Have new battery, new alternator, car runs but drains battery. all fuses test good, relays seem to be ok, so I'm thinking the pmc. someone jumped the car but reversed cables that started this problem. Have a meter to test it. thanks to anyone who can answer this.
This type of parasitic draw can be tricky to find.Hopefully this will help you. I am a master tech and the electronics specialist where I work.This is how i would approach this problem.
Turn the car and ignition off.put your meter on current setting 10amps DC..and .put it in SERIES with negative ground cable. polarity of the meter leads does not really matter like with measuring voltage.The meter should read about 200ma of current with the car shut off.,once the interior lights go out...before that it will show a couple amps..Then leave the meter hooked up and about 20 minutes later,the body control module puts the car in "sleep" mode and current should be around 2ma.. (.002amps) This is normal PCM current drain. If the current is higher than this,pull fuses out one at a time until the drain goes away.this is the problem damaged circuit. Most meters have an auto shutoff function for the display to save battery life. if the meter shuts off before the 20 minutes is up,,just turn it back on ,DO NOT disconnect the meter as the 20 minutes will have to start over.
Testing diodes is simple. with the meter on diode check,there should be a .7 volt drop one way and infinite the other.
A shorted diode will read 0 volt drop in both direction because it is shorted.
An open diode will read open in both directions.
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The fuse diagram is on the panel cover, if you didn't figure that out by now.
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that is a crank sensor code replace it .the location is on the passenger side of the motor toward the back .please rate my answer thanks.
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Regulator in alternator obviously faulty, have it bench tested & fixed or replace alternator, and cure your problem.
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run another test on the starter...they are about 20/80 bad/good right out of the box!
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you should have 14.5 +/- with the AC on you might have a week regulator or week brushes in the Altenator . but not enough at this time to cause a no start . but do have the alt tested (Load tested) at a parts store .
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