Just Bought an X5

[Bianca98]

So the car was officially road legal as of yesterday. Went to take it to work today and it was hella dead! not fun. Still hoping its just the cold killing my battery. Does anyone have a good method for testing for parasitic draw? Any common culprits? As far as I know the only known electrical fault is in the upper rear hatch release. PO said it had a short so he just disconnected the exterior switch. Interior switch still works.

[e30cabrio]

Originally Posted by Bianca98

So the car was officially road legal as of yesterday. Went to take it to work today and it was hella dead! not fun. Still hoping its just the cold killing my battery. Does anyone have a good method for testing for parasitic draw? Any common culprits? As far as I know the only known electrical fault is in the upper rear hatch release. PO said it had a short so he just disconnected the exterior switch. Interior switch still works.

Congrats on the road legal, sorry about the battery. There is a thread on parasitic draw, I'll try to find it. Basically you need to put a meter between ground & the negative cable and see how many amps are being drwan when the X is asleep.

Originally Posted by Riggodeaux

Its sarcasm , playing off the stereotype of midwestern lutherans are so passive that the only thing that raises their ire is denigrating Vince Lombardi. Sorry for taking the thread off-topic, but Iowahawk's humor seemed to fit the Wisconsin-Iowa camo story perfectly!

Understood, I was also being sarcastic, I assume no group (outside murderous gangs)? condones senseless violence.