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Imojsimpsun · 07-06-2012, 12:12 PM

Yesterday my car wouldnt start in the morning after 50 miles of driving on the new motor the night before.

Imojsimpsun · 07-06-2012, 12:14 PM

I replaced the battery and pulled the negetive terminal over night and this morning it was dead again. I drove it all hesterday as well

ka4life87 · 07-06-2012, 02:23 PM

If u have a current draw, u obviously need to figure out what it is which is easier said than done. Disconnect ur positive battery terminal and install an ammeter in between and see how much the car is drawing, then comes the fun part

start pulling fuses until u see ur amperage go down to figure out whats causing the current draw

chuki.s13.coupe. · 07-06-2012, 02:46 PM

Check your alternator.

Imojsimpsun · 07-06-2012, 03:33 PM

Altenator was replaced 2 days ago. I did blow a 75 amp fuse thats on the passanger side fuse box. I replaced it for now with a cable jumping both ends together waiting for the fuse to come in from nissan. Could that be the reason for it constantly getting power? Im not electrical savy at all.

Danial · 07-11-2012, 09:26 AM

Not electric savy you say?

You blew a 75A fuse, thats pretty big. I get paranoid blowing 30A fuses as to whats going on in an electrical system. Take it to a shop

Darren · 07-11-2012, 09:41 AM

You should remove that wire immediately... there's a reason fuses blow... they provide a weak point so that if the power shorts, it'll blow the weak point instead of burning down your car (and your house if it's in the garage)

Sounds like you have a serious short somewhere...

Danial · 07-11-2012, 09:58 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Darren

You should remove that wire immediately... there's a reason fuses blow... they provide a weak point so that if the power shorts, it'll blow the weak point instead of burning down your car (and your house if it's in the garage)

Sounds like you have a serious short somewhere...

Agreed, i totally missed that jumper wire on the first read through. Sounds like the worst idea ever, remove it now.

Have you tried just replacing the fuse you blew?

Imojsimpsun · 07-11-2012, 09:52 PM

I dis as one point and blew that one too. I actually know somebody who has that fuse area actually sauderes togeter which is the stupidest thing ive ever seen but
Its working find. I ordered a new fuse and am waiting for it to come in.

godsmack · 07-12-2012, 07:08 PM

if you disconnected your battery and it still died then your problem is the battery. even if its a new battery it's not impossible to get a bad battery new. if you disconnected the negative terminal you should've still killed any possibility of it draining. as for the fuse yea i'd really be careful with that. i would check for continuity where you have that wire. if its shorted you could start a fire and thats not a fun time.

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Imojsimpsun Zilvia Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Rhode island Posts: 173 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	S13 dying over night but not dying after an hour. Yesterday my car wouldnt start in the morning after 50 miles of driving on the new motor the night before.

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07-06-2012, 12:14 PM	#2
Imojsimpsun Zilvia Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Rhode island Posts: 173 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	I replaced the battery and pulled the negetive terminal over night and this morning it was dead again. I drove it all hesterday as well

07-06-2012, 02:23 PM	#3
ka4life87 Leaky Injector Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: casa grande Posts: 104 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	If u have a current draw, u obviously need to figure out what it is which is easier said than done. Disconnect ur positive battery terminal and install an ammeter in between and see how much the car is drawing, then comes the fun part start pulling fuses until u see ur amperage go down to figure out whats causing the current draw

07-06-2012, 02:46 PM	#4
chuki.s13.coupe. Zilvia Addict Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Earth Posts: 682 Trader Rating: (2) Feedback Score: 2 reviews	Check your alternator.

07-06-2012, 03:33 PM	#5
Imojsimpsun Zilvia Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Rhode island Posts: 173 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Altenator was replaced 2 days ago. I did blow a 75 amp fuse thats on the passanger side fuse box. I replaced it for now with a cable jumping both ends together waiting for the fuse to come in from nissan. Could that be the reason for it constantly getting power? Im not electrical savy at all.

07-11-2012, 09:26 AM	#6
Danial Zilvia Member Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Maryland Age: 31 Posts: 273 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Not electric savy you say? You blew a 75A fuse, thats pretty big. I get paranoid blowing 30A fuses as to whats going on in an electrical system. Take it to a shop

07-11-2012, 09:41 AM	#7
Darren Zilvia Addict Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: kelowna, bc, canada Age: 45 Posts: 680 Trader Rating: (1) Feedback Score: 1 reviews	You should remove that wire immediately... there's a reason fuses blow... they provide a weak point so that if the power shorts, it'll blow the weak point instead of burning down your car (and your house if it's in the garage) Sounds like you have a serious short somewhere...

07-11-2012, 09:52 PM	#9
Imojsimpsun Zilvia Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Rhode island Posts: 173 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	I dis as one point and blew that one too. I actually know somebody who has that fuse area actually sauderes togeter which is the stupidest thing ive ever seen but Its working find. I ordered a new fuse and am waiting for it to come in.

07-12-2012, 07:08 PM	#10
godsmack Zilvia Addict Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Allentown, PA Age: 36 Posts: 652 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	if you disconnected your battery and it still died then your problem is the battery. even if its a new battery it's not impossible to get a bad battery new. if you disconnected the negative terminal you should've still killed any possibility of it draining. as for the fuse yea i'd really be careful with that. i would check for continuity where you have that wire. if its shorted you could start a fire and thats not a fun time.