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Re: 1999 9-3 with electrical issues, and valve cover ga Posted by Dan [Email]  (#2459) [Profile/Gallery]
(more from Dan) on Wed, 2 Jan 2008 07:40:16
In Reply to: 1999 9-3 with electrical issues, and valve cover gasket, 9-3owner, Wed, 2 Jan 2008 06:49:48 Members do not see ads below this line. - Help Keep This Site Online - Signup |
I would suspect a couple of things but first, the valve cover gasket is really easy. Just be careful pulling off the plastic "nipple" on the upper left hand side of the valve cover as they can get brittle and though cheap, necessary for your car.
If the antenna is up in the morning, I would suspect that power is going to the radio when it shouldn't. You could remove the fuse for the radio and see what happens in the morning but that would just be a way to isolate what the end result what i think is a problem with your ignition switch. If your key is all the way off (out) it could be that the ignition switch is still allowing power to get to the radio somehow, as if something were degraded inside the switch that can "fall" together and make the necessary contacts to power the radio and drain the battery. That being said, another way to see if it's the radio doing the draining would be to make sure it is turned off when you turn the car off. Ignition switch problems or not, if the radio is manually turned off, just having the power available shouldn't make it drain power. Does that make sense? If the radio is manually off and the battery is still draining then you have gremlins and should burn the car...jk.
Though you mentioned the battery being only 2 months old, one good drain down can ruin a battery. As well, batteries are recycled products and you could have easily purchased a chump one. Have the battery tested at any local parts store (usually free) and you can generally swap the battery for a new one for free at the place where you bought it. It can't hurt. While having the battery tested, if it is in the car, they will test the starter and alternator as well. Why not?
Good luck.
Dan
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