Ok, so I did a search first and found nothing on this so here it goes. I've had a battery drain for a while. At this point I've almost killed my 2nd Optima battery in 2 mo. SO here's what I did. First I disconnected the negative power wire from the battery. Next I put a test light to the negative post on the battery and connected it to the cable. Light immediatly lit up. Pulled all the fuses, light stayed on. Jacked the car up and pulled all the starter wires off. Light goes out.

Ok, so now we know it's in the starter area. So I put the large cable that goes directly to the battery on. Light is off. Put on of the small cables on, light is off. Last I put the connection that has 2 wires going into it on, light turns on.

So here's the Question of the day: What is this connection and why would it be causing the battery to drain?

Also, now my new mini starter will not turn over. I think it might be dead. Is this actually the cause of the problem?

Help please, I'm despirate at this point.


Thanks,
Eric

 

Anybody?