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 Posted: Fri Apr 06, 2012 12:09 pm |
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Something is draining my car battery, so far I've had
Stater motor changed for a brand new one.
New battery, both in the last 2 days.
Alternator was also checked, and is working 100%
I have removed my stereo and auto dimming mirror, and replaced my Angel Eyes for a set of standard crystals.
There is nothing else left that I could have installed incorrectly.
But something is still draining my battery.
is there any other common problems I should have checked, the garage I took it too couldn't find anything  I'm completely stumped.
My air bag light is flashing, and I have a new wire/spool/ring thing for that, but I doubt it will be that.
So I've decided that whenever I'm not using my car I'm just going to disconnect my battery for now, that won't harm the car will it?
Thanks for any info you can give me 
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Posted: Fri Apr 06, 2012 12:12 pm |
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This garage sound like a right bunch of muppets if they cant even find a parasitic drain 
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Posted: Fri Apr 06, 2012 12:15 pm |
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Dont want to sound like **** but do you turn aircon off before you turn engine off?
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Last edited by Andy_ on Fri Apr 06, 2012 12:16 pm; edited 1 time in total
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Posted: Fri Apr 06, 2012 12:16 pm |
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glovebox light / boot light / interior light / ashtray light / foot well lights if you put them in check everything thats supposed to come on when you turn the ignition could be anything
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Posted: Fri Apr 06, 2012 12:20 pm |
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| 138Andy wrote: |
| glovebox light / boot light / interior light / ashtray light / foot well lights if you put them in check everything thats supposed to come on when you turn the ignition could be anything |
My ashtray light has been disconnected, my glovebox doesn't have one, hasn't since I've had the car. None of the rest have been touched since I've had the car, but I'll check.
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| Dont want to sound like **** but do you turn aircon off before you turn engine off? |
I don't use the air con, I use and open window lol, but I don't usually turnt he 'heating' off before the engine.
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Posted: Fri Apr 06, 2012 12:24 pm |
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Posted: Fri Apr 06, 2012 12:41 pm |
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Could, say having a 20amp fuse where a 5amp fuse is supposed to go cause this?
Cause I haven't actually checked ALL the fuses.
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Posted: Fri Apr 06, 2012 12:45 pm |
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Also, I forgot to say that this happens every couple of months.
It happened for about a week in December too, but then it was all ok until 3 days ago.
Usually after a long journey 
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Posted: Fri Apr 06, 2012 12:47 pm |
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Have you recently upgraded any audio?
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Posted: Fri Apr 06, 2012 12:52 pm |
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I've had my stereo in since August, but it's draining even without it in.
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Posted: Fri Apr 06, 2012 6:38 pm |
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get a multimeter, remove the fuse box (keeping wiring attached, just so you can access the fuse contacts), with everything off and doors locked (you will have to lock yourself in), check the amps being drawn through each fuse, you will find your drain. lookup what that fuse it, and trace the wiring for it and see if its been knocked (either near the fuse bow, near its switch or at the component), all else fails change the appropriate component.
if you have been to a garage and they didn't do that, they are incompetent.
Ive never done that before... maybe there is a reason you cant, but thats the logical way to deal with it.
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Posted: Fri Apr 06, 2012 6:42 pm |
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sry didnt see the link above to check, basically a simpler method of what i was thinknig follow that wikis instructions.
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Posted: Sat Apr 07, 2012 2:59 am |
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| devildriverxii wrote: |
| Andy_ wrote: |
| Dont want to sound like **** but do you turn aircon off before you turn engine off? |
I don't use the air con, I use and open window lol, but I don't usually turnt he 'heating' off before the engine. |
My battery would go flat when I'd leave radio on and heater/air con on
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Posted: Sat Apr 07, 2012 3:12 am |
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How long does it take to go flat?
And how old is the battery? On the VX, despite it hardly having anything that could even drain the battery, it would go flat overnight. Replaced it and now it lasts several weeks before it needs a jump/bump start.
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Posted: Sat Apr 07, 2012 4:51 am |
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Location: Belfast
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Do you have an upgraded alarm? this could take alot of power from the battery
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