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I have a so far untraceable 5.5A parasitic drain on the battery of my 2015 Toyota Hilux when everything is turned off. Just to clarify, I was a motor mechanic for 20+ years, before moving into the installation and maintenance of automation sytems for airports and warehousing - cranes, robots, remote car systems etc., so I'm not a complete numpty on these things. Back to the Hilux, There are two positive cables on the battery - one is the direct starter lead and the other goes to the main fuse box. The drain is on the main fusebox line and is an absolute constant. I completely disconnected the alternator and went through all 3 fuseboxes on the car removing fuses. Nothing interrupted the drain at all. The only non factory extra was my dashcam, which I disconnected first of all. The pickup is a 2.5 diesel, has done 150,000 kms, is 11 years old and by modern standards is a very simple vehicle, but I have been stumped by this issue. I'm leaning towards it being a faulty module that's causing this, but after poring over the wiring diagrams I can't spot anything that's not fuse fed somewhere along the line. The car functions perfectly, runs and charges okay - it's just that the battery gets drained over 3 or 4 a few days if parked (as you would expect). I'm hopiing for either a Toyata expert to point me in the right direction, or an experienced current mechanic who's had a similar problem on a customer's car. I've considered wiring damage, but the car has had an easy life of on-road use and no accident damage in the past. I also considered rats eating the cables (as it once happened to a customer of mine) but can't see any evidence of this underneath, plus there is no fluctuation in the value of the drain. I'm sure I'll get there eventually, but I would love to hear from someone with a similar experience and any possible causes.


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Well that many amp drain isn't insane drain. It shouldn't be that hard to find. Watch my video fixing battery drain on your car, Scotty. It's on YouTube. You should be able to trace it down quite easily with that large of an amp. Just start disconnecting wires till you see when the drain's gone then see what those wires feed


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