hi ho silver

Hey guys, so i finally had time to try to find out what was draining my battery dead after a week of not driving it. I hooked up a multimeter in series to the neg battery terminal and cable and measure the amperage.

I started pulling fuses under the driverside dash and when i pulled fuse #3 (ceiling light) the amperes dropped way down to almost nothing. So now that im at these step. What do i do or what do i look for?

My dome light works fine in all three settings on/off/door ajar. The car is pretty basic and torn down, theres no aftermarket stereo connected and i haven't had any other electrical problems with the car except for a clicking sound directly behind the same fusebox under the driverside dashboard(couldn't really see whats behind that fusepanel except for what looks like a black cover or giant relay. Sounds/feels like a relay clicking every 3-4seconds when the key is in the on position.

hi ho silver

as a sidenote, i was wiring up a harness for the stereo (stock one was cut by previous owner) and for some reason haven't been able to read any voltage from the constant and switched power wires. But i just looked and fuse #23 is blown so hopefully when i change the fuse on that i should get at least some reading from the switched power wire i assume. It might not be related to the original problem but i figured i'd throw it out there who knows.

hi ho silver

this forum moves fast... bump!

hi ho silver

bump

egsleepercivic

if its an si check and make sure the trunk light isn't on

hi ho silver

I'll check if I have a trunklight for sone reason but no it's not an si, it's a dx