battery/electrical prob

[carlova78]

Alright this happedned before. I think there is something that sucks the juice out of my battery. A couple months ago we were ganna drive the car and the battery died. So I bought another battery but didnt hoook it up until I was ganna take the car for a spin again, until 3 weeks ago. Car worked normal. I didnt unhook it because I thought the old battery was just old and died. Today I was ganna move the car in the garage and this battery died. what the heck??


and wtf? well i charged the batt for like 4 hours. put it in the car. lights worked. turned the key. no start. then there was no more juice left in the batery.??????????????????????????????????????????

[carlova78]

anyone ganna help?

[jdmflavor510]

i'm having the same problem with my car, what mods do you have in your car.

[carlova78]

nothing yet stock sohc. It started p fine for the past 3 weeks and the last time I started it was Sunday

[aznpoopy]

http://www.wikihow.com/Find-a-Parasitic-Battery-Drain

[carlova78]

oh thanks asainpoopy. that may solve the problem. where do i unplug though?

[Secretsquirrel]

that may solve the problem. where do i unplug though?


start at the fuse block.


parasitic drains suck to track down. Keep at it. Learn how to read wiring diagrams, and just start tracing....






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[carlova78]

I dont even have an fsm. oh crap I hate wires. But when I hooked the battery up when it was charged i did hear electricity

[Secretsquirrel]

I dont even have an fsm. oh crap I hate wires. But when I hooked the battery up when it was charged i did hear electricity

I didnt kno electricity makes noise....




THe battery may appear charged...but it is dead. Take it somewhere and have the load test the battery. or even you can do it by engaging the starter while u have a voltmeter on the battery...if the volts drop say, below 9.6v or so, ur battery is toast.

do you have power locks or power windows? Do they work? Id check those fuse's first. but, could be a million things pullin the parasitic load.

download an FSM, im not giving u a link, so find one. Search, read, search some more, read alot and ull learn how to solve these problems that everyone and the brother have incountered.



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[carlova78]

It started up for the past 3 weeks. Yeah Ill start searching thanks for the help. I rep is really low this sucks

[Secretsquirrel]

It started up for the past 3 weeks. Yeah Ill start searching thanks for the help. I rep is really low this sucks


i hope u just didnt leave ur lights on....

[carlova78]

nope. all lights were off

[carlova78]

you never heard electricity? I heard the buzzing noise like a bumble bee

[Secretsquirrel]

you never heard electricity? I heard the buzzing noise like a bumble bee


thats arcing.....idk if u kno this, but its NOT suppose to do that.




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[big_schaf]

do you have any aftermarket stereo stuff?

[carlova78]

nope its still stock. I unplugged the stock radio though?

[carlova78]

Well Im taking it to a shop tomorow to get it checked out