2005 Ford Taurus Battery Drain Everything Turned Off That Fluctuating Regular

2005 FORD TAURUS
35,000 MILES
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I have a battery drain with everything turned off that is fluctuating (regular like a relay closing and opening) from .33 amps to about .5 amps. I runs the battery down if not started every day. What I have found: 1. When I remove the fuse in the F3 postion in the fuse panel under the dash the drain drops to about 2 milliamps, which is probably normal. Traced that to Fuse #33 in the fuse panel under the dash and when removed also drops the drain to 2 milliamps. that fuse shows to feed remote climate control RCC, (not even sure I have one of those), instrument cluster, multi function switch and integrated control panel. When i remove and replace the fusee 33, sometimes the odometer and tach will jump slightly and when inserted I think I can hear a rely somewhere under the dash pulsing. So that is where I am stuck, not sure how to trace the problem further. I can email a file with the fuse diagram if desired. It is a .doc file
Mar 21, 2013 at 7:05 PM
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50ma is normal. 2ma is probably not correct. You are going to have to find out what is on that circuit to do that> See if it has an aftermarket alarm or anything like that. This car uses a smart junction box for a fuse box so it has modules and relays built into it. http://i1198.photobucket.com/albums/aa448/Wrenchtech/151233612.jpg
Mar 21, 2013 at 7:22 PM
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