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Re: 04 Taurus battery dying when not in use
Testing the parasitic drain is very simple.
1) Close the doors and wait until the indoor lights turn off.
2) Disconnect positive terminal of the battery.
3) Put the + plug of the multimeter to the 10A fused input of the meter.
5) Select the knob to DC amp or 10 DC amps (straignt line symbol)
4) Plug the + wire of the multimeter to the + of battery and the - of the meter to the red positive cable.
6) read the value
7) reconnect the terminal.
Next day, test also battery voltage. You should have at least 12.2V.
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2003 Chevrolet Impala LS 3.8L OHV
2002 Ford Taurus SE 3.0L OHV (sold)
1998 Ford Windstar LX 3.8L OHV (sold)
2002 Chevrolet Malibu LS 3.1L OHV (sold)
2004 Hyundai Accent GS 1.6L DOHC manual (sold)
1995 Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme S 3.1L OHV (sold)
2002 Ford Crown Victoria Police Interceptor 4.6L SOHC (sold)
A Windstar without having the check engine light is not a real Windstar.
Last edited by serge_saati; 06-25-2010 at 04:50 PM.
Reason: 2nd and 1st step inverted
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