Parasitic battery drain help, Battery is being drained daily! please help! Options

[deadxwreckoning]

Hello everyone.

I got a small issue that maybe you all could help me out with? My fan relay blew last week, and my fans have been modified to run 24/7 when the keys are inserted. I bought a new relay, and it was supposed to be an authentic Toyota relay, but it was some cheap Taiwan knockoff, anyway it works though. The next day, my battery died while driving and would not hold a charge, so I replaced the battery that night. The next day after the battery was dead again when I went to start the car. Something is causing a large parasitic drain on the battery. Anyone have any ideas on what could be causing this? Maybe the fan relay because it's a cheap knockoff? Any help would be appreciated. Car is a 1995 JDM GT-FOUR.

Thanks

[richee3]

I believe it's iburnslabs' old car. I'd call that a good trade. A boosted IS might be fun, but I would guess that an ST205 is more fun.

Just some questions, you said the battery died while driving? Sounds to me like an alternator issue... It sounds like it's less of an issue with the battery dying and more of an issue of the battery simply not getting charged at all. Knowing that you had a boosted IS and now one of the very very few ST205's in the States, I'm sure you would be more than aware of a battery light, so perhaps the light isn't working. It's just a theory.

Next thought, you said the fans run when the key is in the ignition? Not on, but simply in the ignition? Could be draining the battery there, keeping power to the fans, keeping them ready to kick on.