So ive searched and got answers, ive removed, changed, replaced... and still. same issues...

Battery Drains over night, while sitting.

I pulled all extras:
HIDs
Gauges
ECT.

I've had the car for 3 months. its a 98 civic hatch w/ a y8 swap. ran after i got it till now.

It started out that i was smelling eggs... weird... i thought maybe my cat or something. no, my battery was smoking and sizzling!

I tried to get home and my car shut down at 80mph, while driving it!

I pulled the battery and put another on

I made the misake of pulling my HID fuse for my external power for them. other than that touched nothing.

I got in, started it up, went to leave and smoke came out. it was dark so i cut it off and got it towed home.

Ended up that when my son was play driving he pulled a wire out from my turbo timer (wired to the ignition) im thinking that wired sparked and shorted something... my turbo timer smells burnt and has a blistered spot now.

on the other hand i pulled my fuse for my external power for my HIDs, could that have done something?

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My car will start up and run

My headlights (i installed stock) corner light and tail lights all turn on and off by the switch

My batter is 14+ while running, but draws power while off and dies, i pull the power cable after i see it drop past 11.8.

My cluster lights work

My dome light works

I do not have any kinda trunk light or glove box light.

My stereo turns on and off just fine. (thats the only thing after market left)

Amp wire isnt connected. Remote wire from an amp is, but nothing is hooked up to it.

I have:

Replaced my Battery

Replaced my Alternator

Pulled all extra stuff from the previous owner (gauges, turbo timer, ect.)

Replaced my ignition

I went thru and check all my fuses

My interlock unit is getting power constant. ive searched that too...

Nothing else is getting power... I thumped my started and nothing really changed. help reading 14.4/14.5

Starts right up and charges the battery....

What is the interlock unit?

Thats the only thing.... I dont know where to go from here.

I leave my car running and it'll shut off after a while, like outta no where just shut off...


I have a new good working dizzy, plugs are good, wires are good... everything. I'm lost.

Any help will greatly be appreciated.

 

Help?

 

anyone?

 

anyone?

 

well after trouble shooting it, found out it was a pinched rear defroster wire. thanks club civic!

 

hey where do you find that defroster wire?. my 98 ej8 is doing that samething!!, new battery, new alternator installed and still battery drains and dies when on while the lights go dim!, and it cranks over slowly as heck so WTF?!.

 

its a small relay down by ur under dash fuse box. rear defroster relay