Questions tagged [drain]
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Battery drain when car is inactive
My 1990 Vanagon camper has an after market Kenwood radio NOT wired through the ignition circuit but instead wired directly to an auxiliary battery which also powers other domestic camping stuff like ...
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How to clean the mold inside the A/C drain hose? [duplicate]
I have a Toyota Corolla 2013. I know you can probably blow air or use a pen to clean the end of the A/C drain hose from underneath the car, but how can you clean the hose of the mold? Is there a safe ...
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2006 vauxhall astra keeps having battery drained and wont start
Hi i bought an 06 astra in october and since then its had 4 batteries and a new alternator but it still dies over night. I was told potentially the radio was draining it and that was a knows fault. I ...
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Amplifier is causing battery drain
Okay I'm driving a 1998 Honda Civic EX and I have an audio system in my car that is about 7-8 years old now.
I had done some work on one of the terminals on the subwoofers, and melted plastic in ...
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How to remove “concave” hex oil drain plug?
I am quite handy but I've never bothered to try my own car maintenance. But I want to start with oil changes so I know how. After crawling under my 2008 Subaru Impreza and finding the oil drain plug I ...
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Is a battery charger worth it?
I have a parasitic drain on my car battery. I have a fairly old Ford Fiesta brought from a second hand garage a year ago. It has a new battery. I went to one garage who did a diagnostic test and said ...
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Can unplugging a device which is connected to a tapped fuse stop battery drainage?
I have a dashcam installed in my car which gets power from the passenger side fuse box (using a fuse tap). Unfortunately, all of the fuses in the passenger side fuse box are all constant on so the ...
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Battery immediately drains upon Negative cable connection
Experienced problems starting engine.
Removed battery, checked fluid level, hooked it up to trickle charge, and it readily accepted the charge.
Put it back in and reconnected both cables, and engine ...
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Battery Drains in a few days of just sitting!
On Step #4, (Disconnecting the ground cable & connecting a Amp meter between the battery post & the ground cable, is this test done with the Engine Running OR OFF?
Thanks in advance for any ...
