Something's draining my Battery?

[07gtman]

you need to measure milliamps to find where the draw is coming from. yes the fuses are good or you would'nt have a draw, so remove the negative side only put your meter between the negative post and the negative cable to see, and see how many milliamp are being drawn. then remove each fuse one at a time small ones first. Once the meter rises to an acceptable level you have found the circuit that is drawing the power from your battery..if you pull larger fuses these fuses may power other circuits and or fuses. hope this helps

 

[Travleslie81]

Are econocraft battery's good or bad choice to buy?

 

[07gtman]

not really sure never heard of them , sorry ..Was you battery bad?

 

[Travleslie81]

not really sure never heard of them , sorry ..Was you battery bad?

Going to have battery tested to see

 

[07gtman]

So what have you found that was drawing power?

 

[Travleslie81]

So what have you found that was drawing power?

Didn't find anything

 

[07gtman]

when you put your meter on the positive and neg.check what the reading is ...when you start the car what is it reading ...if you have someone to turn the key to start the car while you have the meter on again check readings ...Ok first test is battery condition 12.5 volts or more ...second test charging system 14.5 would be a good reading or just a little less is ok ...third test is a cheap draw test if the voltage reads 10.5 or below you are in need of a battery

 

[Travleslie81]

when you put your meter on the positive and neg.check what the reading is ...when you start the car what is it reading ...if you have someone to turn the key to start the car while you have the meter on again check readings ...Ok first test is battery condition 12.5 volts or more ...second test charging system 14.5 would be a good reading or just a little less is ok ...third test is a cheap draw test if the voltage reads 10.5 or below you are in need of a battery

I took negative and positive cables off and I got 12.35 volts on the post

 

[Travleslie81]

I took negative and positive cables off and I got 12.35 volts on the post

I found the battery drain problem it was the power antana

 

[D Hook]

I only buy Motorcraft batteries. Best ones I've ever had. Always last past their date. One lasted 13 years in my mustang and finally died when I left the car outside in the winter for a couple months without starting.