2000 Camaro SS voltage drain problem!
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2000 Camaro SS voltage drain problem! I have been recently having a problem with my battery draining to nothing. Usually if the car sits for a week or two without being started the battery ends up dead.
Another problem that I have had happen as soon as the battery started to drain itself was my Optima red top battery actually boiled to the point of it spewing acid all over the place, and the battery itself being so hot you cant even touch it. This has happened twice now, and all when I noticed the drainage problem.
I checked all the circuits, fuses and everything looks and seems fine, the alternator is working perfectly and so on. I cant figure out what is causing this? Could the battery boiling have any sort of coincidence with the voltage draining or vice a versa?
Any help or ideas would be great.
Another problem that I have had happen as soon as the battery started to drain itself was my Optima red top battery actually boiled to the point of it spewing acid all over the place, and the battery itself being so hot you cant even touch it. This has happened twice now, and all when I noticed the drainage problem.
I checked all the circuits, fuses and everything looks and seems fine, the alternator is working perfectly and so on. I cant figure out what is causing this? Could the battery boiling have any sort of coincidence with the voltage draining or vice a versa?
Any help or ideas would be great.
Do you have the SLP fan switch mod? For some reason ever since I installed mine, my battery would die if I let it set for a month in the winter time. I did a current check and there is an extra 10-20 milliamp draw with its plugged in.
Try pulling a fuse at a time and looking at curent through it when the car is off.
The only one that should show any current flow is the computer, alarm, and interior lights on cause the door is open. Hold the door button in to shut interior lights when you check that circuit.
You should be able to find the offending circuit that way.
Then find the problem within that circuit.
The only one that should show any current flow is the computer, alarm, and interior lights on cause the door is open. Hold the door button in to shut interior lights when you check that circuit.
You should be able to find the offending circuit that way.
Then find the problem within that circuit.
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Originally Posted by Billiumss
Do you have the SLP fan switch mod? For some reason ever since I installed mine, my battery would die if I let it set for a month in the winter time. I did a current check and there is an extra 10-20 milliamp draw with its plugged in.
