repeating battery problem

ROUSHME661 · February 19th, 2008, 04:40 PM

ok so im finally sick and tired of this... my battery keeps dying and i know its not my battery there has to be something draining it...its been happening since i bought the car 2 years ago and im finally sick of it... ive changed the battery numerous times i get a new one every 2 months or so.. i know a lot of mustangs have this problem ..if i dont move my car in 2 days the battery completely dies any ideas??

i have disconnected my amps and subs my foglights and every other electrical thing that was not stock and problem still continues

GreenFaleen · February 19th, 2008, 04:57 PM

your alternators bad i almost guarantee it and its draining your battery

ROUSHME661 · February 19th, 2008, 05:03 PM

thought about it but if it were the alternator i think it would have gave out by now i mean the problem has been like that since i bought the car over 2 years ago... its worth a shot though i do think imma go and buy a new one...any other ideas?

MustangMo · February 19th, 2008, 05:04 PM

Yea i agree wit GF sounds like a bad alt.

ROUSHME661 · February 19th, 2008, 05:11 PM

i was hoping that wouldnt be it ..ill check all the connections on the alt and then ill go get it tested hopefully its not it ...too damn expensive

GreenFaleen · February 19th, 2008, 05:11 PM

Originally Posted by ROUSHME661

thought about it but if it were the alternator i think it would have gave out by now i mean the problem has been like that since i bought the car over 2 years ago... its worth a shot though i do think imma go and buy a new one...any other ideas?

it is gone out, you are killing batterys every 2 months they arent being charged, you cars running off battery power only. go get it checked its free at autozone

ROUSHME661 · February 19th, 2008, 05:13 PM

yup i know but those autozone machines not very accurate i worked there so yeah ..

MWWarlord · February 19th, 2008, 05:36 PM

Yeah, as soon as I saw this I thought alternator problem. The thing that I find a little strange is that 2 days of non use makes your battery die. Even if it is totally dead the alternator shouldn't be drawing that kind of power when you're not driving the car. If the battery lasts longer when you drive the car regularly than it does when you don't...that would suggest the problem isn't the alternator. You definitely have a power drain somewhere though. I agree that it would be very worth while to have the alternator checked though. Who knows. BTW...while it is kinda expensive, replacing the alternator is a lot cheaper in the long run than replacing your battery every 2 months.

MWWarlord · February 19th, 2008, 05:36 PM

Let us know what the test says.

GreenFaleen · February 19th, 2008, 05:40 PM

Originally Posted by ROUSHME661

yup i know but those autozone machines not very accurate i worked there so yeah ..

i did too and the new dura testers are extremely accurate if you know how to use them.

Originally Posted by MWWarlord

Yeah, as soon as I saw this I thought alternator problem. The thing that I find a little strange is that 2 days of non use makes your battery die. Even if it is totally dead the alternator shouldn't be drawing that kind of power when you're not driving the car. If the battery lasts longer when you drive the car regularly than it does when you don't...that would suggest the problem isn't the alternator. You definitely have a power drain somewhere though. I agree that it would be very worth while to have the alternator checked though. Who knows. BTW...while it is kinda expensive, replacing the alternator is a lot cheaper in the long run than replacing your battery every 2 months.

a dead alt will pull a battery dead faster than anything, it still pulls current to store when you turn the car off

ROUSHME661 · February 19th, 2008, 05:58 PM

Originally Posted by MWWarlord

Yeah, as soon as I saw this I thought alternator problem. The thing that I find a little strange is that 2 days of non use makes your battery die. Even if it is totally dead the alternator shouldn't be drawing that kind of power when you're not driving the car. If the battery lasts longer when you drive the car regularly than it does when you don't...that would suggest the problem isn't the alternator. You definitely have a power drain somewhere though. I agree that it would be very worth while to have the alternator checked though. Who knows. BTW...while it is kinda expensive, replacing the alternator is a lot cheaper in the long run than replacing your battery every 2 months.

3year warranty free replacement so yeah haha ..but definately will go get it checked out

MWWarlord · February 19th, 2008, 05:58 PM

Wow...ok you learn something new everyday. Thanks

MWWarlord · February 19th, 2008, 06:01 PM

Originally Posted by ROUSHME661

3year warranty free replacement so yeah haha ..but definately will go get it checked out

Where did you get your battery? I'm surprised they haven't tested your alternator already.

GreenFaleen · February 19th, 2008, 06:06 PM

Originally Posted by MWWarlord

Where did you get your battery? I'm surprised they haven't tested your alternator already.

yeah normally they wont replace a battery more than 2wice in a year beofre they tell you to check for toher stuff

ROUSHME661 · February 19th, 2008, 06:07 PM

autozone... and i know theyre not supposed to but they do it anyways ..

GreenFaleen · February 19th, 2008, 06:36 PM

Originally Posted by ROUSHME661

autozone... and i know theyre not supposed to but they do it anyways ..

your lucky, but its your alt man

ROUSHME661 · February 19th, 2008, 06:52 PM

yeah i know ..gonna go get it tested this weekend ..i dont need to use my car till then anyways

95stangvert · February 19th, 2008, 07:05 PM

sometimes if your alternator is bad and not pushing full power it can ruin a good new battery. so your battery might be bad now because of the alternator.

95stangvert · February 19th, 2008, 07:05 PM

even if it is an alternator...you can get one for like $112 after you take the core back

GreenFaleen · February 19th, 2008, 07:07 PM

Originally Posted by 95stangvert

even if it is an alternator...you can get one for like $112 after you take the core back

112??? try about 50-60 after core

February 19th, 2008, 04:40 PM	#1
ROUSHME661 Enthusiast Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Lamont CA Posts: 663 iTrader: 0 reviews	repeating battery problem ok so im finally sick and tired of this... my battery keeps dying and i know its not my battery there has to be something draining it...its been happening since i bought the car 2 years ago and im finally sick of it... ive changed the battery numerous times i get a new one every 2 months or so.. i know a lot of mustangs have this problem ..if i dont move my car in 2 days the battery completely dies any ideas?? i have disconnected my amps and subs my foglights and every other electrical thing that was not stock and problem still continues __________________ 01 v6 true duals with 40 series flows and custom h pipe cold air intake http://www.myspace.com/xxarsonfreakxx (PERSONAL) http://www.myspace.com/vicious_racing (THE STANG FAMILY)

February 19th, 2008, 04:57 PM	#2
GreenFaleen MM's Resident Ricer 2006 Scion tC 13.001@113 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Raleigh/Lenoir, NC Posts: 9,880 Blog Entries: 2 iTrader: 1 reviews	your alternators bad i almost guarantee it and its draining your battery __________________ Scion Tc Turbo - 9psi 297whp 287wtq 2500lbs :p MM 4 Banger club: Senior Ricer NCMM #9 "Horsepower sells cars, torque wins races." -Carroll Shelby

February 19th, 2008, 05:03 PM	#3
ROUSHME661 Enthusiast Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Lamont CA Posts: 663 iTrader: 0 reviews	thought about it but if it were the alternator i think it would have gave out by now i mean the problem has been like that since i bought the car over 2 years ago... its worth a shot though i do think imma go and buy a new one...any other ideas? __________________ 01 v6 true duals with 40 series flows and custom h pipe cold air intake http://www.myspace.com/xxarsonfreakxx (PERSONAL) http://www.myspace.com/vicious_racing (THE STANG FAMILY)

February 19th, 2008, 05:04 PM	#4
MustangMo Enthusiast 1993 1.8 Acura Integra Ls Slow Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Madison, VA Posts: 740 iTrader: 0 reviews	Yea i agree wit GF sounds like a bad alt. __________________ {Burn Rubber Not Your Soul}

February 19th, 2008, 05:11 PM	#5
ROUSHME661 Enthusiast Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Lamont CA Posts: 663 iTrader: 0 reviews	i was hoping that wouldnt be it ..ill check all the connections on the alt and then ill go get it tested hopefully its not it ...too damn expensive __________________ 01 v6 true duals with 40 series flows and custom h pipe cold air intake http://www.myspace.com/xxarsonfreakxx (PERSONAL) http://www.myspace.com/vicious_racing (THE STANG FAMILY)

February 19th, 2008, 05:13 PM	#7
ROUSHME661 Enthusiast Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Lamont CA Posts: 663 iTrader: 0 reviews	yup i know but those autozone machines not very accurate i worked there so yeah .. __________________ 01 v6 true duals with 40 series flows and custom h pipe cold air intake http://www.myspace.com/xxarsonfreakxx (PERSONAL) http://www.myspace.com/vicious_racing (THE STANG FAMILY)

February 19th, 2008, 05:36 PM	#8
MWWarlord Hardcore Enthusiast 1995 Mustang convertible Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Richmond, VA Posts: 1,409 iTrader: 0 reviews	Yeah, as soon as I saw this I thought alternator problem. The thing that I find a little strange is that 2 days of non use makes your battery die. Even if it is totally dead the alternator shouldn't be drawing that kind of power when you're not driving the car. If the battery lasts longer when you drive the car regularly than it does when you don't...that would suggest the problem isn't the alternator. You definitely have a power drain somewhere though. I agree that it would be very worth while to have the alternator checked though. Who knows. BTW...while it is kinda expensive, replacing the alternator is a lot cheaper in the long run than replacing your battery every 2 months. __________________ MWWarlord 1995 Mustang convertible check out my garage for pics and a complete list of mods. http://www.tricktuners.com

February 19th, 2008, 05:36 PM	#9
MWWarlord Hardcore Enthusiast 1995 Mustang convertible Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Richmond, VA Posts: 1,409 iTrader: 0 reviews	Let us know what the test says. __________________ MWWarlord 1995 Mustang convertible check out my garage for pics and a complete list of mods. http://www.tricktuners.com

February 19th, 2008, 05:58 PM	#12
MWWarlord Hardcore Enthusiast 1995 Mustang convertible Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Richmond, VA Posts: 1,409 iTrader: 0 reviews	Wow...ok you learn something new everyday. Thanks __________________ MWWarlord 1995 Mustang convertible check out my garage for pics and a complete list of mods. http://www.tricktuners.com

February 19th, 2008, 06:07 PM	#15
ROUSHME661 Enthusiast Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Lamont CA Posts: 663 iTrader: 0 reviews	autozone... and i know theyre not supposed to but they do it anyways .. __________________ 01 v6 true duals with 40 series flows and custom h pipe cold air intake http://www.myspace.com/xxarsonfreakxx (PERSONAL) http://www.myspace.com/vicious_racing (THE STANG FAMILY)

February 19th, 2008, 06:52 PM	#17
ROUSHME661 Enthusiast Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Lamont CA Posts: 663 iTrader: 0 reviews	yeah i know ..gonna go get it tested this weekend ..i dont need to use my car till then anyways __________________ 01 v6 true duals with 40 series flows and custom h pipe cold air intake http://www.myspace.com/xxarsonfreakxx (PERSONAL) http://www.myspace.com/vicious_racing (THE STANG FAMILY)

February 19th, 2008, 07:05 PM	#18
95stangvert Regular 1995 Mustang GT Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: New Boston, MI (downriver) Posts: 153 iTrader: 0 reviews	sometimes if your alternator is bad and not pushing full power it can ruin a good new battery. so your battery might be bad now because of the alternator. __________________ _____________________________ 1995 Mustang GT 5.0 1994 Jeep Grand Cherokee 4x4 5.2

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