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1994 Jaguar XJ6 Repair Question


Topics covered: Battery, Alternator, Battery cable.
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Asked on January 6, 2008

1994 Jaguar XJ6 dead battery


Something is draining my battery. Our tire shop checked out the battery, alternator, etc and said everything was okay. Next day battery was dead again. There is one clue, but nobody knows what it means re the battery. An amber light stays on that says "bulb failure". Can't see any bulbs that are out.
Got any ideas?
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Replied on January 6, 2008

Hi there,

place an Amp gauge between battery (+) and the battery cable, check amp draw with doors closed & key off, (you may need to remove boot light globe for this test) If Amp draw is over .25 Amps start pulling fuses to isolate the suspect circuit, the globe out warning may be a faulty relay stuck on causing the current draw.

Mark (mhpautos)

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