Subject	Some kind of power drain kills battery in 2 weeks of sitting
Posted by	Technomancer on October 26, 2004 at 12:55 PM
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In Reply To	Post ONE annoying thing your Z does and you can't figure out posted by SeedyROM on October 26, 2004 at 12:18 PM
Message	I have to track this down this winter. I suspect my Alpine alarm system because the little blinking LED that says the system is armed occasionally blinks when I just driving around town...that shouldn't happen. Yeah, I know I should just put a meter in line with the battery and pull fuses one-by-one until the power is no longer used, but what happens if this proceedure indeed "fingers" the alarm system? It was installed by the original owner, and by design it will be shoved into all the least accessible places of the car. Ugh. - John
Follow Ups	Post ONE annoying thing your Z does and you can't figure out - SeedyROM 12:18:25 10/26/04 Both driver and passenger seats have play/wiggle in them - SeedyROM 12:22:12 10/26/04 Yes! I hate that! (n/m) - Rodger 12:51:16 10/26/04 My driver's side seat does something similar. - Dustin 12:55:21 10/26/04 There is a hook and a rod that hold the seat in the "upright - Barry'Z(NJ) 13:03:04 10/26/04 Very interesting! Bet Bernie doesn't have that pic ;) - SeedyROM 13:14:48 10/26/04 Shouldn't need to remove the seat, - Barry'Z(NJ) 13:38:43 10/26/04 Re: Both driver and passenger seats have play/wiggle in them - gavorney 13:56:22 10/26/04 I made a post about my seat wiggle fix a few months ago - Zenn 15:08:36 10/26/04 But mine are manual seats - SeedyROM 15:19:39 10/26/04 Hey Ryan, the issue Iwas addressing was only - Barry'Z(NJ) 15:39:27 10/26/04 Hey Ryan, here's a pic of what I was talking about - Barry'Z(NJ) 17:30:20 10/26/04 Perfect! Thanks!!! - SeedyROM 19:30:30 10/26/04 nissan sell those parts for replacement? my pass side - takirb 20:06:15 10/26/04 www.24hourfitness.com (n/m) - PLEAZURE in CA (SD) 18:27:36 10/26/04 I have 2 annoyances right now - ImTheDevil 12:25:08 10/26/04 Does it follow a pattern? Is it the idle you notice - SeedyROM 12:34:31 10/26/04 it was the idle - ImTheDevil 12:41:34 10/26/04 When cold or even when warm? - SeedyROM 12:47:12 10/26/04 The noise my credit card company makes - twinzak 12:28:36 10/26/04 The hood is tweeked after I open and close it - UnrulyZ 12:29:14 10/26/04 maybe tweak the hood adjustment grommets? (n/m) - dragknt 00:30:42 10/27/04 HICAS light kicks on every once in a while, usually - YugoBernie (NoVA) 12:29:17 10/26/04 I can't get rid of my gas smell. - Jonezy 12:34:23 10/26/04 Have you replaced your gas cap? - SeedyROM 12:36:02 10/26/04 interesting, seems like it is coming from under the hood - Jonezy 12:57:49 10/26/04 maybe its inside the car? - UnrulyZ 12:36:17 10/26/04 okay, haven't done that either, thanks (n/m) - Jonezy 12:58:39 10/26/04 Replaced the gas cap? Check the Carbon Canister connections - YugoBernie (NoVA) 12:37:03 10/26/04 carbon canister connections are new - Jonezy 13:02:45 10/26/04 there is a set of rubber lines that connect the 2. (n/m) - YugoBernie (NoVA) 13:15:37 10/26/04 I am pretty sure i changed them when the engine was out. - Jonezy 13:18:12 10/26/04 Does it smell more like gasoline or propane? - just4kinks 12:37:55 10/26/04 rich fuel smell, not propane (n/m) - Jonezy 13:03:29 10/26/04 Re: I can't get rid of my gas smell. - fuel prsr regulator - ironhawk_ca 18:57:00 10/26/04 Glove compartment won't close/line up properly (n/m) - Z-Tarded(Corpus) 12:36:00 10/26/04 Breaks down every 4-5 months... (n/m) - boileralum 12:37:01 10/26/04 hehe yeah that's pretty annoying (n/m) - tommunist 19:32:50 10/26/04 I have to open my hood like "the Fonz" - fantomZ(OH) 12:39:59 10/26/04 high idle after running at Hallett... - Tu 12:41:28 10/26/04 o2 sensors may also be fouled from what ever that middle - YugoBernie (NoVA) 12:44:17 10/26/04 Ah, that's very possible - SeedyROM 12:49:06 10/26/04 that stuff was 91 crap ... lotta cars were pinging (n/m) - Guapo 12:54:15 10/26/04 A longshot since you have an NA but... - SeedyROM 12:46:32 10/26/04 The dreaded 2nd windshiled wiper swipe when you turn it off - College Boy 12:42:31 10/26/04 Maybe I'm weird but this really has never bothered me. (n/m) - YugoBernie (NoVA) 12:45:04 10/26/04 just bothers me when i flip it once to swipe once, and it do - College Boy 12:47:16 10/26/04 2nd (n/m) - dragknt 00:33:06 10/27/04 I hate how the "Rec" switch resests itself every 10-15 min - PLEAZURE in CA (SD) 17:19:30 10/27/04 2nd. That's more a design issue than a problem really - SeedyROM 12:48:12 10/26/04 your weird (n/m) - JDMz32smity 12:48:31 10/26/04 i can live with it (n/m) - 90BlkZ18 12:49:47 10/26/04 power steering goes out for a day when I do a hard run - komplexZ(Orlando) 12:47:28 10/26/04 Could it be your "smoking" your PS belt and then it slips - Unluky (MO) 13:44:02 10/26/04 good idea, I'll have to try, thnx :) (n/m) - komplexZ(Orlando) 16:21:26 10/26/04 There is a LED on the right hand side of my clock, - Barry'Z(NJ) 12:48:34 10/26/04 Did you grease the latch itself? - SeedyROM 12:50:09 10/26/04 Not yet but, I will soon. Thanks (n/m) - Barry'Z(NJ) 12:52:19 10/26/04 AM/PM? Random LEDs are not part of the stock clock. (n/m) - YugoBernie (NoVA) 12:52:27 10/26/04 I think you are seeing red light reflected back from inside - zxjpmzx 12:54:44 10/26/04 Cool, Thanks (n/m) - Barry'Z(NJ) 12:56:18 10/26/04 That' a UFO detector - be careful when it lites up... :) (n/m) - jzack 21:29:28 10/26/04 Some kind of power drain kills battery in 2 weeks of sitting - Technomancer 12:55:13 10/26/04 Re: Post ONE annoying thing your Z does and you can't figure out - Touchless 12:56:17 10/26/04 You should let your car get to operating temp - Dustin 13:11:03 10/26/04 Cold hesitation is mostly corroded connectors or bad injecto - PLEAZURE in CA (SD) 18:05:11 10/26/04 brake creak could be worn out/old shims, or ungreased shims. (n/m) - dragknt 00:34:53 10/27/04 Busted clutch booster that causes a nasty vacuum leak (n/m) - U ZCREAM 12:56:37 10/26/04 I thought & thought & thought..can't think of anything wrong - zxjpmzx 12:58:29 10/26/04 it doesn't run. i think the engine blew. (n/m) - jpark74 13:01:42 10/26/04 Intermittent Lifter tick and AIV gurgling - sfpearl300z (South Florida) 13:02:11 10/26/04 I have a ticking lifter sometimes - Jonezy 13:07:53 10/26/04 Passenger side turn signals blink at super fast pace - zxerox 13:03:27 10/26/04 inspect bubls.. clean corrosion - 90BlkZ18 13:11:25 10/26/04 I've noticed this twice on my 94TT...once about 4 years - zxjpmzx 13:11:34 10/26/04 Yup. (n/m) - YugoBernie (NoVA) 13:16:37 10/26/04 clutch chatter (n/m) - takirb 13:04:18 10/26/04 big 2nd. it gets so annoying when clutch heats up (n/m) - stockplayerz (NYC) 13:06:54 10/26/04 Then you need to bleed your system and adjust the pedal. (n/m) - YugoBernie (NoVA) 13:17:11 10/26/04 i've done both, and it cures it for only a day or so.. - takirb 13:31:00 10/26/04 will pedal adjustment cure chatter? hmm >> - stockplayerz (NYC) 14:51:16 10/26/04 To me it sounds like you have air in the lines and it change - YugoBernie (NoVA) 14:56:27 10/26/04 what clutch? update profile (n/m) - Scotts94z32 13:13:39 10/26/04 not a performance clutch, something called a Zoom clutch - takirb 13:30:00 10/26/04 A moving eng. point means air in the system. (n/m) - YugoBernie (NoVA) 16:12:08 10/26/04 also, i get the "chatter" anytime i slowly engage reverse. - takirb 16:55:34 10/26/04 Brake warning light. - Kenny 13:09:38 10/26/04 Non-Nissan bulbs in high mount 3rd light. (n/m) - YugoBernie (NoVA) 13:18:01 10/26/04 This is a new one. I will try it, thanks Bern =). (n/m) - Kenny 13:40:22 10/26/04 Re: Brake warning light. - outkaZTT 13:20:15 10/26/04 Connector is clean =). (n/m) - Kenny 13:39:47 10/26/04 i used to have same thing - JDMz32smity 13:21:24 10/26/04 Refill your brake master cylinder. (n/m) - MOTRSPRT--ID 13:35:01 10/26/04 It's full. Warning light only comes on when I tap brakes. (n/m) - Kenny 13:39:12 10/26/04 Bad or wrong bulbs. (n/m) - boileralum 13:43:43 10/26/04 All bulbs light up... methinks they are "wrong" (n/m) - Kenny 14:22:26 10/26/04 /me concurs (n/m) - boileralum 15:17:02 10/26/04 had that light coming on while driving a great winding road - Technomancer 13:43:27 10/26/04 lol. Fluid level was probably sloshing around, and read... - Kenny 23:26:58 10/26/04 But that turns on the HICAS lite, not the brake warning lite - Technomancer 14:17:10 10/27/04 she's been running rich since i replaced my engine - jay2dav 13:11:51 10/26/04 My seat tilts back and the seat belt locks in place - twinzak 13:13:02 10/26/04 takes all my money (n/m) - joel(PA) 13:14:59 10/26/04 2nd (n/m) - NATHAN91'TT 13:19:35 10/26/04 Hmm... that problem's not easily fixed. (n/m) - Z-Jay (Edmonton, AB) 15:34:11 10/26/04 Intermittent HIGH idle, and small PS fluid leak (keep having - Z-Jay (Edmonton, AB) 13:16:38 10/26/04 Thread hijack: Were you successful with removing your lower - Dave N 13:22:28 10/26/04 Haven't had time yet. Had to work late yesterday. Maybe - Z-Jay (Edmonton, AB) 15:33:20 10/26/04 You've got mail. Using the pickle fork makes the job a lot - Dave N 12:35:16 10/27/04 Rear view mirror. - ZHOUND 13:19:17 10/26/04 Silicone it ;) - SeedyROM 13:23:00 10/26/04 Flip switch is broken - easiest thing to do is just buy a - YugoBernie (NoVA) 13:28:38 10/26/04 Wanna trade motors instead of mirrors? (n/m) - kryptonite729 16:28:25 10/26/04 :-) (n/m) - ZHOUND 14:08:19 10/27/04 The "click" noise from the rear end - The-FActor 13:21:28 10/26/04 Can you also feel the click or is it audible only? - SeedyROM 13:26:11 10/26/04 2nd, same here (n/m) - dragknt 00:38:00 10/27/04 HMMMMM where to start - dvlhntr 13:27:29 10/26/04 Driver side window rattles when open... - Slobo7x 13:36:31 10/26/04 search this site and possibly find it in yahoo, but theres - takirb 13:40:52 10/26/04 Got that as well - dvlhntr 13:52:22 10/26/04 creaking noise on my front end, NO small storage - BoostLesZ 13:47:50 10/26/04 2nd and 4th gear make odd noise, and AC/heater relays - jkeyser14 13:50:50 10/26/04 Re: 2nd and 4th gear make odd noise, and AC/heater relays - zed4life 18:43:44 10/26/04 Engine knocks.... - Zluster 13:51:45 10/26/04 Steering wheel moves from side to side horizontally about a - longhornz32(Dallas) 13:54:16 10/26/04 Check mounting bolts to the under dash cross-member. (n/m) - YugoBernie (NoVA) 14:57:51 10/26/04 Thanks, could this be related to my power steering going in - longhornz32(Dallas) 15:09:46 10/26/04 Mmm... doubt it, that's prob. belt tension, air in the lines - YugoBernie (NoVA) 15:32:50 10/26/04 Squeeks around passenger A pillar area and dash>> - Spectrum (WI) 14:04:48 10/26/04 You're missing the screws that holds the pods to the top - PLEAZURE in CA (SD) 18:10:03 10/26/04 Wipers! I turnoff the intermittant & it does 1 more swipe (n/m) - NAZTTy 14:10:15 10/26/04 Where to start... - ZXRider 14:15:48 10/26/04 Oh ya - ZXRider 14:19:24 10/26/04 LOL - sfpearl300z (South Florida) 14:53:45 10/26/04 aw i hope your not laughing at me =( - ZXRider 15:18:42 10/26/04 Not laughing AT you, laughin WITH you - sfpearl300z (South Florida) 15:37:31 10/26/04 Well it is funny - ZXRider 15:46:13 10/26/04 haha .. easy fix, switch the hoses under the water bottle in - PLEAZURE in CA (SD) 18:11:39 10/26/04 Take a look - ZXRider 19:32:25 10/26/04 Thanks for trying tho. (n/m) - ZXRider 19:33:16 10/26/04 diff rattles... or is it the tranny... or is it both... damn - Scotts94z32 14:42:13 10/26/04 why they didnt put cupholders (n/m) - Malukalu99 15:34:04 10/26/04 my girlfriend complaining about all the Z's annoyances... - BradZ (FL) 15:48:05 10/26/04 ash tray/coin collecter rattles (n/m) - Z32Nizzan 16:06:27 10/26/04 The whole thing or just the change in it? - ImTheDevil 16:18:23 10/26/04 2nd, i have a paper towel under mine to catch condensation - takirb 20:04:12 10/26/04 under full boost I hear a scary noise coming from the... - PunkZTT(Phoenix) 16:11:44 10/26/04 I think that's your fuel pump stepping up the pressure. (n/m) - YugoBernie (NoVA) 16:12:48 10/26/04 Ill go back there and investigate more tonight.... - PunkZTT(Phoenix) 16:16:39 10/26/04 It's under the "amp rack" as you put it. - spicyZ 19:38:44 10/26/04 Only when below 50 degrees I get a wannabe knock. - Kez43 16:42:28 10/26/04 I replaced the window slider, but the window still rattles - PLEAZURE in CA (SD) 17:59:46 10/26/04 Check all the mounting bolts and nuts on the tracks.. - Spddracer 20:13:12 10/26/04 nope, I said the wheel is loose on the track itself - PLEAZURE in CA (SD) 12:28:24 10/27/04 Check your lock bolts...mine came loose again. - SuparexTT 23:06:51 10/26/04 My window is rattling, not the door. (n/m) - PLEAZURE in CA (SD) 12:30:01 10/27/04 occassionally my greddy electronic boost and fuel - Slowninja(Sport600 Inconel Z) 19:33:06 10/26/04 no tilt steering wheel ! (n/m) - Slowninja(Sport600 Inconel Z) 19:37:01 10/26/04 no more titanium key blanks ! (n/m) - Slowninja(Sport600 Inconel Z) 19:44:38 10/26/04 no switch to automatically lower passenger window - Slowninja(Sport600 Inconel Z) 19:51:15 10/26/04 You got a lazy g/f or wife? I know wining could be vexing - PLEAZURE in CA (SD) 12:32:59 10/27/04 Hard to work on compared to L6 Z's. (n/m) - Got Z? 22:34:32 10/26/04 illuminated key light on door doesnt light up with handle - Slowninja(Sport600 Inconel Z) 23:01:22 10/26/04 My lovely T-top leak taunts me. - SuparexTT 23:14:20 10/26/04 interior fills with exhaust fumes and makes me sleepy tired (n/m) - 2eZee 23:29:12 10/26/04 LOL I hope you're joking - SeedyROM 09:41:46 10/27/04 I thought exhaust fumes should only come out from the back - PLEAZURE in CA (SD) 12:36:44 10/27/04 Exactly - SeedyROM 14:24:43 10/27/04
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