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Old 03-04-16, 03:04 PM
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I have a 2001 ES300 with a battery drain. If it sits for 4 or 5 days it is dead. Door switches all seem to work fine. Putting a multimeter on it, it shows that there is a 1.1 volt draw. Makes sense that it would draw from the interior lights that would go one with the door open. When I close the door, the draw goes up to 3.4 volts and stays there. I thought that maybe that it was a timer or something that kept the lights on before you started the car. If I had hair I would be pulling it out. Any ideas would be very helpful.
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Thanks for the video Mitmaks. I have done this and haven't found it yet. I don't have a owners manual for the car so I'm not even sure that I am finding all of the fuse boxes. I did the one under the hood and the one on the drivers side. I don't know if there is another one in there.
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