Battery Drain
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Battery Drain
I've been having a problem with a parasitic drain on my bonny for a couple weeks now. I took it to two mechanics and neither found anything wrong. Well, one mechanic replaced the bolt on the negative lead and cleaned up the terminals. But, 3-4 days later my battery was drained again. So, I started searching this forum to find out what to test and such.
I checked all the lights (trunk, dome, glove compartment, etc.) all looks good
Today, I went to check the relay on the Antenna motor and I noticed that the motor was real warm even though the car had been off for a couple hours. So, I figured that might be the culprit.
My question is, is the antenna motor being real warm a sign of a bad relay and therefore the cause of my drain problem?
If I use a ammeter to troubleshoot the drain problem what kind of readings should I be looking for?
I checked all the lights (trunk, dome, glove compartment, etc.) all looks good
Today, I went to check the relay on the Antenna motor and I noticed that the motor was real warm even though the car had been off for a couple hours. So, I figured that might be the culprit.
My question is, is the antenna motor being real warm a sign of a bad relay and therefore the cause of my drain problem?
If I use a ammeter to troubleshoot the drain problem what kind of readings should I be looking for?
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The motor should shut off after it goes down. Raise the antenna and then lower it and go back and make sure that the motor shuts off. If it'* not the problem after a couples tries.....I'd put money on your twilight sentinel system being F'd, and or your air ride compressor is kicking on way to often.
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Re: Battery Drain
Originally Posted by mojo-jojo
My question is, is the antenna motor being real warm a sign of a bad relay and therefore the cause of my drain problem?
If I use a ammeter to troubleshoot the drain problem what kind of readings should I be looking for?
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I forgot to mention I removed the relay for the antenna. I figured the motor shouldn't be so warm after the car was turned off for 1-2 hours.
I have twilight sentinal switched off. Would this take it out of the equation?
So, if the car is off and I put an ammeter in serial with the negative lead on the battery I should only see a few milliamps? How many amps it too many?
Also, how do I determine if the air ride compressor is running excessively?
Oh and thanks for your help so far
I have twilight sentinal switched off. Would this take it out of the equation?
So, if the car is off and I put an ammeter in serial with the negative lead on the battery I should only see a few milliamps? How many amps it too many?
Also, how do I determine if the air ride compressor is running excessively?
Oh and thanks for your help so far
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Well it looks like removing the relay for the antenna motor did the trick. It'* been a little over a week and the battery still hasn't gone flat. Thank you all for your help.
It'* funny how two mechanics couldn't troubleshoot the problem correctly but I was able to fix it after just searching this board for a few minutes. Thanks again.
THE BONNEVILLE CLUB ROCKS!
It'* funny how two mechanics couldn't troubleshoot the problem correctly but I was able to fix it after just searching this board for a few minutes. Thanks again.
THE BONNEVILLE CLUB ROCKS!
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