Parasitic drain is electrical current drawn from the battery when the car is off

All modern bmws have some parasitic drain (modules need standby power), but excessive drain kills the battery.

Write down the parasitic drain for each fuse & troubleshoot the circuit with the highest parasitic drain

Unfortunately, my fluke 75 requires me to move the leads to go from the 10amp range.

I'm fairly certain i have a parasitic draw occurring in my car

In order to properly diagnose, i need to measure amperage draw on the negative battery cable going to the battery

I'm aware of how to.

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Put an amp clamp around the battery cable on the battery itself

Wait for the car to go to sleep and observe the drain on the amp clamp

Then take your multimeter and measure voltage across.

I was investigating a parasitic current drain this weekend and traced it down to the (factory) tach

Curious if this is normal or i have a flaky tach.

Now that you know the most common reasons behind a bmw battery discharging while parked, let’s look at how to diagnose and locate the source of the parasitic drain.

If you’re dealing with an electrical issue that’s killing your m3’s battery, watch this full diagnostic guide to learn how to properly find and fix parasitic drains.

They tested battery and said it came back strong and stated i have a parasitic drain

Dealer wants to do a parasitic drain test for two hours, but before i spend the money wanted to see if there.

Using the ammeter, i found it difficult to be sure this was causing the drain, so since the radio was so easy to pull out, i disconnected the adapter completely, removed it from behind the radio.

Sounds like the final stage unit/resistor

It's a common glitch with this model

Fortunately not an expensive fix.

You'll need to do parasitic draw test to find out which circuit is draining the battery

I had this issue earlier this year, turned out it was my radio

Google search parasitic draw test for e46 there.

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We go through the process required to diagnose a parasitic draw on this bmw m3

Seems it has been a problem for a while and the owner is sick of jump starting it

Problems like this exist on many.