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think i have a relay sticking in, draining bat.
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joshcavitt
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Jul 6, 2009, 1:35 PM
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think i have a relay sticking in, draining bat.
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01 chev cavilier, 160000mi
i think i have a relay staying in draining my battery. you can hear the relay staying in when you connect the bat. cable, and it doesnt let out until you remove the connection.
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Hammer Time
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Jul 6, 2009, 1:40 PM
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OK, which relay is it?
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joshcavitt
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Jul 6, 2009, 1:56 PM
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thats the problem, i can hear it in the dash behind the cluster, but dont know which one. if i take the ground bat. cable, remove the connection, then make the connection, the rpm, fuel, and mph gauges flick, and the relay doesnt pull out unless you remove the connection.
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Sidom
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Jul 6, 2009, 4:06 PM
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You really need an amp probe so you can see the drain & then start pulling fuses one at a time & until you stop the drain & that will tell what circuit it's in.
It is possible a relay could be sticking, it's also possible something is shorted or grounded energizing the relay.
Old school was hooking a test light between the neg cable & neg terminal of the battery & a draw would light up the test light.... Only problem now is that the current flow the light draws is enough to keep some of the modules "awake".
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Make sure you don't have a door open when you attaching this cable as that can be activating things. You should be able to track down that noise if you uses 2 people. Identifying the relay might save some work in narrowing down the draw. As Sidom pointed out, it's likely not the relay's fault. Something is turning it on.
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