1997 Mercury Cougar Repair Question
Topics covered: Battery, Fuse, Battery cable.
Mileage: 125,000 miles.
Mileage: 125,000 miles.
Asked on October 30, 2012
Mercury Cougar Battery Problem
The battery keeps draining. i have measured the key-off pull and it is only .15 ma. I am not an expert in electrical stuff, but I don't think that is enough to have to worry about. Since it keeps draining I went ahead and did a "fuse pull" test. After I pullled every fuse there was no significant drop. Whenever I do start the car it seems to have barely any power -> I can press the gas but it spits and sputters for a few seconds and then starts working fine. The battery drain is more important for now, I just didn't know if the latter part was relevant to that problem.
Asked by cstaff25Answer
Replied on October 30, 2012
So at idle what is the battery voltage reading at the battery?
Replied on October 30, 2012
Have you had the battery tested yet?
Replied on October 30, 2012
I have seen batterys self discharge and load test good ethier something is draining the battery or its just not holding a charge.Try this after your done running the car remove the the negative battery cable over night and then when you go to start it hook the cable back up and see if the battery is drained?ALso please do the draw test with the test light like i posted.
Replied on October 30, 2012
Ok I will try these things, thanks. Also, I know the battery is losing about .16v every 1.5-2 hours...I tested this yesterday
Replied on October 30, 2012
Alright keep me posted.
Replied on November 8, 2012
Turned out to be a dome light left on and bad terminals. Thanks for your help.
Replied on November 8, 2012
Your welcome thats what were here for.