toxicxk23

Any advice to track down a parasitic draw? My battery died a few months ago after sitting for about a month while I was away. I replaced the battery and programed it using OBDEleven but the battery just keeps draining. I've tried checking the fuses for a voltage drop with the car completely off but I can't seem to find anything. When the battery is fully charged up (~12.6v) and I put a meter to it, I can watch the battery voltage drain in real time. Overnight it drains to about 9.8v and seems to stop there.

I'm already taking the car to the shop to have to engine mounts replaced so they are going to help diagnose this as well but I would like to see if I can figure it out for myself (and save some money lol)

SMac770

Well, then it'll be easy to track down. The battery is attached to the car via two ways. The negative post to the chassis, and the positive post through a distribution plate to various car systems. The distribution plate has four wires attached. Disconnect them one by one and see which disconnect causes the voltage drop to stop. Don't assume the first one is the only one; test all four. After you know which cable is the concern, then you can speculate about how to proceed.