What to do if your Saab battery is draining?
Start with a fully charged battery in the car, key out of ignition and everythig turned off (including interior lights). Remove the negative side battery cable from the negative battery terminal. Attach your multimeter (Selector and wires in the AMP setting) between the negative cable and the negative battery post.
Is there a problem with my Saab 93?
SAAB 93 has a problem with the battery draining completely intermittently over the last few months but now every time it is parked overnight. Has been checked by SAAB main dealer who can not find anything but suggest new radio ( at my expense ) which may or may not solve it. Have any of your experts anything they can add to help solve this.
How to find the cause of parasitic battery drain?
Luckily, you can usually find the cause of a parasitic draw yourself. Start by connecting a digital multimeter to the negative battery terminal of your vehicle. Then, remove the fuses one at a time while watching for changes in the multimeter’s reading.
How to find out if your car battery is parasitic?
How to Find a Parasitic Battery Drain. When your car battery goes dead overnight, usually either the battery is at the end of its life span, or you left something on, such as a light.
How big is the battery drain on a Saab?
I know that, with the car turned off, a healthy system current draw should be approx 10mA. This new battery drain is a whopping 2.2 amps. I discovered that if I remove Fuse 30 in the engine bay fuse box (one of those maxi fuses…see attached picture) the drain is removed.
Why is the battery light on on my Saab 9-3?
If your 9-3’s battery light came on while you were driving, but before you parked, it could be the alternator. If you didn’t see a battery light, and now the vehicle is dead when you go to start it, the first thing that you need to look at is the battery.
What kind of battery drain does a 2004 9-3 have?
Email this Page… I have a 2004 9-3 Sedan that has a parasitic battery drain. Unfortunately this is something familiar to me as approx 18 months ago I had a parasitic battery drain (330mA) that I eventually discovered to be the underseat amp.
Is the underseat AMP a parasitic battery drain?
Unfortunately this is something familiar to me as approx 18 months ago I had a parasitic battery drain (330mA) that I eventually discovered to be the underseat amp. I bought a used amp on E-Bay and it fixed the problem.