1997 Ford Taurus battery power is being drained

1997 FORD TAURUS
128,000 MILES • 6 CYL • 2WD • AUTOMATIC
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MICHELE0129
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i drove apprx 35 miles one day,my battery light came on and my vehicle slowly started loosing power. the radio started flickering off and on, my windows rolled down very slowly and finally my car shut down. i changed the altenator and the battery but neither fixed the problem. the battery light is still on and with a new battery,it takes about 2 hours or so to completely drain all the juice out of the battery agaim.im a single mom who fixes her own car but i dont know where to go next with this issue.
Mar 4, 2009 at 2:48 PM
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MHPAUTOS
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Hi there,

The first thing to do is make sure that you do have a charge output at the alternator, you will be looking for 13-141/2 volts, next do a current flow test, place an Amp meter between battery pos and the terminal and check current draw with key off and doors closed, if above say ,2 amps, start pulling fuses and to try and isolate the circuit that us drawing power, do this and report back your findings.

Mark (mhpautos)
Mar 4, 2009 at 3:20 PM