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Model specific boards => Golf mk3 => Topic started by: VW BUSH on 23 January 2014, 23:17

Title: Doing my nut in
Post by: VW BUSH on 23 January 2014, 23:17

I have a power drain flattening my battery.
Have pulled the lives to all my interior lights radio and alarm.
Checked earths, ignition, fuel pump and demist circuits.
Oh and central locking.
Battery is new and tried another, alternator is sweet. ...
I'm stumped, what next?

Title: Re: Doing my nut in
Post by: bigberty101 on 24 January 2014, 12:42

i had this and it was the main live to the fuse box, I found out how by pulling the main live from the fusebox, the thick red cable that comes in and left it over night, battery was flat, untapped looms and found short which had also affect about 3 other cables, might not be your issue but worth a shot pal

Title: Re: Doing my nut in
Post by: VW BUSH on 24 January 2014, 20:53

Quote from: bigberty101 on 24 January 2014, 12:42

i had this and it was the main live to the fuse box, I found out how by pulling the main live from the fusebox, the thick red cable that comes in and left it over night, battery was flat, untapped looms and found short which had also affect about 3 other cables, might not be your issue but worth a shot pal

I fear its a dash out job but I will start at the fuse box.
The car has had several alarms, stereo's and hands free kits over its life. There are a lot of wires taped off and bunched up behind the dash with a few junctions added....
Sunday morning job :sad:

Title: Re: Doing my nut in
Post by: bigberty101 on 25 January 2014, 22:54

Yea not nice fella, would lend a hand of I was closer. Don't mind electrics sometimes. I'm afraid the dash out is the easy bit thou :p just a case of checking everything, and redoing every joint that has been done by someone else in time and looking over everything. Kinda goes without saying thou :p enjoy fella

Title: Re: Doing my nut in
Post by: VW BUSH on 25 January 2014, 23:33

Thanks for the offer :smiley:
I'm getting a new car in march so I might just put up with it till then last thing I need is bleeding knuckles :grin:

Title: Re: Doing my nut in
Post by: gazareth on 25 January 2014, 23:36

go and have a beer bush. its the weekend man! :grin:

Title: Re: Doing my nut in
Post by: VW BUSH on 26 January 2014, 12:24

Quote from: gazareth on 25 January 2014, 23:36

go and have a beer bush. its the weekend man! :grin:

I had a few whiskeys and got up to late to do anything :grin: