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Old 07-11-2024, 10:19 AM
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Intermitted draws can take time to find. Did you to a voltage drop across fuses? I would do a voltage drop before pulling fuses. Another good option is to use a thermal camera if available.
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Old 07-11-2024, 12:18 PM
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Can I ask that we get our descriptions consistent ?

you are looking for less than 50 Milliamps - not 0.05 milliamps - when car is sleeping.. Using a multimeter set to DC 10 Amp setting, this will show up as 0.05...see pic in link below.

Based on your readings, I am not sure you have a parasitic draw, but maybe it is intermittent...

I think you should not have pulled ALL fuses but probed the back of each installed fuse per the following link:
https://xoutpost.com/bmw-sav-forums/...t-sunroof.html

I think pulling ALL fuses may actually hide (disable) your parasitic draw if you indeed have one.

I would put all fuses back in, hook up the MM between negative terminal and neg cable, leave it that way and periodically check for a draw higher than 50 milliamps, THEN probe fuses...
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