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Hey guys.

I have a e30 325i south af.

It has a current draw from somewhere.

It will drain a battery in 2 days.

When the vehicle is off doors shut everything turned off ect.ect. i am getting a 0.1a current draw.

I pull each fuse one by one and it doesnt change for any of the fuses.

Disconnected power to the altinator, also no change.

Anyone have any ideas? where to look? previouse experiences?

Cheers

Oli

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Hey guys.

I have a e30 325i south af.

It has a current draw from somewhere.

It will drain a battery in 2 days.

When the vehicle is off doors shut everything turned off ect.ect. i am getting a 0.1a current draw.

I pull each fuse one by one and it doesnt change for any of the fuses.

Disconnected power to the altinator, also no change.

Anyone have any ideas? where to look? previouse experiences?

Cheers

Oli

do you have any stereo amps hooked up not going through teh factory fuse box etc

also have seen the central locking relay box play and also the realy that controls the int lights including the lightend window buttons .

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Hey guys.

I have a e30 325i south af.

It has a current draw from somewhere.

It will drain a battery in 2 days.

When the vehicle is off doors shut everything turned off ect.ect. i am getting a 0.1a current draw.

I pull each fuse one by one and it doesnt change for any of the fuses.

Disconnected power to the altinator, also no change.

Anyone have any ideas? where to look? previouse experiences?

Cheers

Oli

Yep - as Brent said - check window switch illumination.

0.1 is still very little (little more than twice the norm) & that in itself will not flatten a good battery in a couple of days - even a week for that matter.

Will not be a bulb anywhere as draw would be more

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My e30 is drawing current for its stereo, amp and window relay, the battery almost had full charge after over a month of sitting. Have you checked the battery..?

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Have you checked the battery..?

agreed, check battery dude. how old is it? whats the voltage of it when the cars off? whats the voltage when the car is running?

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battery is brand new as old one was poked.

Checked the window switch ilumination yesterday, also checked the looms into the doors, central locking, no bulbs are lit up when turned off.

Checked current draw again this evening and it was up at around 0.9a

No amps installed and it did it before i put head unit in.

Noticed my idle control valve was wiiring all the time, even when switched off and key removed. i unplugged the icv and the draw dropped to 0.6a

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battery is brand new as old one was poked.

Checked the window switch ilumination yesterday, also checked the looms into the doors, central locking, no bulbs are lit up when turned off.

Checked current draw again this evening and it was up at around 0.9a

No amps installed and it did it before i put head unit in.

Noticed my idle control valve was wiiring all the time, even when switched off and key removed. i unplugged the icv and the draw dropped to 0.6a

hhhmm, maybe engine ecu relay is sticking on , try replacing that one ,

otherwise start pulling relays and testing there

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