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EFI fuse draining battery

Discussion in '5th Gen 4Runners (2010-2024)' started by ‘16ORP_dad, Nov 19, 2024 at 8:27 PM.

  1. Nov 19, 2024 at 8:27 PM
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    I have a 2016 ORP 99k miles. Recently I have had an issue with battery draw. My battery of 6 months randomly began dying. Very weak crank then start. I replaced battery and next morning it this battery was dead. I had this second battery load tested , alternator was charging well and battery was good. Meanwhile I had original battery on trickle charger. Now I have two batteries. I re installed original battery after full charge . After two days the crank became very weak again. So now I know I have a parasitic draw. I test for draw with multimeter . I get 1.88 amp, I began pulling fuses , I came to 25amp fuse EFI my meter came down to 0.12. FOUND my draw. My question is, what’s connected to EFI to cause a draw of power over night? I see 3rd gen’s have a EFI relay but my 5th gen I do not see a relay, only my 25amp fuse. I should note I have zero issues with vehicle when battery is fully charged . No idling issue, no fuel intake issue. Just the power draw. When truck is off I can hear a noise near fuse block and when I pull the EFI fuse it’s dead silent. So this has got to be my power issue. Thank you for any insight to what’s connected to this system .
     
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    Any wiring mods? Sometimes people add mod wiring like Raptor lights to the EFI circuit.
     
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    I have after market ditch lights , lights in the roof rack , wench, and light bar in Bully bar. I don’t do the install. But after the install there was no issues , this just started . Install of items was a year ago. I’ll add that I did disconnect all wiring from battery for the aftermarket items to rule them out . They should not be receiving power
     
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    ^Are there any fuse taps (aka add-a-circuit) in the two fuse boxes?
     
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    You need to let all the modules calm down before doing a draw test. Leave it overnight, then do the test without turning anything on.
     
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    When you're testing for current, are you disconnecting the negative battery cable and inserting the meter between it and the negative terminal on the battery? 1.88A is a big draw. I would think it would take out the fuse in the meter.
    No alarm, remote start, etc.?
     
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    Yes, removed negative terminal , insert milli meter into terminal and then Touch top of battery post. It read 2.20 then shortly fell to 1.88 and remained steady at 1.88 untill I removed the EFI fuse
     
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    I don’t see any fuse taps no, nothing out of the ordinary, no extra wiring . Everything seems kosher.
     
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    No remote start or alarm, truck is all stock , stock radio . Besides after market lights , and lift and wheels that’s it
     
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    So a 24hr period? Is half day enough?
     
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    A few hours.
     

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