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General => The garage => Topic started by: robgti8v on 24 August 2008, 14:24

Title: golf mk 2 gti 8v battery draining problem
Post by: robgti8v on 24 August 2008, 14:24

hi all new to site i have a golfgti mk2 8v recently i changed the stereo and since then the battery kept draining have taken stero back out but still have problem can any one help p;lease

rob

Title: Re: golf mk 2 gti 8v battery draining problem
Post by: Uruk Hai on 24 August 2008, 16:09

Check as much of the wiring as you can or pull the fuse of one thing at a time overnight and see what its like the next day ?

Title: Re: golf mk 2 gti 8v battery draining problem
Post by: raferackstraw on 24 August 2008, 19:55

disconnect neg lead from battery and connect a multi meter between the terminal and the disconnected lead, set multimeter to read amps

you should see an amp reading above normal [anything above 1amp is wrong]

then remove each fuse one by one until you see the amps return to below 1 amp

this will pinpoint the circuit that is causing the drain

i did the same when i fitted a stereo and found i did not have a switched live

your problem sounds the same in that you have the memory live, connected to the switched and memory on the stereo

also check charging by putting a multimeter across teminals with engine idling you should get about 14v

check battery is holding a charge

Title: Re: golf mk 2 gti 8v battery draining problem
Post by: robgti8v on 25 August 2008, 12:38

thanks for help will try it out and will let you know if it works

rob

Title: Re: golf mk 2 gti 8v battery draining problem
Post by: rubjonny on 26 August 2008, 12:37

check the boot and glovebox lights arnt stuck on :)

Title: Re: golf mk 2 gti 8v battery draining problem
Post by: MarkS on 26 August 2008, 14:05

Quote from: rubjonny on 26 August 2008, 12:37

check the boot and glovebox lights arnt stuck on :)

That old blighter got me before!  :grin: