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Something is being left on to drain a battery that quickly, or the system has a dead short in it somewhere. The only drain should come from the alarm system and chronometer in the radio to keep the time correct. That will only drain a battery in about 6 months of not being charged from engine running. I've found the easiest way to check if anything else is still draining power is at the fuse box. With switch off, test each fuse to see if there is still power on them. Then pull the fuse that is still powered and see what isn't working now and the grounded system will show itself. Just leave that fuse out overnight and see does the battery drain down. if not, go thru that system and find the short or faulty unit it's connected to. I always go directly to the grounds to fix problems if something isn't working, yet with your situation, the ground is causing the problem the other way. Something is still connected that shouldn't be.
You need to disconnect the battery negative lead and place an ammeter between battery and lead, note the current draw with every thing switched off, then start removing one fuse at a time from fuse box and see if ammeter drops significantly if not refit fuse and remove the next one and repeat this until you find the one that causes a significant drop, then you will have found the circuit that is draining the battery, you need to check this circuit to find cause of power draw and repair as required, let me know how you get on
I have less than fond memories of tracing electrical troubles in a Jaguar (though much older than yours). Here's the basic process you need to follow:
1. Pull all the fuses. Does the battery drain overnight?
If yes, then a circuit that is not fuse protected is the problem. Start with starter/solenoid, etc. Disconnect each thing and test with meter.
2. If battery drain stops, then use meter to check current drain on each fuse. One will have more than a trickle.
3. Once you find which system is draining, you can narrow it down further by disconnecting each thing on that circuit.
Yeah, It's a pain, and may take days, but you can find it.
Check for any of the interior lights especially the glove box staying on, or one of the door switches stuck in the on position.. Other option is to pull all the fuses, then replace them one at a time overnight and monitor the battery. Soon as the battery gets drained you've found the circuit causing the problem, then troubleshoot that circuit.
Its your battery. What's happening is it's going bad it will charge enough to start car but doesn't have enough to run the car windows, moon roof. It will eventually will die totally and do nothing. Also have your alternator checked cause it's trying to charge a bad battery and can cause it to go bad also.
You have an electrical short issue. Check all your earthing connections to the vehicles body. Check the earthing to the engine and check for any damaged wiring causing to earth on the body. Check your sensors etc. Good luck!!
First step have the battery tested, a bad cell can cause a internal drain and kill the battery, if the batt is ok then check for interior lights like visors that stay on or interior light that come on by themselves at night due to defective door switches.
The alternator may charge fine but could drain the battery through a bad diode,have you checked the alt for a bad diode?Disconnect the battery positive cable.Put a regular 12v test light between the battery positive post and the positive battery cable.If the test light is bright you do have a drain,if dim it is OK.A dim light may mean the drain is internal in the battery.If you do have a bright light remove a fuse ,one at a time from the fuse box until the light goes dim.Once dim you have identified the bad circuit.If removing all fuses do not dim the light,disconnect the alt charging wire at the alt,if that dims the light,then you do have a bad diode.DO NOT create a drain(bright light) when checking for the drain by turning on the key or opening a door/trunk etc.
Also,do an overnight battery check by disconnecting the battery overnight,if things are fine the next morning after the battery was disconnected then it is a drain in the vehicle,if the battery is dead even after being disconnected overnight,,then the battery is bad.
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