A lil help plz......

wingnutt92 · March 9th, 2009, 08:47 PM

Well ive just got a '96 mustang for my first car and off course with your first car comes with probs. So that brings me to my question about the battery costantly draining. The battery is brand new and if i drive it around a couple hours it charges up pretty good, but is dead within 3 days. Any suggestions on what to do.

Lefty · March 9th, 2009, 08:50 PM

Alternator possibly?

wingnutt92 · March 9th, 2009, 08:55 PM

Thats a possibility. I've thought of that but y would it charge the battery after being driven for a while.

04stang123456789 · March 9th, 2009, 10:13 PM

It could be a short somewhere in your car. I know from experience that I had a car with a short in the alarm and it kept draining the battery. I cut the alarm out and it worked perfectly. The battery did the same thing it is doing to you. So check your alarm, maybe thats it?

wingnutt92 · March 13th, 2009, 12:25 AM

I would have to say u could possibly be right but i already tried unhookin the alarm system and the battery still drained. My dad thinks it might be the stereo so ill have to check that next.

03stanggg · March 13th, 2009, 11:13 AM

if you have aftermarket lights look into that too, i know a few times my car sat overnight and randomly drained the battery from my lights... i reconnected everying and never had a problem since...

Silverblitz · March 13th, 2009, 12:53 PM

To check if it is the alternator: start you car and then unhook the negative from the battery. if your car continues to run for a little while then it is not your alternator. I agree with what the others are saying about a short. I had a very similiar problem as you. in my case i had an amp that was draining the battery. when i was shutting my car off the amp kept running. I would definately check any aftermarket electrical things you may have.

ewells2420 · March 13th, 2009, 05:02 PM

sounds like the alt or a short, maybe both.

ESG-642T · March 13th, 2009, 06:21 PM

Originally Posted by Silverblitz

To check if it is the alternator: start you car and then unhook the negative from the battery. if your car continues to run for a little while then it is not your alternator. I agree with what the others are saying about a short. I had a very similiar problem as you. in my case i had an amp that was draining the battery. when i was shutting my car off the amp kept running. I would definately check any aftermarket electrical things you may have.

Thats a horrible idea btw.

JASonic · March 13th, 2009, 06:25 PM

Originally Posted by SSStang

Thats a horrible idea btw.

+1
You can fry the computer doing that. Go to Harbor Frieght and buy the alternator tester for $2.99. Or just go to AZ and let them test it for free.

wingnutt92 · March 13th, 2009, 08:33 PM

Ok well the only aftermarket parts are a new stereo and speakers but the subs where takin out before i got it and the wire for the amp is stil l there but not hooked up.

wingnutt92 · March 15th, 2009, 01:39 AM

Actually i do believe its the stereo. Me and my bro-in-law were looking around behind the stereo and found that the speaker wire has a loose connection. Messin' with the wire cause the stereo to mute and even have sound when the screen said mute.

Onemanzu · March 15th, 2009, 02:41 AM

the alternator is fine, if the car will charge back up, its fine... the thing is your circuits are bad, you have a faulty wire somewhere... more then likely its a ground. have fun searchin.

wingnutt92 · March 15th, 2009, 09:46 AM

Lol. Ok thanks. It'l be well worth it once i find the prob.

goren813 · March 19th, 2009, 01:08 PM

...disconnect the neg with car running... oh man.

winnie51189 · March 19th, 2009, 01:34 PM

replacing the battery cables wouldn't be a bad idea if you get around to it. I'm sure they aren't in the best of shape, I know mine aren't.

March 9th, 2009, 08:47 PM	#1
wingnutt92 Regular 96 mustang V6 Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: illinois Posts: 51 iTrader: 0 reviews	A lil help plz...... Well ive just got a '96 mustang for my first car and off course with your first car comes with probs. So that brings me to my question about the battery costantly draining. The battery is brand new and if i drive it around a couple hours it charges up pretty good, but is dead within 3 days. Any suggestions on what to do. __________________ = *Built Ford Tough*

March 9th, 2009, 08:50 PM	#2
Lefty Resident DJ '01 Cobra Vert. Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Mechanicsburg, PA Posts: 28,704 iTrader: 12 reviews	Alternator possibly? __________________ 2008 Acura TL Type-S (the daily) 2006 Yamaha R6 50th Anniversary Edition (the other toy)

March 9th, 2009, 08:55 PM	#3
wingnutt92 Regular 96 mustang V6 Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: illinois Posts: 51 iTrader: 0 reviews	Thats a possibility. I've thought of that but y would it charge the battery after being driven for a while. __________________ = *Built Ford Tough*

March 13th, 2009, 12:25 AM	#5
wingnutt92 Regular 96 mustang V6 Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: illinois Posts: 51 iTrader: 0 reviews	I would have to say u could possibly be right but i already tried unhookin the alarm system and the battery still drained. My dad thinks it might be the stereo so ill have to check that next. __________________ = *Built Ford Tough*

March 13th, 2009, 11:13 AM	#6
03stanggg Enthusiast 2003 v6 Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: PA Posts: 529 iTrader: 2 reviews	if you have aftermarket lights look into that too, i know a few times my car sat overnight and randomly drained the battery from my lights... i reconnected everying and never had a problem since... __________________

March 9th, 2009, 10:13 PM	#4
04stang123456789 Regular 2004 V6 Coupe Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Long Island Posts: 351 iTrader: 0 reviews	It could be a short somewhere in your car. I know from experience that I had a car with a short in the alarm and it kept draining the battery. I cut the alarm out and it worked perfectly. The battery did the same thing it is doing to you. So check your alarm, maybe thats it?

March 13th, 2009, 12:53 PM	#7
Silverblitz Newbie Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 14 iTrader: 0 reviews	To check if it is the alternator: start you car and then unhook the negative from the battery. if your car continues to run for a little while then it is not your alternator. I agree with what the others are saying about a short. I had a very similiar problem as you. in my case i had an amp that was draining the battery. when i was shutting my car off the amp kept running. I would definately check any aftermarket electrical things you may have.

March 13th, 2009, 05:02 PM	#8
ewells2420 Banned 2003 V6 Mustang 14.2 @ 96 Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: NC Posts: 636 iTrader: 0 reviews	sounds like the alt or a short, maybe both.

March 13th, 2009, 08:33 PM	#11
wingnutt92 Regular 96 mustang V6 Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: illinois Posts: 51 iTrader: 0 reviews	Ok well the only aftermarket parts are a new stereo and speakers but the subs where takin out before i got it and the wire for the amp is stil l there but not hooked up. __________________ = *Built Ford Tough*

March 15th, 2009, 01:39 AM	#12
wingnutt92 Regular 96 mustang V6 Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: illinois Posts: 51 iTrader: 0 reviews	Actually i do believe its the stereo. Me and my bro-in-law were looking around behind the stereo and found that the speaker wire has a loose connection. Messin' with the wire cause the stereo to mute and even have sound when the screen said mute. __________________ = *Built Ford Tough*

March 15th, 2009, 02:41 AM	#13
Onemanzu ¡ʇsnq ɹo uʍop ǝpısdn Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Looking for free hand jobs in poland springs nebraska... silly gooses Posts: 12,551 Blog Entries: 1 iTrader: 0 reviews	the alternator is fine, if the car will charge back up, its fine... the thing is your circuits are bad, you have a faulty wire somewhere... more then likely its a ground. have fun searchin. __________________ My Foz

March 15th, 2009, 09:46 AM	#14
wingnutt92 Regular 96 mustang V6 Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: illinois Posts: 51 iTrader: 0 reviews	Lol. Ok thanks. It'l be well worth it once i find the prob. __________________ = *Built Ford Tough*

March 19th, 2009, 01:08 PM	#15
goren813 MM's Official Lucifer '00 3.8L & '05 4.6L Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Odessa, FL Posts: 3,620 iTrader: 0 reviews	...disconnect the neg with car running... oh man. __________________ "Fast she goes...in the city of Overdose"

March 19th, 2009, 01:34 PM	#16
winnie51189 Hardcore Enthusiast 2000 Mustang v6 Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Evansville, Indiana Posts: 1,294 iTrader: 3 reviews	replacing the battery cables wouldn't be a bad idea if you get around to it. I'm sure they aren't in the best of shape, I know mine aren't.

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