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wjschneiderjr

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  1. Thanks for the reply Mike. Went thru and checked as described. Connected a multimeter between battery and battery lead and found the current draw to be as outlined by the manual. Checked battery, terminal ends, ground attachment points, etc. Everything seemed to be ok. Drove the car a couple of times and no problem. Took my truck to work yesterday and planned to take the Boxster out to dinner last evening. Car wouldn't start and battery voltage was low again. Charged the battery overnight and proceeded to test again this morning. Today I found a power draw of 2.81 amps! This even after being idle for an hour or so. My wife was home so I enlisted her help to watch the meter as I painstakingly removed each fuse one at a time from the fusebox. Oddly enough no change even after all the fuses were pulled and laying in a pile on the floor. ( I did this reaching over the door so as not to confuse my issues with the interior lights being on.) What gives here? Is there another fuse box somewhere in the car? When I put the key in the switch and turn it to "on" the power draw increases to 2.91 amps. Only after the key is switched "off" and removed does the draw reduce to the previous 2.8 or so amps. Apparently my problem is intermittent but what could be causing so much draw with the fuses all removed? I would have thought with all fuses pulled the battery is effectively removed from the car. No? Very confusing. Don't know if this is any clue to my problem but my driver's seat (power)will not adjust. When you move any of the switches a faint click can be heard but no movement of the seat whatsoever. Fuse is good for the seat so maybe a relay could be bad. I have had this problem for some time but didn't bother to repair yet as no one drives the car but me and I'm tall. Thought maybe I should pull the seat and check connections, grounds etc under the seat but unable to reach the rear bolts because the seat is all of the way back. Once again, any help from anyone would be appreciated a great deal.
  2. Can anyone help me with a battery going dead issue with an 01 Boxster S? Can't seem to find the problem. Car will be ok sometimes and other times the battery may go dead overnight. Doesn't seem to matter whether the car is locked (security on) or if it is just sitting in the garage unlocked (no security). Checked the obvious things like lights staying on in trunks, made sure all the lights is passenger compartment go out after a min or so, etc. Can't seem to find it. Recently replaced the battery as I thought the battery was just bad. All seemed to be ok for a week or so. Last night put the car in the garage and put a Battery Tender on it overnight. When I checked on her this morning the Tender was very warm and the "charging" light was still on. Nevertheless I tried to start the car to get an idea if maybe it was close to being fully charged. Car wouldn't even offer to turn over. Just clicked and reset the clock, trip odo, etc. Put a meter on the battery and voltage was around 7.5 volts. All this after being on Battery Tender for several hours??? Any help from anyone would be appreciated.
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