Where does the live feed from the battery go to?

[bmw156]

yeh, IMO if it was the alt, it wouldnt of lasted that long...

my friend had a similar problem, new battery etc and done it again. turned out to be the rear heated screen was staying on.

check to see if any small things are staying on.

[Royston]

My range rover dies after a week! if not used.

I would disconnect the battery and measure the mV drawn using a multimeter with everything switched off from the battery to the connector

[Jakey]

Yup. Plus when its running, you can drive it for aslong as you want until your turn it off, then it's completely dead.

[Jakey]

My range rover dies after a week! if not used.

I would disconnect the battery and measure the mV drawn using a multimeter with everything switched off from the battery to the connector

With everything switched off it goes from 12v to 0v in about 90seconds.

[bmw156]

stupid question, can you start it after it drops to 0v

[Jakey]

Nope. As soon as the car is switched off, even before it gets chance to drain the battery. If you turn the key, the dash lights fade and it can't even crank slightly.

[bmw156]

have you tried a known working battery of a daily used car or something...

[novacabrio]

12v-0v in 90 seconds? That would take a serious discharge! In 14 years of playing with novas i've not once had to replace a loom due to a short or a drain or any kind. Even any electrical component fitted to a car will run for a good few minutes 10-15mins id say before you even see any kind of drop in power. I'd book it in to an auto electrician personaly as if your not experienced in that field of work your always going to just be guessing.

[Jakey]

Nope as i'm 99% sure its not that.

This red cable is deffinatly draining something.

[bmw156]

you might as well try another known battery, and just jump it if it does discharge it.

and you havent got a massive sound system wired into the perm live or something .