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Question Battery/starting problem

So occasionally my '90 C2 ended up with rather low battery charge and wouldn't start but I always assumed that I forgot a light on or something, because when I jump start it it would go without problems for months (I do drive the car it never sits for a long time.)

One evening, 40 minutes *after* a short drive without problems, the car didn't start. After a few attempts the battery died completely, and since jump starting didn't help I towed the car home.

Then, assuming the battery was bad, I got a new battery. The new battery got the engine cranking like crazy but in 5-6 attempts it still wouldn't start, so I gave up.

That was two days ago.

Tonight, after reading some related posts here, I decided to check the DME relay. And what did I find? The brand new battery that was happily cranking the engine two days ago is *completely* drained! In two days!

Someone please help!

Thanks,
Zajo
Old 04-09-2010, 09:57 PM
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