Parasitic Draw (all of a sudden) NEED HELP!!

Squishymedic

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So I all of a sudden started having a dead battery if my whip sat for 2 days. I haven't installed any new after market stuff,,I'm running a powered sub and an amp with a cleansweep,but that's been in there for a good long while. Had it checked today and the dude said that I'm drawing .160amps and it should be at .050amps

They d/c'd my remote starter as it shared a line with the body control module,so to rule both those out they d/c'd it,,,not the issue. They pulled my amp lines off the battery connections,,pulled fuses,,nothing could get the draw down.

My question is: is that .050amps the correct baseline? Has anyone else had this issue?

I'm certainly glad it's the the BCM or my sound equipment but WTF!

They upgraded e to the Interstate MTP24F battery,but I can only think this is going to happen again. They had my whip for 3 days and didn't charge me,but said if it happens again I'll have to go to the dealership and get the big corn from them (i'm sure).

Any help would be awesome.

Thanks, -Ross
 
wasnt there an issue with 06 fx's where the ac ampifier behind the dash malfunctions having cold start issues? could be that thing drawing power
 
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Hook up the meter so you're measuring the amperage draw.

Begin to pull fuses, one at a time and check to see if the the draw has decreased with each fuse pulled, re-install the fuse and go to the next fuse.
 
Yea Gart,
they did just that. Nothing could bring it down. I guess the tech is going by that mechlink site that all the techs use. Maybe that baseline amperage is incorrect.
I'm bummed that they couldn't find it. Sucks
 
Really??? ......did they also pull the fuses in the engine bay (adjacent to the battery)?

Man that really sucks that they were unable to troubleshoot & resolve the issue.
 
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