ronk
New Member
Hello everyone. i'm new to the site, but i'm having an issue with my 2003 civic ex, and i'm hoping there is some here who can steer me in the right direction. I am not an electrical expert by any means, but here is what I have done.
When I disconnect the neg battery terminal and hook up in series, I initially see around 300 milliamps. After 20 seconds it will drop off and stay at 80ma. If I pull the radio fuse, it will drop off to ~74 ma. No other fuses make a difference when I pull them-in either fuse box.
If I disconnect to the starter, it also makes no difference. However, when I disconnect to the alternator, I will see the dropoff. If I just disconnect the 4 wire harness on the alt., same thing, I get the dropoff.
My battery and alternator are new, and have been tested as ok. But if I keep the battery hooked up for a few days, I will eventually need a jump. When I test the battery with the engine running, I only see around 11.5 volts. Even when I test it under load, I am only seeing 11.8 or so volts.
Do I have an ELD issue? If so, is there a way to verify it. Again, I'm not an expert, so type slow... and explain it to me like I'm an idiot. Any advice or help is much appreciated. Thanks, Ronk
When I disconnect the neg battery terminal and hook up in series, I initially see around 300 milliamps. After 20 seconds it will drop off and stay at 80ma. If I pull the radio fuse, it will drop off to ~74 ma. No other fuses make a difference when I pull them-in either fuse box.
If I disconnect to the starter, it also makes no difference. However, when I disconnect to the alternator, I will see the dropoff. If I just disconnect the 4 wire harness on the alt., same thing, I get the dropoff.
My battery and alternator are new, and have been tested as ok. But if I keep the battery hooked up for a few days, I will eventually need a jump. When I test the battery with the engine running, I only see around 11.5 volts. Even when I test it under load, I am only seeing 11.8 or so volts.
Do I have an ELD issue? If so, is there a way to verify it. Again, I'm not an expert, so type slow... and explain it to me like I'm an idiot. Any advice or help is much appreciated. Thanks, Ronk