battery keeps dieing
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battery keeps dieing
allright so my batery just died about 3 weeks ago so I replaced it
a week after that it kept dieing over night / at school/work completely dead no juice at all not even enough to light up the dome lights
i got rid of the 50 weight oil and put in some 10w30 cleaned the terminals on the battery
it started up great for another week
till today when it completely died while I was at school
note that it started up perfectly after sitting for almost 12 hours last night but it completely after sitting for only 4 hours at school
I've had the alternator checked and I checked the mas when its turned off everythings better than perfect
a week after that it kept dieing over night / at school/work completely dead no juice at all not even enough to light up the dome lights
i got rid of the 50 weight oil and put in some 10w30 cleaned the terminals on the battery
it started up great for another week
till today when it completely died while I was at school
note that it started up perfectly after sitting for almost 12 hours last night but it completely after sitting for only 4 hours at school
I've had the alternator checked and I checked the mas when its turned off everythings better than perfect
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when the engine is warm and at idle what is the voltage on the voltmeter??
What is the current draw when the car is off (should be less than 70mA- and closer to 35-40mA).
What is the current draw when the car is off (should be less than 70mA- and closer to 35-40mA).
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Originally Posted by liv
it was 32ma
and it reads a tiny bit above 12
and it reads a tiny bit above 12
Who checked out your alt??? Sounds like they don't have a clue
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From: warner robins, georgia
youve either got a parasitic load somewhere on the battery, or you need to ad some grounds, or worst case your alternator is bad. is there anything straight wired to your battery? (cd player, lights, ect?). over time the groudns on these cars go bad. run another ground wire (4 guage or bigger) from negative battery terminal to one of the bolts on top of the strut tower, also run a ground from the alternator body to somewhere on frame or back to negative battery and see if that helps
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advanced auto checked it
no there is nothing extra wired
and i got a update
just jumped it at the parking lot
for some reason the volts are at 8 (lowest it will go) the lights are really dim and the weirdest part the radio wont turn on
i think its got a cold maybe i should just give it some dayquil
haha but yea the battery is made for warm/cold it even has 100 more cold cranking than recomended since its ******* freezing in kc
no there is nothing extra wired
and i got a update
just jumped it at the parking lot
for some reason the volts are at 8 (lowest it will go) the lights are really dim and the weirdest part the radio wont turn on
i think its got a cold maybe i should just give it some dayquil
haha but yea the battery is made for warm/cold it even has 100 more cold cranking than recomended since its ******* freezing in kc
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