2003 Toyota Camry Battery dies over night.

2003 TOYOTA CAMRY
228,495 MILES • 4 CYL • FWD • AUTOMATIC
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NEAL HENDRIGSMAN
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Something is draining the battery over night. I have had the battery checked as well as the altanator,fuses.
Nov 10, 2009 at 5:20 PM
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https://www.2carpros.com/first_things/why_is_my_car_battery_dead_over_night.htm
This will help you in tracing the short.
Nov 10, 2009 at 6:08 PM
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NEAL HENDRIGSMAN
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When running a test line between the neg. cable and the neg. terminal I get the light but also the sound like a clock ticking from somewhere under the hood.
Nov 11, 2009 at 7:49 PM
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Haven't found the answer to my problem yet. There is a noise like the ticking of a clock from around the transmission when I hood up the test light from the neg cable to the neg terminal.

Thanks Neal
Nov 13, 2009 at 5:36 AM
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Neal is the check engine light on, or any shifting problem when driving?
Nov 14, 2009 at 6:47 AM
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NEAL HENDRIGSMAN
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I have been out of town and not been driving the car. I put the test light on it again yesterday and didn't hear the ticking. So I left the battery cable on the terminal and it started right up this morning.
There have been no lights come on and no shifting problems.
I'm assuming there is now nothing to look for until the battery dies again.

Neal
Nov 17, 2009 at 7:10 AM
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The clickng under the hood was most likley a relay, it may have unstuck itself during the test...no more draw?
Nov 18, 2009 at 2:37 AM
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