 Someithing keeps killing my battery, cant find what it is |
 Jan 29, 2010 - 12:16 AM
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For some reason my celica always seems to drain my battery when I park it and dont use it overnight. After a jump it fires right up and have no further issues. What I have done when its completely dead I jump start it, drive it for like an hour and let the alternator charge the battery up. When I go to park it overnight, I remove the main 60A fuse in the engine bay and leave it like that. The next day It fires right up no problems, but if I leave the fuse in place next morning, starter just starts clikkkin, cant even crank the car. I have looked for something thats draining the power but cant find anything, I dont even have a stereo in place. Any help appreicated.
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Dec 20, 2010 - 10:41 PM
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Enthusiast Joined Dec 29, '05 From So-Cal Currently Offline Reputation: 12 (100%) |
you can check yourself....if you can start your car, then turn it on with the batt juice you have....then with the car running....unplug the positive terminal on the battery off....if your car is still running...it's not your alternator (it is still good)....if it dies...you have a bad alternator and you need a new one. Saves you the trouble of taking out your alternator. If the alternator is bad, take it off and give it to the shop to test the voltage for reassurance.
Because your batt is low already once you figure it out...take it to those shop to have them charge the batt correctly....make sure they know how to charge it because the guys at Autozone didn't. I had an optima D31a battery for super duty stuff....they tested it and told me i had a bad battery; told me to buy a new batt. took my batt to kragen or o'rilely....charge it with the right amount of amps and heal my battery back to life. I told them what the autozone guys did and he told me i would have turn my optima batt into a bad one by charging it with the wrong volt and amp current. This post has been edited by chacha: Dec 20, 2010 - 10:46 PM |
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Dec 21, 2010 - 8:29 PM
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QUOTE (chacha @ Dec 20, 2010 - 11:41 PM)  you can check yourself....if you can start your car, then turn it on with the batt juice you have....then with the car running....unplug the positive terminal on the battery off....if your car is still running...it's not your alternator (it is still good).... I was under the impression that the alternator could still charge the battery when running but when you turn the car off the voltage regulator can kill the battery... -------------------- ~Daniel~ No Longer Celica Owner.. moved on to a 03 WRX-EJ207
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Dec 21, 2010 - 9:03 PM
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QUOTE (Jaws4God @ Dec 21, 2010 - 8:29 PM) QUOTE (chacha @ Dec 20, 2010 - 11:41 PM) you can check yourself....if you can start your car, then turn it on with the batt juice you have....then with the car running....unplug the positive terminal on the battery off....if your car is still running...it's not your alternator (it is still good).... I was under the impression that the alternator could still charge the battery when running but when you turn the car off the voltage regulator can kill the battery... I guess it can. I'm having the same problem, and I noticed that lights were over lighting when I reved up the engine. Looks like the alternator is overcharging the system and this could be caused by a defective regulator. I mesured a 6A current passing trough the positive cable of the alternator while the car was of and nothing working. That MUST be what is draining the battery. I'll chage the alternator thursday and give you some news. By the way, got a new paint? 
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viruz_one Someithing keeps killing my battery Jan 29, 2010 - 12:16 AM
nics how old is you battery? Jan 29, 2010 - 1:37 AM Hanyo take your car battery to be charged and tested at ... Jan 29, 2010 - 2:09 AM viruz_one Its really not that old, I would say about or a li... Jan 29, 2010 - 3:50 AM str8thugginit4ya Make sure and get your battery tested before you g... Jan 29, 2010 - 9:35 AM 1994Celica QUOTE (viruz_one @ Jan 29, 2010 - 12... Jan 31, 2010 - 10:31 PM Random_Stranger It's your battery. Brand name does make a dif... Jan 31, 2010 - 10:50 PM vile_v Random is right... brand name batteries are usuall... Jan 31, 2010 - 11:08 PM viruz_one Thats exactly what I think it is, something is wir... Feb 3, 2010 - 11:22 PM D-Man step one is to test it. autozone, napa, o'rile... Feb 3, 2010 - 11:37 PM johnnehh QUOTE (D-Man @ Feb 4, 2010 - 12... Feb 3, 2010 - 11:41 PM epocsirhc It doesn't sound like a battery but a parasiti... Feb 4, 2010 - 12:58 AM
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If I ev... Feb 10, 2010 - 7:20 AM GrimReaper I'm suspecting a low battery as others said bu... Feb 10, 2010 - 3:19 PM epocsirhc Did you ever find out what was causing the drain? ... Feb 12, 2010 - 12:16 AM cibrit- I had problems with my car when I first got it. I... Feb 16, 2010 - 10:28 PM Batman722 it's either your battery or the voltage regula... Feb 16, 2010 - 11:11 PM Jaws4God QUOTE (Batman722 @ Feb 17, 2010 - 12... Dec 20, 2010 - 10:17 PM cibrit- That's the name!! Thanks batman, I com... Feb 17, 2010 - 11:48 AM Velliety I had the same thing happen - mine turned out to b... Feb 17, 2010 - 8:17 PM viruz_one OK bumping this old thread back...
After further... Jul 7, 2010 - 11:19 PM Batman722 did you unokyg your hazzard light switch ? that wo... Jul 7, 2010 - 11:35 PM viruz_one LOL! OMG Yes I did! I actually removed all... Jul 8, 2010 - 12:03 AM trebilihp Was actually my alternator. Changed it, runs well.... Dec 25, 2010 - 1:04 PM |
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