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Old 08-24-2014, 09:22 PM
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Massive parasitic current leak (4 amps!)

As it says in the subject bar, our 03 4.4i has an enormous parasitic current leak.
After having the ground cable disconnected from the negative battery post for several hours, I placed a 10 watt, 1 ohm resistor between the negative battery post, and the cable that was attached to it. The voltage drop across the resistor is about 4 volts, which equates to a 4-amp current flow! I didn't even have to make the measurement to know I have a huge parasitic leak - the resistor got very hot very quickly.

So, before I spend a lot of time pulling one fuse at a time, are there some high-probability candidates for such a huge current draw I should look at? And does anyone have a favorite method for tracking down a parasitic leak? I would think finding one this big shouldn't be too difficult. Thanks.
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