trying to find the harness that connects the lamp....pictures would be AWESOME!!!
I have a new hood.....no wires are hooked up to it at all....
Where is the hood lamp connected to? We are trying to find the harness that connects the lamp....pictures would be AWESOME!!!
02-07-2008, 09:23 PM
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RE: Parasitic Battery...HELP!!
ORIGINAL: mjr46
Ask and ye' shall receive!!!
ORIGINAL: CantStopTheFox...
I have a new hood.....no wires are hooked up to it at all....
Where is the hood lamp connected to? We are trying to find the harness that connects the lamp....pictures would be AWESOME!!!
I have a new hood.....no wires are hooked up to it at all....
Where is the hood lamp connected to? We are trying to find the harness that connects the lamp....pictures would be AWESOME!!!
I found that harness......nothing connected to it, and it does not seem to be drawing any power....
I am at a total loss......
02-07-2008, 09:25 PM
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RE: Parasitic Battery...HELP!!
Here is an update...
Courtesy Lamps - unplugged the bulb...nothing
Key Chime - I unplugged the grey plug whos wire went directly to the key.....nothing
Glove Lamp - Pulled the bulb.....nothing
Radio - Disconnected the wire harness......nothing
Engine Lamp - I have nothing plugged into it.....no power
Power Mirrors - unplugged them.......nothing
Whats Next??????????????
Top it all off, I took it for a ride without the fuse in and my powersteering pump hose blew off [:@][:@][:@][:@][:@][:@][:@]
Courtesy Lamps - unplugged the bulb...nothing
Key Chime - I unplugged the grey plug whos wire went directly to the key.....nothing
Glove Lamp - Pulled the bulb.....nothing
Radio - Disconnected the wire harness......nothing
Engine Lamp - I have nothing plugged into it.....no power
Power Mirrors - unplugged them.......nothing
Whats Next??????????????
Top it all off, I took it for a ride without the fuse in and my powersteering pump hose blew off [:@][:@][:@][:@][:@][:@][:@]
02-07-2008, 09:36 PM
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RE: Parasitic Battery...HELP!!
ORIGINAL: CantStopTheFox...
Here is an update...
Courtesy Lamps - unplugged the bulb...nothing
Key Chime - I unplugged the grey plug whos wire went directly to the key.....nothing
Glove Lamp - Pulled the bulb.....nothing
Radio - Disconnected the wire harness......nothing
Engine Lamp - I have nothing plugged into it.....no power
Power Mirrors - unplugged them.......nothing
Whats Next??????????????
Top it all off, I took it for a ride without the fuse in and my powersteering pump hose blew off [:@][:@][:@][:@][:@][:@][:@]
Here is an update...
Courtesy Lamps - unplugged the bulb...nothing
Key Chime - I unplugged the grey plug whos wire went directly to the key.....nothing
Glove Lamp - Pulled the bulb.....nothing
Radio - Disconnected the wire harness......nothing
Engine Lamp - I have nothing plugged into it.....no power
Power Mirrors - unplugged them.......nothing
Whats Next??????????????
Top it all off, I took it for a ride without the fuse in and my powersteering pump hose blew off [:@][:@][:@][:@][:@][:@][:@]
02-07-2008, 09:46 PM
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RE: Parasitic Battery...HELP!!
Yes.....I put the ammeter in a series....all the lights in the car were off, and I pulled each fuse one by one.
The multimeter wasn't really changing at all....so I tried the test light
With the light,I pulled the #8 fuse, and the light went out...When the fuse was in, the light would stay on......
So I think that is a good indication that it is something on the #8 circuit....do you agree?
The multimeter wasn't really changing at all....so I tried the test light
With the light,I pulled the #8 fuse, and the light went out...When the fuse was in, the light would stay on......
So I think that is a good indication that it is something on the #8 circuit....do you agree?