WEEKLY battery death

[yellowkyd278]

Hey everyone,

I haven't been driving my car recently for the past week due to some ignition problems occuring above 4000+ RPM. When I went to go move the car form the driveway into the garage the car's battery had died. I jumped started it and it worked fine. The last time I drove my car for over 10 minutes was last weekend. I did drive it once around the block on wednesday when I changed the spark plugs & wires but not more then a minute or two.

When I was away at college my sister told me the battery would also die if she the car wasn't driven for 3 - 4 days.

Normally I would figure it was an outdated/corroded battery but since the problem has been discovered, I have swapped four NEW batteries (costco swaps 'em for free if you're not satisfied with your purchase of their battery).

The cars armed with a viper security system w/ a bright blue blinking LED which might have some effect on the battery life (i'm not too savy w/ electrical things). The car also has an EGT gauge & boost gauge hooked up to the headlights. I think I read somewhere on this forum that the EGT always stays on even w/ the ignition off (maybe this could cause a weaker battery life?) Worse can scenario is that some other larger component is staying on and sucking the batterly life.

So bascially I'm wondering if this sort of battery life is normal or if something else is causing this issue. My profile's updated w/ all the mods but the rest are pretty much motor/non-electrical related.

Last thing: if the car is driven everyday and keeps on getting recharged, then its fine.

Thanks ahead of time!

 

[Rob10_99]

Have you checked your hood light? sounds like there is a load that is constantly on,

but it wont drain in 12 hours, so it must be something small, look around at night to see if anything lights up.

Most alarm systems dont take much power, LED's take very little.
Might be something with your alarm system, did you take the alarm fuse out yet?



edit, didnt see you said FOUR batteries, that sounds like an alternator problem, can you check your running/non running battery voltages for me?

btw, I dont know much about 7bolts, but I had a problem with oil & CAS from a leaky valve cover seal, that might be something to look into with your 4k rev issue

 

[yellowkyd278]

I just took the car to fftec. My cars been giving me too many problems as it is and I just need a break from fixing it. Thanks! I'll post up when they tell me where the drain was in case you were curious.

 

[91laserrsnt]

Have you checked your hood light? sounds like there is a load that is constantly on,

but it wont drain in 12 hours, so it must be something small, look around at night to see if anything lights up.

Most alarm systems dont take much power, LED's take very little.
Might be something with your alarm system, did you take the alarm fuse out yet?



edit, didnt see you said FOUR batteries, that sounds like an alternator problem, can you check your running/non running battery voltages for me?

btw, I dont know much about 7bolts, but I had a problem with oil & CAS from a leaky valve cover seal, that might be something to look into with your 4k rev issue

When did dsms get a hood light?