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cowboyb

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This is really pissing me off!

My skyline's car battery is flat...again!

I suspect that there is a leak somewhere. I've got all this electrical aftermarket equipment (boost ctrl, turb timer, alarm)...could they be causing the leak? Is there a way for me to find out where the leak is? Common battery problems I'm not aware of??

You fellow skyliners exp the same problem??

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XXE-R32 Experienced

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I would buy a new battery, this is what was happening to mine. I would go cruising and come back, the next morning bang, battery is dead. So i bought a new battery from Autobarn, it cost me a $100 and its all good now. i would try that see how you go

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Thanks for the info guys!

Could be the alternator, but not sure how to check.

The battery has gone flat before, and I had it slow recharged (with the yellow charger?) for about 2 hours. It all looked sweet and the battery seemed charged. But 3 weeks after...its dead again. I guess the car's only a weekend car, but I dont think its normal for a battery to just wear out so quickly....

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cowboyb is the battery light on in the dash?? if not then ur alternator should be fine. its prob just ur battery on its way out.

get a new name brand one and u shoud b fine. 2 measure how much drain there is when ur cars off just borrow someones multimeter set it to measure amps then hold the red wire of the meter to a part of the body then the black wire to the negative (-) terminal of the battery. then disconnect the black wire comming off the battery. take a measurement for a few seconds then refit the wire back to the battery. it shouldnt be more than a few hundred miliamps. if ur the car is drawing 1 amp or more (without ignition on) then there is a serious wiring fault some where or some thing in ur car is sucking all da juice out of it. ur sub amp mabey??:P

hope this helps

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could it be the alternator screwing up

this could be a possibility!

std batteries are crap as they come stock don't seem to last logn and won;t crank the engine over for too long

i just replaced my standard battery in 2002 and the car was made in 1993, i think that is a pretty good life, correct me if im wrong?

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