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Offline scott-stainton

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Battery draining
« on: 01 August 2013, 21:55 »
Hi guys,

I'm new here so first off, hello!

Secondly, I recently bought a 16v mk3 as a project car. It's not been ran on journeys as its sorn but while I've been sorting the cooling system this week iv noticed the battery is discharging daily. Is there any easy way to test if anything is draining the battery?

Cheers

Scott
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Offline Bellend

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Re: Battery draining
« Reply #1 on: 01 August 2013, 22:37 »
Get an amp meter and remove the positive terminal, put that in between the positive terminal and the positive post on the battery. Read the amp drain. Shouldn't be much at all. Not even 1 amp.

If it is higher than say 0.1 amps (just guessing here as plenty of cars are different) get someone to start pulling fuses one by one until it drops. Then you'll know which circuit it is.

Currently doing a Mitsubishi that has a 9amp draw!

It's an iPod adaptor kit killing the battery.
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Offline gazareth

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Re: Battery draining
« Reply #2 on: 01 August 2013, 22:38 »
check that the glovebox or boot light isn't staying on.
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Offline scott-stainton

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Re: Battery draining
« Reply #3 on: 01 August 2013, 22:41 »
Il do all that in the morning guys cheers for the advice!
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Re: Battery draining
« Reply #4 on: 02 August 2013, 20:58 »
Did you buy that 16v from someone in Brough?
Think the colour was mystic blue? Seen it a few times driving through there.

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Offline tweed

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Re: Battery draining
« Reply #5 on: 02 August 2013, 21:17 »
Sounds like a dead battery to me.
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Offline scott-stainton

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Re: Battery draining
« Reply #6 on: 03 August 2013, 14:30 »
Quote from: itavaltalainen on 02 August 2013, 20:58
Did you buy that 16v from someone in Brough?
Think the colour was mystic blue? Seen it a few times driving through there.
No i bought it from someone in Barnard Castle, its a silver one.

And found the problem guys its the battery, cheers again for the help!
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