95 civic problem, need advice.
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95 civic problem, need advice.
So I have a 95 civic coupe, and I've got a draining problem, its not your average, .4MA this son of a bit** is draining the full battery load through a parasitic test and I have no clue what's going on with it. Like it reads 12.98v going that's getting drawn somewhere, ive pulled every fuse there is, every relay under hood and dash, disconnected the alternator and starter, it goes off when I unplug the 80amp battery fuse that's about it.
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Its about 35.56 ma
3500mA is not acceptable.
35mA is acceptable.
Industry standard acceptable limit is around 50mA.
Normal for a completely stock 95 Civic is probably in the low 20mA range or less.
An aftermarket radio might bump that up to 35mA, so could aftermarket alarm.
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Ok, but still though, something is pulling the full 12v from my car parasitically, it might have been 3500 ma, but the fact that it kills my car within hours is ridiculous.
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You cannot measure draw in volts in any modern car because there will ALWAYS be a reading coming from everything that uses battery power for memory.
If this was still the 1960s you could get away with it, but not now.
You have to use amps/milliamps.
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If this was still the 1960s you could get away with it, but not now.
You have to use amps/milliamps.
Lunch is over, gotta run
