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Battery Drain Issue
muff1991:
good luck getting it sorted mate. sorry I cant help much.
hopefully other people with the know how can assist :wink:
DMackie:
Well the weirdness continues
So i disconnected the parrot box which means the stereo doesnt give audio but i dont care as i still need to do the work on the back of the stereo. However i went to asda and when i parked up the fans kicked in as i locked the car. Was in the shop less that 30 mins and came back to see the clocks dull so i knew the car wouldnt start. So of course it didnt start.
Thankfully a nice couple helped jump start the car. Got back to my car park space less than 10 min drive. Turned the car off and the car start straight away so battery couldnt have fully charged in that time. So what i have done now is take the 15 amp fuse out for the stereo from the engine bay fuse box and also turned off the air con as ive heard that can cause the fans to kick on when the car is turned off. I have an issue that the air con isnt cold so i need to replace part of the air con.
Left the car a few hours and went out to the car and it starts first time with no issues.
I hate this car right now!!
Pashka:
--- Quote from: DMackie on January 13, 2019, 10:48:45 pm ---Well the weirdness continues
So i disconnected the parrot box which means the stereo doesnt give audio but i dont care as i still need to do the work on the back of the stereo. However i went to asda and when i parked up the fans kicked in as i locked the car. Was in the shop less that 30 mins and came back to see the clocks dull so i knew the car wouldnt start. So of course it didnt start.
Thankfully a nice couple helped jump start the car. Got back to my car park space less than 10 min drive. Turned the car off and the car start straight away so battery couldnt have fully charged in that time. So what i have done now is take the 15 amp fuse out for the stereo from the engine bay fuse box and also turned off the air con as ive heard that can cause the fans to kick on when the car is turned off. I have an issue that the air con isnt cold so i need to replace part of the air con.
Left the car a few hours and went out to the car and it starts first time with no issues.
I hate this car right now!!
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Just measure the leak with the tester fuse by fuse and you will know where to look for the problem.. As it seems you are chasing the ghosts.
DMackie:
Do you mean put a tester on the fuse or take it out and see what the battery is reading?
Sorry im not the best with electrical things. I work in IT but electrics in a car im pretty crap with..
Regards
Pashka:
--- Quote from: DMackie on January 14, 2019, 11:43:46 am ---Do you mean put a tester on the fuse or take it out and see what the battery is reading?
Sorry im not the best with electrical things. I work in IT but electrics in a car im pretty crap with..
Regards
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Explanation is here pal
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