OTHER THAN OBVIOUS STUFF
LIKE YOU LEFT THE MAP LIGHT ON/ YOUR BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH KEPT THE BRAKE LIGHTS ON/ YOUR HOOD CLOSED THE LIGHT REMAINS ON/ EVEN A TRUNK LIGHT NOT GOING OFF
OTHER THAN THAT, OTHER STUFF CAN CAUSE "PARASITIC DRAINS"
THERE ARE NORMAL DRAINS SUCH AS THE RADIO MEMORY, WHICH MIGHT TAKE WEEKS TO DRAIN A BATTERY DOWN (THESE ARE ACCEPTABLE DRAINS)
I THOUGHT HERE AT 2CAR THERE WAS A LESSON ON IT, BUT I CAN'T FIND IT IN THE SELECTIONS
HERE'S A LINK WHERE MY BUDDY HAD A MAJOR DRAIN, AND HOW WE FIGGERED IT OUT AND JUST ONE OF MANY POSSIBILITIES YOU MIGHT HAVE WITH A MODERN VEHICLE
https://www.2carpros.com/questions/2005-kia-sedona-car-keeps-losing-battery-power
THERE ARE A COUPLE OF WAYS AND DIFFERENT TOOL APPROACHES TO THIS TASK
A VOLTMETER SEEMS TO BE THE CHEAPEST WAY
YOU TUBE HAS SEVERAL GOOD VIDEOS ON THE PROCEDURE (LOOK UP PARASITIC DRAINS) I'M SURE SOME ARE BETTER THAN OTHERS, SO LOOK AT A FEW BEFORE YOU JUMP IN!
REMEMBER THIS,
YOUR ISSUE MAY NOT BE LIKE MY PALS AT ALL
IT MAY NOT BE A CIRCUIT BREAKER THAT GIVES IT AWAY (LIKE HIS) IT MAY REQUIRE SNATCHING A BUNCH OF FUSES ONE AT A TIME (NEEDLE NOSE PLIERS AND A FLASHLIGHT ARE VERY HELPFUL)
REMEMBER IF THE DOOR IS OPEN/ HOOD LIGHT IS ON/ ETC., YOU MIGHT WANNA TAKE OUT BULBS OR KEEP THE DOORS SHUT AS NOT TO MESS UP YOUR TESTING
A HELPER WATCHING THE METER (NOT PLAYING CELL PHONE!) IS A TREMENDOUS TIME SAVER!
LEMME KNOW WHAT YOU FIND
THE MEDIC
May 8, 2015 at 7:42 PM
