94 battery drains down

Helping a buddy with his 94 SC2. He only uses it once a week and every time he
gets in it the battery is dead. New battery and Saturn alternator in last 6
months.

I did the ole trick where you unhook the battery then reconnect it at night
looking for a spark. There is a spark and when you reconnect it you hear a
relay clicking near the fuse box by drivers headlight.

Should there be a spark when reconnecting? (everything is off and doors are
closed)

Should you hear that clicking?

 

That doesn't tell you much, things will reinitialize when you first
reconnect them, and they will draw a small power surge then. You'd need to
connect a meter between the battery cable and battery to measure the current
draw.

 

That doesn't tell you much, things will reinitialize when you first

Yeah, a little spark is normal. The clicking is normal too. You need to check
it with an ammeter.

 

My sister in law had a problem like that once with a Honda. It turned out
that the glove box light would stay on all the time. Parked over the weekend
in the winter and... no juice! I know this is remotely possible with yours,
but check the trunk light and the glove box.

Good luck!
Steve

 

The backup light is another thing to check.

 

Or, as I discovered this morning, the dome light. (Apparently the
frozen-closed van door opened slightly during the night. Dead
battery in the morning.)

Check trunk and engine compartment lights too.

 

Or, as I discovered this morning, the dome light. (Apparently the

An interesting thing, I've left my interior light(s) on overnight on a few
different occasions. It always fired right up in the morning

I don't know about other Saturns but my 95 SC2 doesn't have an engine bay
light.

 

My Honda van has about six overhead lights -- probably pulls as much
current as the headlights.

Yeah, I don't know which models might have them. My wife's SL1
doesn't, but I wouldn't be surprised if there are engine lights on
some of the upper end models.

 

LOL......I guess you would have problems if you leave the dome lights on

 

Mine does NOT either (97SL2) - one would be handy for checking the oil...