Battery Drianing Slowly

[susrah0]

hi there

 

i have a ford galaxy 2.3 ghia x my problem is that if i leave the car for more than a fortnight without starting it the battery is drianed of power i have been to a auto electrician who had a play around and found the drian was somewhere in the drivers door and was not sure how to cure it but said if i pull the number 19 fuse which controls the central locking this would help it does in the summer but in the winter the same old problem comes back have brought a in car solar panel to help keep the charge in the battery up but would like a normal car again

 

any idaes would be very helpfully

[seatkid]

If you have illuminated vanity mirrors, check them. When the plastic frame cracks then the lights dont switch off when closed. You can disconnect the lights at the plug in the headlining - just unscrew the mounting and pull the wires out.

[f0ster]

Hello

first of all you need to see exactly how much power is being consumed, I know of a few manufacturers who claim

up to 130ma is ok and that after a fortnight the battery will be incapable of starting the car, connect a multi meter in series with the battery lead,(be carefull not to break the connection as you do it,) when the car is parked and locked

you will see what power is being consumed, I had a case of an air con relay stuck shut that caused power drain, not excessive, but enough to cause a problem, when you have seen what is being drained you can isolate the circuit from the fuse box

[studsmassive]

hi what year is your car if its an early one check that there is no water in the compartment under passanger seat as if there is it could be the comfort unit shorting across .