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GaryMulcahey 05-31-2016 05:10 AM

5.6 amps
 
Ok. Battery issues.
Pulled all fuses and the car is still pulling 5.6 amps.
Any idea what pulls this kind of amps?
99' base

G

jdraupp 05-31-2016 08:35 AM

Do you have any aftermarket accessories installed? Aftermarket Radio, radar detector or alarm system could all be culprits.

mikefocke 05-31-2016 11:29 AM

That is 5.6 times the max draw with switch shut off.

Any fans still running? Ignition switch? Corrosion on some ground?

GaryMulcahey 05-31-2016 06:12 PM

Yes, pulled the radio and that wasn't it. The car only has 40,000 miles on it.
Nothing aftermarket except the radio. No codes.
Checked for noise with the key out and nothing we could hear. Will give that a go again this week to make sure. And we will definitely pull the ignition switch.
So later this week it will be time to pull the alternator. Maybe a bad regulator.

Thanks for the help and suggestions

G

Topless 05-31-2016 07:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by GaryMulcahey (Post 497917)
Ok. Battery issues.
Pulled all fuses and the car is still pulling 5.6 amps.
Any idea what pulls this kind of amps?
99' base

G

Lots of stuff. Ign, wipers, tail lights, brake lights, frunk lights, starter relay... Get out a meter and trace the circuits one by one. Process of elimination.

http://986forum.com/forums/performance-technical-chat/18936-strong-electrical-drain-problem-1999-porsche-boxster.html

specboxCO 06-01-2016 08:39 AM

If you have pulled all the fuses, the options get small quickly. I would suspect stuck starter solenoid. as that comes directly from the fusible link panel, rather than through the fuse box.

Meir 06-01-2016 01:43 PM

Make sure you also pulled the fuses located in the trunk.

specboxCO 06-01-2016 02:01 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Meir (Post 498109)
Make sure you also pulled the fuses located in the trunk.

Yup - only one back there, for the Secondary Air Injection pump. Pull it and check, could be the culprit.

GaryMulcahey 06-01-2016 06:28 PM

Ahhh. Ok.
Didn't know that. Will look in the trunk. Thanks Lads.


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