Battery drain in 3 or 4 days 150ma draw fuse 15

[bandwcow]

EDIT: my dumb error. Fuse is 15, not fourteen
After three or four days of car sitting battery will be dead. So dead, it cannot be re-charged. Jumping the car and car will start, no problem. 14VDC showing in digi meter with car running.
With car turned off, there is a draw of 150ma between the positive battery cable and battery positive post. Pulled fuses one at a time and re-insterted until fuse 15. Draw went away. When fuse pulled there was a click like a relay dropping. Re-insert fuse and draw is no longer there.
I purchased a third new battery to diagnose the above. Any thoughts on what might be the issue?

I have checked for glowing door lights at night and see nothing.

Thank you
bill

[Ozark Lee]

Fuse 14 is the ABS module. They don't go bad that often on a '95 but they do go bad.

They can't really be repaired like the later model modules but since they fail so seldom they are dirt cheap on eBay.

...Lee

[skysteve]

1997 850 I have the same problem , I am getting a 300 milliamp draw with everything off, if I take out fuse 15 the draw goes to normal levels

[scot850]

You need to look up a wiring diagram and see what fuse 15 runs. The lid of the fuse box should give a few clues.

Then remove the connector from each item until the draw stops. Need to check relays in that circuit as well as then can stick open.

Neil.

[skysteve]

correction, not 30 ma draw 15 ma draw

[scot850]

These P80's have a current draw. Typical for the earlier ones is 10-20 mA. Only stuff that should really draw is the radio which has a constant feed that stores the radio channels and the alarm system but that should be it. The later 99- can run as high as 40-45mA. Mine does but that is because it has an aftermarket alarm and immobilizer/remote start.

Like I mentioned, you need a wiring diagram and see what is on that fuse/circuit and then disconnect each item to find the culprit.

A 30mA draw would take 1-2 weeks to drain a battery, so if you have only a 30mA draw, there is I suggest a charging system issue, from the alternator to the starter and the wiring. Also check all the grounds a clean and unbroken.

Neil.

[Nikolaech]

My moose consumes 270mA. Thought it should be. Consumption disappears after pulling out the ECU. Thanks, I'll look for the leak.

[scot850]

Good luck!

Neil.

[jmartin919]

Check your glove box light switch. They can get pushed back and not open the circuit when the door is closed.

[scot850]

I looked at an 850 handbook today and saw that as suggested above, the glove box light staying on is a usual suspect. Throw your cell phone in the glove box on video and close the door and leave for a few seconds and check.

You did not mention if it is a sedan or wagon. If it is a sedan, do the same phone trick with the trunk light. The wiring harness breaks at the LH hinge and can cause shorts, same as in a wagon on the LH tailgate hinge.

Neil.