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2001 E53 M54 Fuse 61 drawing 2.5a after sleep mode 16 minute?
Hello. I have completed a parasitic draw test on my wife's 2001 bmw e53 m54 X5 (third owner at 142k, now 148k) and determined that the fuse placed in cabin fuse 61 (main fan, 50a fuse) is drawing 2.5a after the 16.5 minute sleep cycle time. With fuse 61 removed vehicle draw is 0.02a. I have replaced the suggested Final Stage Resistor with a genuine BMW Behr oem FSR and the draw continued. Visual inspection shows previous FSR was new version that previous owner may have had replaced and no bulging or reference to issue by sight. The harness did not appear to be damaged or contain corrosion. The battery was just replaced with Duralast Gold suggested on this board. I have been reading posts about issues with battery drain here and other boards and all suggest the FSR is the issue.
I am thinking to test the grounding through the circuit for short? Also want to note this is not my daily driver. I only fix lol. When I started the vehicle after the new battery install and resting overnight, the main and aux fans both turn on. Aux should have a threshold to kick on, but again, I do not know for this vehicle. Average temp outside is 90 degrees so this may also suggest why it does? I have read about aux fan becoming issue, but that blows fuse from my understanding?
My questions are as follows:
What should resting draw from circuit 61 be?
Does anyone have the schematic to share for circuit attached to fuse 61?
Any suggestions?
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