3200 Battery problem !

[Mazdarati]

Strange thing happens witn my 3200 !

was on a vacation and when cam back the Battery was empty the car was dead !!! so i changed it everything was fine ! then i was out for 1 week again ! and the car became dead again ! the battery is empty even lights didnt turns on ! dead dead

i think what the problem can be where the energy can leak out ??? Maybe caraudio but for 2 years i didnt have problems with it!

[ben27]

is there an interior light on or something.

if not sounds like a faulty alternator. the fact the battery only lasted a week.

what battery did you fit?

Hopefully it its an interior light left on

[Mazdarati]

the battery was Deka or smth Usa made very good battery !
i think the interior light was off !

what about if the ptoblem in faulty alternator ?

[Mazdarati]

by the way how it possible to empty the battery ! if the problem in faulty alternator ?

when th car stood for one week i didnt even put it on alarm just closed the door on key its the same as i put wires off from the battery ! or alternater also uses energy when the ar even off ??

[3200gt]

The fact that you didn't even put the alarm on means you are leaking power somewhere. You need to get an auto electrical guy to check it out, it is unlikely that you will find anything by visual inspection.
The electrics on modern cars are complex and any earth or coroded live will need to be checked.
Worst case could be a corroded live with the result (depending on where it is) a fire.
Once you get it sorted, buy a battery charger/monitor and use it all the time your not using the car.
The warning lights on the monitor will alarm you to any further problems.

[ben27]

good advise ^^^

alternatly you could yake it to a dealer. If it turns out to be a faulty alternator you need to get it replace. You can check the alterntor by measuring the voltage it is putting out.

[Mazdarati]

i found what is eating my battery !

its a device dont DIGITEK bridge can mas.coupe name on it !

its under the steering wheel ! i unplugged it and irs stop eating battery !!

dont know what this device is really for =(((

it was a site like www.spareparts or smth like that will full pictures and parts for masers !? anyone remember it ???

[Mazdarati]

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/02-Maserati-Cambioc...


this device ! what its for ? anyone know ?
and if i bought new can i simply install it myself or better to go to dealer ?

[ben27]

the link you gave had a discription in bold at the top of the page. It mentions CAN, if it is anything to do with the CAN lines it is to do with the ECU's, bit of a stab i the dark. Best bet is to ring a dealer and ask them about it, or to ask them to look up the poart for you