Car stalling after battery change
#43
08-22-2014, 02:33 PM
Join Date: Mar 2014
Location: Livingston, Scotland
Posts: 307
You need to find out where the live feed to the overhead video is coming from, this is easier to do before you pull it out.
In #33 you said """ the radio stays on and I have to manually switch it off """, do you mean :
- the radio stays on for a couple of minutes, and then automatically switches itself off, or ;
- do you mean the radio never switches itself off .... ever .... unless you switch it of manually
In #33 you said """ the radio stays on and I have to manually switch it off """, do you mean :
- the radio stays on for a couple of minutes, and then automatically switches itself off, or ;
- do you mean the radio never switches itself off .... ever .... unless you switch it of manually
It never switches off unless I switch it off.
Checked the IOD fuse after work and its got thin electric wire wrapped around the blades
. I will do it tomorrow properly
#44
08-22-2014, 05:13 PM
Join Date: Mar 2014
Location: Livingston, Scotland
Posts: 307
Is there a fuse I can pull to have the battery disconnected when I park up at night or what terminal do I need to disconnect without having to do both
#45
08-22-2014, 05:30 PM
- yes take the piggin wire off it, what happens now ?
#46
08-22-2014, 05:35 PM
- Chrysler actually tell their own staff to pull the IOD if the vehicle is going to be parked up for shipping / airport 2 week holiday etc
#47
08-22-2014, 05:42 PM
Join Date: Mar 2014
Location: Livingston, Scotland
Posts: 307
so if it not switching off what could be causing this
#48
08-23-2014, 06:43 AM
"Chrysler actually tell their own staff to pull the IOD if the vehicle is going to be parked up for shipping / airport 2 week holiday etc".
Looks like scope for a convenient mod. here. Something like using a blown fuse as a connector to the IOD fuseholder, pair of wires from it and a replacement in-line fuse leading to an internal switch the driver can operate conveniently.
Could be a very cheap way of fixing the "flat-battery" syndrome?
I might even try that myself....
Leedsman.
Looks like scope for a convenient mod. here. Something like using a blown fuse as a connector to the IOD fuseholder, pair of wires from it and a replacement in-line fuse leading to an internal switch the driver can operate conveniently.
Could be a very cheap way of fixing the "flat-battery" syndrome?
I might even try that myself....
Leedsman.
#49
08-23-2014, 07:01 AM
"Chrysler actually tell their own staff to pull the IOD if the vehicle is going to be parked up for shipping / airport 2 week holiday etc".
Looks like scope for a convenient mod. here. Something like using a blown fuse as a connector to the IOD fuseholder, pair of wires from it and a replacement in-line fuse leading to an internal switch the driver can operate conveniently.
Could be a very cheap way of fixing the "flat-battery" syndrome?
I might even try that myself....
Leedsman.
Looks like scope for a convenient mod. here. Something like using a blown fuse as a connector to the IOD fuseholder, pair of wires from it and a replacement in-line fuse leading to an internal switch the driver can operate conveniently.
Could be a very cheap way of fixing the "flat-battery" syndrome?
I might even try that myself....
Leedsman.
#50
08-23-2014, 10:16 AM
Join Date: Mar 2014
Location: Livingston, Scotland
Posts: 307
IOD stands for 'Ignition-Off Draw'
A vehicle that is constantly drained of battery every morning, including in this case a brand new battery has to have that power drawn by something that is happening when the IGN is in the OFF position. I thought from the O/P's earlier post it was because he was not taking the key out properly leaving it in ACC the position - now he has cured that user error it suggests the next culprit is :
• electrical items left on.
• faulty or improperly adjusted switches.
• faulty or shorted electronic modules and components.
• An internally shorted generator.
• Intermittent shorts in the wiring
The 1st item is something the O/P can look at himself, for example that aftermarket roof mounted video setup etc. Ordinarily these eurovans need 0.015 to 0.025 milliamperes even when switched off [IOD position] to maintain the memory for the powertrain control module [PCM], digital clock, electronically tuned radio, and other bits and pieces depending on the spec. If his car is pulling more than 25 milliamps 20 minutes after its switched off that can drain the battery overnight. Like your own issue with that stray wire to the headlight some nuggett may have plumbed in a wire to the IPM on a permanent live to that overhead video unit or elsewhere that is also live and switched on permanent and no one knows about it - its a process of elimination.
The door loom always breaks in exactly the same 'pinch point' on all these vans and is an easy fix - however, again, there should be no power ['Ignition-Off Draw'] to the doors when its in sleep mode.
A vehicle that is constantly drained of battery every morning, including in this case a brand new battery has to have that power drawn by something that is happening when the IGN is in the OFF position. I thought from the O/P's earlier post it was because he was not taking the key out properly leaving it in ACC the position - now he has cured that user error it suggests the next culprit is :
• electrical items left on.
• faulty or improperly adjusted switches.
• faulty or shorted electronic modules and components.
• An internally shorted generator.
• Intermittent shorts in the wiring
The 1st item is something the O/P can look at himself, for example that aftermarket roof mounted video setup etc. Ordinarily these eurovans need 0.015 to 0.025 milliamperes even when switched off [IOD position] to maintain the memory for the powertrain control module [PCM], digital clock, electronically tuned radio, and other bits and pieces depending on the spec. If his car is pulling more than 25 milliamps 20 minutes after its switched off that can drain the battery overnight. Like your own issue with that stray wire to the headlight some nuggett may have plumbed in a wire to the IPM on a permanent live to that overhead video unit or elsewhere that is also live and switched on permanent and no one knows about it - its a process of elimination.
The door loom always breaks in exactly the same 'pinch point' on all these vans and is an easy fix - however, again, there should be no power ['Ignition-Off Draw'] to the doors when its in sleep mode.