2001 3.4L battery draining
silvertree
07-16-2009, 03:41 PM
I've had this problem for about a week now, replaced the battery but something is still draining the battery while the car is turned off. The alternator is working fine and I can't find any shorts. Any ideas?
BNaylor
07-18-2009, 07:52 AM
You can check for parasitic drain with a multimeter (DMM) at the battery negative cable and troubleshoot accordingly. The reading will be in amperage - millivolts. It should be well under 40-50 mA but it depends on the reserve capacity of the battery.
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