Wilson

So, far i just charged up the batter to full (12.25V) and its not connected up. I let it sit for a few days and the voltage dropped to about 11.25V without anything connected the battery over 3 days.

Just measured the current draw from the battery with the engine & RAP off. Current draw was 0.19 amps on the 10Amp setting. I assume this is low enough not to kill a battery in 3 days right?

With the engine off and doors opened it registered at 2.xx amps. Just some extra numbers I thought I'd throw out there.

As for the battery its a Optima Red top that I purchased in Aug 2000 but the tag on the battery says free replacement for 36 months. I hope they replace this battery for free. Does anyone know how they check if a battery (cell) is bad? I just dont want them to give me crap about "Oh the battery is good its your charging system!" I know it cant be the charging system cause I charged the battery to full and didnt drive the car for 3 days and in the past I couldnt start her up. Any comments? Thanks!


BTW- How much current draw is normal with the engine off?

slayer6x6

The max draw your car can have is 50mA (.05A), sound like you have your self a bit of a draw!

Wilson

Thanks! Someone pointed out that a typical relay draws 150mA's. So, im going to track down that problem later today.

slayer6x6

The best way to locate the draw is to hook up your meter to the battery to read the draw. Then start pulling fuses on the fuse pannel until the draw goes away. After that go through the circuit until you find the problem. Good Luck!

Wilson

I found the current draw! It was my electronic fuel pressure gauge. I disconnected it and my current draw went from 190mA's to 60mA's. Thanks for all the help!

slayer6x6

No prob, glad you found it