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glenn_a

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hi fellow Explorers... in my 1997 XLT Explorer V6 SOHC

I have this on going battery for being dead after few days and finally have time to check and found that from the inside [RH Dashboard] cabin fuse box [no.25] and [RH Engine bay] fuse box [no.7 no.8 no.13] not sure why but any help out there had this issues before and sort the problem out please help...! :salute:
 



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I might be a little sleepy but it looks like you left out something. Are you saying those are blown fuses or you measure current across those locations with vehicle off, and if so how much?
 






I might be a little sleepy but it looks like you left out something. Are you saying those are blown fuses or you measure current across those locations with vehicle off, and if so how much?

oh sorry... not blown my friend its just draining my battery, when ever I leave the car for 3days untouched then it will flatten the battery...

I found out these fuses makes the current draw and don't know what and why...
the multimeter showing 0.56 amp draw and then when ever I pulled off the fuse esp. no.25 it turns to 0.20 amp which make big difference but then if I start pulling of the rest then it goes lower but I think the safer current draw was 0.06 under.

thank for your reply...:thumbsup:
 






On my 98 SOHC 4L, fuse 25 is GEM, instrument cluster and securi-lock. Under hood box, there are both bigger fuses that go from 1 to 10 and little going from 1 to 15.

On the little ones 7 = ABS, 8 = Rear Wiper, 13 = O2 sensor/EGR regulator/EVR Solenoid/Camshaft Sensor/Canister Vent Solenoid.

0.56A is definitely too high, but 0.2A seems high also. However, if you recently had the vehicle running, it could be that a lot of that 0.2A is a pollution control solenoid doing what it is supposed to. After I park somewhere I often hear what sounds like a solenoid making a ping sound as it shuts off a few minutes after turning the engine off, at least I thought that was what it was but I guess it could just be the exhaust contracting as it cools down.

Is there anything in the vehicle that does not work? I would think the rear wiper should draw nothing if it is not turned on, but honesty I never use mine and know little about it. Does it have some kind of circuit with a switch that keeps it running till it gets to the parked at the bottom position and if that switch failed it would keep applying power, though with it potentially stripping a gear or burning the motor out if there's no further down it can go? I could be completely wrong, but would try running the rear wiper to see if it reveals anything.

Although mine reads securi-lock for the interior fuse 25, your might not have that since mine has the PATS2 security system that debuted in '98 AFAIK, but I'd imagine you probably have the GEM on that and it could be bad. You could unplug it to see if that stops (decreases total) current flow by as much as pulling the fuse does.
 






On my 98 SOHC 4L, fuse 25 is GEM, instrument cluster and securi-lock. Under hood box, there are both bigger fuses that go from 1 to 10 and little going from 1 to 15.

On the little ones 7 = ABS, 8 = Rear Wiper, 13 = O2 sensor/EGR regulator/EVR Solenoid/Camshaft Sensor/Canister Vent Solenoid.

0.56A is definitely too high, but 0.2A seems high also. However, if you recently had the vehicle running, it could be that a lot of that 0.2A is a pollution control solenoid doing what it is supposed to. After I park somewhere I often hear what sounds like a solenoid making a ping sound as it shuts off a few minutes after turning the engine off, at least I thought that was what it was but I guess it could just be the exhaust contracting as it cools down.

Is there anything in the vehicle that does not work? I would think the rear wiper should draw nothing if it is not turned on, but honesty I never use mine and know little about it. Does it have some kind of circuit with a switch that keeps it running till it gets to the parked at the bottom position and if that switch failed it would keep applying power, though with it potentially stripping a gear or burning the motor out if there's no further down it can go? I could be completely wrong, but would try running the rear wiper to see if it reveals anything.

Although mine reads securi-lock for the interior fuse 25, your might not have that since mine has the PATS2 security system that debuted in '98 AFAIK, but I'd imagine you probably have the GEM on that and it could be bad. You could unplug it to see if that stops (decreases total) current flow by as much as pulling the fuse does.


thank's for your reply... and found few pictures of fuse boxes for 1997 XLT V6 SOHC
 






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yeah it looks like they different from yours....

I'm thinking just to buy the GEM module and see how it goes, I read few threads mentioned about replacing GEM module... Hope it helps !

I forgot to snag the GEM out of my old XLT before it got taken away.
 












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