Either here or from someone else it was suggested that to find out the cause of a battery drain you should do the following:
- Unhook the negative terminal cable from the negative terminal on the battery
- Put a test lamp between the negative terminal on the battery and the unhooked negative cable.
- If the light comes on there is a drain on the battery.
- Take out each fuse until the light goes off. This will point to the bad circuit.
Now the only difference from the above and what I did is step 2. I used a DC volt meter. It showed a 12v. reading between the negative terminal on the battery and the disconnected cable.
I took out each fuse but the 12v. reading never went away.
What should I look for now? I have a left tail light that is out and the left turn signal clicks really fast. Can a bulb being out cause a drain? Also none of the fuses were labeled rear tail lights. Are the fuses for the rear lights located other than the pull down compartment under the left side of the dash?
Any help will certainly be appreciated.
Thanks,
JW