1997 MERCURY COUGAR
125,000 MILES
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CSTAFF25
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The battery keeps draining. i have measured the key-off pull and it is only .15 ma. I am not an expert in electrical stuff, but I don't think that is enough to have to worry about. Since it keeps draining I went ahead and did a "fuse pull" test. After I pullled every fuse there was no significant drop. Whenever I do start the car it seems to have barely any power -> I can press the gas but it spits and sputters for a few seconds and then starts working fine. The battery drain is more important for now, I just didn't know if the latter part was relevant to that problem.
Oct 30, 2012 at 8:15 PM
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So at idle what is the battery voltage reading at the battery?
Oct 30, 2012 at 8:20 PM
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14.71v
Oct 30, 2012 at 8:25 PM
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Have you had the battery tested yet?
Oct 30, 2012 at 9:11 PM
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Yes the battery is good
Oct 30, 2012 at 9:18 PM
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I have seen batterys self discharge and load test good ethier something is draining the battery or its just not holding a charge.Try this after your done running the car remove the the negative battery cable over night and then when you go to start it hook the cable back up and see if the battery is drained?ALso please do the draw test with the test light like i posted.
Oct 30, 2012 at 10:22 PM
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Ok I will try these things, thanks. Also, I know the battery is losing about .16v every 1.5-2 hours...I tested this yesterday
Oct 30, 2012 at 10:28 PM
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Alright keep me posted.
Oct 30, 2012 at 11:15 PM
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Turned out to be a dome light left on and bad terminals. Thanks for your help.
Nov 8, 2012 at 5:54 PM
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Your welcome thats what were here for.
Nov 8, 2012 at 6:10 PM