 Something is draining my battery!! |
 Feb 24, 2011 - 7:11 PM
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Something is draining my battery, If I dont drive it for a few days, the battery dies.... I know it charge because when I drive it everyday, there's no problem.
I noticed that when I take the key out of the ignitions sometime there's still a beep beep going on like you turned off the engine but the key is still in there. I left my sunroof open and water got in before, that could be a problem. Is there anything I should check specify? Oh and my clock is dead =( |
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Feb 28, 2011 - 4:06 AM
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QUOTE (kamax @ Feb 24, 2011 - 2:11 PM)  I noticed that when I take the key out of the ignitions sometime there's still a beep beep going on like you turned off the engine but the key is still in there. I left my sunroof open and water got in before, that could be a problem. Is there anything I should check specify? Oh and my clock is dead =( there is a tiny switch with two wires coming out of it that is on the side of the ignition. When the key is put in the little switch is activated (i'm not exactly sure on the setup of the celica, but this is how it is on most cars). You might be able to replace the switch without taking out the lock cylinder. or you can just clip the wires so that is doesn't ding at all with the key left out(I wouldn't recommended). I don't know if the circuit is closed or open when the key is in. But it's possible that the moisture that has built up inside the switch and caused corrosion that has caused it to not shut off when the key is out. OR.. with the ignition turned off...loosen the negative cable and slowly take it off. if something is draining your battery then it will have a medium sized spark, it should always have a very tiny spark, but this isn't what you're looking for, you are looking for the root of the medium sized spark when you take off the cable. Leave the cable off, disconnect ONE fuse at a time in each fuse panel. Each time you disconnect one fuse disconnect and reconnect the battery cable then put the old fuse back. Look for the spark to almost disappear. It will always have a tiny spark, you just want to get rid of the larger spark if there is one, because this would lead you to the general area of your power drain. After that either post up your findings online or dig through a wire schematic to see what system could be draining it. Then troubleshoot from there. Hope this helps..happy troubleshooting! This post has been edited by match220: Feb 28, 2011 - 4:12 AM -------------------- -Jay
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kamax Something is draining my battery!! Feb 24, 2011 - 7:11 PM
richee3 The ignition is unrelated to your battery. One of ... Feb 24, 2011 - 7:33 PM HectortheRican How old is your battery? That happened to me to a ... Feb 25, 2011 - 1:47 AM kamax batter was old, but replaced with a newer one........ Feb 25, 2011 - 7:56 AM
kamax QUOTE (match220 @ Feb 28, 2011 - 2:0... Feb 28, 2011 - 5:16 AM delusionz yeah, even easier it's a tiny little white box... Feb 28, 2011 - 6:35 AM |
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