troubleshooting, electrical problem Options

[johnnybravo04]

Hello All,

I have a problem, when my car is turned off my battery drains it will start if it only sits for a couple hours but it is noticable that the battery is not fully charged. If the car sits over night however it needs to be jump started. I've already checked all the basics and have also disconnected the battery overnight to see if the battery just wasn't retaining a charge. It started fine the next morning;So the battery holds a charge. I thought I had the issue narrowed down to the stereo/cig lighter because when I removed the corresponding fuse then let the car sit overnight the car started fine the next morning but since then it has not started when removing the fuse and having the car sit overnight. So do you guys have any tips on how to figure out where current is being drewn from? Any help would be greatly appriciated.

[AudioFreak]

The clock will pull a small amount. It needs to keep the time. If you only show about .5 draw that's pretty normal. The clock and computer need power for the memory. I know you disconnected the battery overnight and it started fine but take your car to an autozone or pepboys and have them load check the battery and the charging system it should be free. It may appear to be fine but the battery may have a dead cell.

Also when you say the car is dead in the morning do you mean that it won't start or that there are no lights or anything.

This post has been edited by AudioFreak: Jul 23, 2003 - 1:23 AM