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Old 08-07-2013, 02:05 PM
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Question 2002 Sub electric problem

I have something draining my battery, I disconnected the neg and put a meter across it. I pulled every fuse and relay one at a time in both the under hood box and the one on the driver side dash. The meter stayed constant through the whole ordeal! Any ideas where to look other than the fuse panels where to look?

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sometimes the alt can do it. sometimes you have a chafed wire. how many amps was it?
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I left it hooked up to a charger, I checked on it after a few hours it was still reading 3 amps. I guess a trip to the dealer may be in order.
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Forgot to note with the bat disconnected for two days it started no problem, so the battery seems OK.

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thats a very significant draw should be easy to find. did you take the alt cable loose? try looking under the fuse box?
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Thanks for the replies, raining here but will try when it stops.

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Pulled the wire off the Alt, no change!
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I was thinking that when you are looking for a draw, you run the meter on the positive side. Am I wrong in that?
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I am looking at the chargers meter hooked to the battery, over night it drops down almost to 2-1/2 amps

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Originally Posted by jwfirebird
thats a very significant draw should be easy to find. did you take the alt cable loose? try looking under the fuse box?
What is under the fuse box?


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