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Help My Car Battery Drains Easily by kenx1(m): 6:43am On Sep 07, 2017
Hello Car Gurus

Please help me my Toyota Camry 2010 model drains battery easily, i have checked the alternator and battery they are OK but after parking the car it drains overnight.

Can someone tell me the cause of this drain

Thank you
Re: Help My Car Battery Drains Easily by mayor2013: 6:52am On Sep 07, 2017
kenx1:
Hello Car Gurus

Please help me my Toyota Camry 2010 model drains battery easily, i have checked the alternator and battery they are OK but after parking the car it drains overnight.

Can someone tell me the cause of this drain

Thank you

You have a parasitic drain on your car. Do you have any after market gadgets installed on it. Have you checked your charging system if it's OK with the help of a multimeter not a bulb. What is the health status of your battery? Has a voltage drop test been carried out? If all the above are in order carry out a parasitic drain test
Re: Help My Car Battery Drains Easily by GAZZUZZ(m): 7:07am On Sep 07, 2017
kenx1:
Hello Car Gurus

Please help me my Toyota Camry 2010 model drains battery easily, i have checked the alternator and battery they are OK but after parking the car it drains overnight.

Can someone tell me the cause of this drain

Thank you

possibly a bad battery? undecided

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Re: Help My Car Battery Drains Easily by honmusa(m): 7:28am On Sep 07, 2017
This is definitely a parasitic drain .Parasitic drain occurs when you have an electrical devices or gadget drawing current after the ignition has been as been switched off.
Under normal circumstance ,the current draw in the entire electrical systems should be less 50ma after ignition off and anything above is a signal that a load refuse to go off.The drain will eventually damage the battery if it is not repaired .
You will need an mulitmeter that can read current and also have knowledge of electrical mapping of your car to trace the faulty accessory.
Also confirm if any electrical work was done recently on your car
Re: Help My Car Battery Drains Easily by kenx1(m): 7:36am On Sep 07, 2017
mayor2013:


You have a parasitic drain on your car. Do you have any after market gadgets installed on it. Have you checked your charging system if it's OK with the help of a multimeter not a bulb. What is the health status of your battery? Has a voltage drop test been carried out? If all the above are in order carry out a parasitic drain test

A car tracker was installed recently
Re: Help My Car Battery Drains Easily by kenx1(m): 7:40am On Sep 07, 2017
GAZZUZZ:


possibly a bad battery? undecided

No its a new ba3 and the alternator is working perfectly
Re: Help My Car Battery Drains Easily by kenx1(m): 7:41am On Sep 07, 2017
honmusa:
This is definitely a parasitic drain .Parasitic drain occurs when you have an electrical devices or gadget drawing current after the ignition has been as been switched off.
Under normal circumstance ,the current draw in the entire electrical systems should be less 50ma after ignition off and anything above is a signal that a load refuse to go off.The drain will eventually damage the battery if it is not repaired .
You will need an mulitmeter that can read current and also have knowledge of electrical mapping of your car to trace the faulty accessory.
Also confirm if any electrical work was done recently on your car

Thanks for your response..... a tracker was installed recently......can that be the cause of the problem
Re: Help My Car Battery Drains Easily by mayor2013: 7:58am On Sep 07, 2017
kenx1:


Thanks for your response..... a tracker was installed recently......can that be the cause of the problem

It can if installed wrongly. Prior to the installation of the tracker does the battery drain out?
Re: Help My Car Battery Drains Easily by honmusa(m): 8:08am On Sep 07, 2017
kenx1:


Thanks for your response..... a tracker was installed recently......can that be the cause of the problem
Yes that is one possibility.
Try to remove the power to the tracker and check if the drain issue has been resolved .And if it is the tracker that is the culprit ,u will need to confirm if the tracker can be configured to be in sleep mode and if it doesn't support sleep mode then you will need to get another tracker !!
Any tracker that cannot go to sleep will cause a big drain on your battery !!!
Re: Help My Car Battery Drains Easily by GAZZUZZ(m): 8:20am On Sep 07, 2017
kenx1:


No its a new ba3 and the alternator is working perfectly

what brand, how long have you been using it?
Re: Help My Car Battery Drains Easily by kenx1(m): 8:38am On Sep 07, 2017
honmusa:

Yes that is one possibility.
Try to remove the power to the tracker and check if the drain issue has been resolved .And if it is the tracker that is the culprit ,u will need to confirm if the tracker can be configured to be in sleep mode and if it doesn't support sleep mode then you will need to get another tracker !!
Any tracker that cannot go to sleep will cause a big drain on your battery !!!

I have taken the car for computer diagnosis, i only hope it detects the fault
Re: Help My Car Battery Drains Easily by honmusa(m): 8:41am On Sep 07, 2017
kenx1:


I have taken the car for computer diagnosis, i only hope it detects the fault
wrong move ,computer diagnosis will never see anything ,dont waste your money ,this is core electrical issue ,ecu and sensor are not involved.Find a skilled and educated electrical technician to troubleshoot this for you
Re: Help My Car Battery Drains Easily by kenx1(m): 8:47am On Sep 07, 2017
honmusa:

wrong move ,computer diagnosis will never see anything ,dont waste your money ,this is core electrical issue ,ecu and sensor are not involved.Find a skilled and educated electrical technician to troubleshoot this for you

wow
Re: Help My Car Battery Drains Easily by kenx1(m): 8:55am On Sep 07, 2017
kenx1:


Can this be a very serious problem?
Re: Help My Car Battery Drains Easily by honmusa(m): 9:02am On Sep 07, 2017
kenx1:


wow
It a simple issue for technician who know what he is doing but kazeems will complicate your issue and not all issue is scanning !!
Re: Help My Car Battery Drains Easily by honmusa(m): 9:08am On Sep 07, 2017
[quote author=kenx1 post=60212413][/quote] Where is your location
Re: Help My Car Battery Drains Easily by kenx1(m): 9:18am On Sep 07, 2017
honmusa:

Where is your location

Benin
Re: Help My Car Battery Drains Easily by honmusa(m): 9:27am On Sep 07, 2017
kenx1:

Benin
call Ehigie 0705 348 8163
Re: Help My Car Battery Drains Easily by kenx1(m): 10:07am On Sep 07, 2017
honmusa:

call Ehigie 0705 348 8163

Thanks bro
Re: Help My Car Battery Drains Easily by LadipoNG: 12:49pm On Sep 07, 2017
kenx1:
Hello Car Gurus

Please help me my Toyota Camry 2010 model drains battery easily, i have checked the alternator and battery they are OK but after parking the car it drains overnight.

Can someone tell me the cause of this drain

Thank you

Take your car to an automotive specialist. If you are unable to do that right now, please bear in mind that there are several reasons to which any could be the cause of the drainage, which may include lights or switches that won't go off, bad battery, alternator/diode issues or it could even be your car alarm system due to fact that it's been raining a lot with winds that could trip the alarm causing it to blare continuously, thereby causing the drainage.
Re: Help My Car Battery Drains Easily by ojibole(m): 10:31am On Feb 16, 2021
kenx1:


Thanks bro

Was ehigie able to solve the battery drain?

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