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 Sep 8, 2013 - 9:26 PM
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Our 1998 Celica GT ran beautifully for a year or two after we bought it, then suddenly the battery began dying at odd times, sometimes after a few weeks or a month; sometimes overnight; other times after having been driven and parked for as little as 20 minutes! After three successive new batteries, repeated measurements of each battery's functionality (always just fine, thanks), and intense tests and examinations by several mechanics, the battery gremlin continued to drain each new battery at random times, and no one seemed able to find the gremlin's hiding place. In the end, a mechanic suggested that we try purchasing a $35 battery maintainer and plug it into the Celica's battery each night. We did this, and it has solved the problem without too much fuss; I just have to unplug the maintainer and shut the hood before driving the car each day. I still wonder what causes this maddening issue, but I'm grateful I can enjoy my car again.
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firefly each new battery drained Sep 8, 2013 - 9:26 PM
Box I'm assuming you have, but has the alternator ... Sep 8, 2013 - 9:42 PM 6strngs Sounds like you treated the symptom, not the issue... Sep 15, 2013 - 12:14 AM firefly Many thanks for the suggestions--The alternator sh... Sep 15, 2013 - 4:53 PM
6strngs QUOTE (firefly @ Sep 15, 2013 - 2:53... Sep 15, 2013 - 8:08 PM firefly QUOTE (6strngs @ Sep 15, 2013 - 9:08... Sep 15, 2013 - 8:40 PM playr158 alternator or a short somewhere......you just used... Sep 16, 2013 - 2:27 PM Special_Edy Do a parasitic battery drain test.
With the ignit... Sep 17, 2013 - 11:34 AM firefly QUOTE (Special_Edy @ Sep 17, 2013 - 12... Sep 17, 2013 - 4:19 PM  |
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