Parasitic drain

[earthrealm]

[MENTION=66389]BlackWorksInc[/MENTION]

Referencing post #9 by BlackWorksInc

Comments about using screwdriver to close hood and door latches.

If all doors are closed and hood has been popped and left undisturbed for 10-15 mins, can I forego the business with the screwdrivers? In this case - I and doing a volt. drop test within the fuse box under the hood. Yes - doing the same in fuse box inside the vehicle would require putting door switches to sleep.

Thanks.

i am beginning to think that the 4runner and some other vehicles are 'dumb' -- i mean that they dont have a bonnet open sensor, i examined the 4runner, and did not see any electrical cable at the bonnet latch, and while trouble shooting the drain. with my meter inline, there was no change in current draw when i manipulated the bonnet lever.

maybe blackworksinc or someone with access to the electrical diagram can confirm this

 

[Lester Lugnut]

i am beginning to think that the 4runner and some other vehicles are 'dumb' -- i mean that they dont have a bonnet open sensor

That was my thought as well, but BlackWorksInc has been a dealer tech for quiet awhile - maybe he knows something I don't. I've since reviewed schematics of the hood latch and have done a more thorough visual inspection on my own. Nothing electrical/electronic in that area. I suppose after-market theft prevention systems could change all of that. I avoid those things like the plague.

Doors are a different story - definitely need to deal with them if doing a voltage drop test inside the fuse box/boxes under the dash.