battery going dead

[pukka]

i have a vy executive and when i got it it had a nokia hands free kit (nokia hfu-2) in it. i tried removing it and must have done it wrong because my battery keeps going dead. it must be drawing power but i dont know what to do to find out where or how to fix it. anyones help will be great. thanks

[VYMAD]

I removed one in my VY exec too.
The red wire is constant power
The blue wire is ignition power
The black wire is earth
The yellow wire is stereo mute.

There is a "box" behind the stereo which you can access by removing the glove box and the console side trim. If you can disconnect that and tape up the above listed wires properly then there should be no problem. I actually used the red and blue wires to power other accessories I have put in my car.

[pukka]

i checked to do what u said. thats what ive done. i hope this isnt a stupid question but im so confused with my car. does the constant power line put out power when the car is off? i used the multi reader and it had about 12.5 volts going thru it. could that be the prob?
thanks

[acarmody]

The constant earth is basically a direct connection to your battery. And it will have 12.5 volts because that will be your battery voltage. Amps is what you want to measure, if there are amps going through the wire then it will flatten you battery.

[pukka]

im pretty sure there are amps going to it when the car is off. do u know how i could stop the amps then?
thanks for the info

[acarmody]

How exactly did you remove. Did it actually get removed or is it still there.

[pukka]

cut the wires and taped them up. could that b the prob?

[acarmody]

Maybe, if the wires are somehow earthing to the body. Maybe try pulling the fuse that powers this circuit.

[pukka]

i like the thinking but how do i find that out?

[acarmody]

To find the fuse, just trace the wire back. I would recommend just buying one of those cap end pieces ( i have no idea what they are called), basically they just stop the end of the wire grounding on anything. Any decent electrical store will have them, just explain what you need.

[TMM]

Huh, why is everyone cutting wires. You don't need to cut ANYTHING to remove the kit from the car. There's a white plug on the left side of the center console which provides power and all the audio connections to interface the radio with the unit. Once you unplug this and remove the unit, microphone and cradle your car should be as if it rolled off the production line. No unterminated wires or other dodgy mess.

[pukka]

alright but i have already cut the wires. im trying to find out what is draining my battery.

[VYMAD]

Imo if you've insulated the wires, then there may be some other reason you're battery is draining. Altho his started to occur when you disconnected the hands free, right?

[VYMAD]

Huh, why is everyone cutting wires. You don't need to cut ANYTHING to remove the kit from the car. There's a white plug on the left side of the center console which provides power and all the audio connections to interface the radio with the unit. Once you unplug this and remove the unit, microphone and cradle your car should be as if it rolled off the production line. No unterminated wires or other dodgy mess.

I cut my wires to utilise the acc power, constant power and the earth.

[pukka]

i think i may have found why. i went out to check 2 nights ago and could see the glove box light was on. i removed the bulb and the battery still hasnt drained. im going to leave it untill this arvo and if its still not drained that has to be the prob. thanks for all the help everyone

[acarmody]

Doesn't it frustrate you when you go to all the work of trying to fix the problem and it turns out to be something totally unrelated and simple? The amount of times thats happened to me.

[pukka]

yea. its so fustrating. prob lots to still come because im planning on modifying my next car too. but after this episode i might just get in put in by pros. lol

[acarmody]

I just spent 2 days undoing all this stuff on my car to fit new lifters, get all the necessary gear (gaskets, sealant, coolant, assembly lube, etc) and it turns out to be a pushrod problem. Now I need more gear and realised I didn't need to do 90% of the work I did.

[pukka]

well thats unlucky. but thanks anyway. good luck with ur car