Hello All... I am new here although I have been lurking for a few months now. This forum has been a tremendous resource and a big part of why I was excited to recently join the Land Cruiser community. I know that this topic is regularly reoccurring and I have read just about every thread on this issue but my LC has a little twist that I am hoping for some additional feedback on.
I recently purchased a 2001 LC about 3 months ago. Mechanically and cosmetically, this thing is a dream. exactly what I have wanted for a long time and I am thrilled to own. The only issue I have with it is if the truck sits for 2.5 days, the battery is dead. This happens like clockwork. I have had it into two different dealers (1 had it for 7 days and the other for a few hours) and neither were able to detect any sort of abnormal draw. I believe the reason for this might be because the parasitic drain does not seem to kick in until after 2 days of sitting but is definitely strong enough to kill the battery by day 3. The dealers I believe were checking this within the first 2 days and did not find anything or were starting to vehicle to check it every day after which the countdown "clock" seems to reset. If I drive the truck everyday, there are absolutely no issues but this really is a weekend vehicle and I just need it to last from Sunday to Friday night.
The battery is brand new as of 3 months ago (along with water pump, timing belt, serpentine belt, etc.) and the alternator checks out fine.
Is there anything that might be kicking in after 2 days that could be causing this? Potentially related to the radio or head unit? I do have Navi in mine and the only glitch that I experience is that the radio cuts out for a split second every few minutes. Barely noticeable but I am not sure what may cause that and if it is related. I have tried keeping the doors locked, turning off all lights, disabling the alarm. I bought a automatic battery kill switch but hoping there is something else I can try before resorting to this. Jumping with a portable jumper seems to work great if that helps. Thank you.
I recently purchased a 2001 LC about 3 months ago. Mechanically and cosmetically, this thing is a dream. exactly what I have wanted for a long time and I am thrilled to own. The only issue I have with it is if the truck sits for 2.5 days, the battery is dead. This happens like clockwork. I have had it into two different dealers (1 had it for 7 days and the other for a few hours) and neither were able to detect any sort of abnormal draw. I believe the reason for this might be because the parasitic drain does not seem to kick in until after 2 days of sitting but is definitely strong enough to kill the battery by day 3. The dealers I believe were checking this within the first 2 days and did not find anything or were starting to vehicle to check it every day after which the countdown "clock" seems to reset. If I drive the truck everyday, there are absolutely no issues but this really is a weekend vehicle and I just need it to last from Sunday to Friday night.
The battery is brand new as of 3 months ago (along with water pump, timing belt, serpentine belt, etc.) and the alternator checks out fine.
Is there anything that might be kicking in after 2 days that could be causing this? Potentially related to the radio or head unit? I do have Navi in mine and the only glitch that I experience is that the radio cuts out for a split second every few minutes. Barely noticeable but I am not sure what may cause that and if it is related. I have tried keeping the doors locked, turning off all lights, disabling the alarm. I bought a automatic battery kill switch but hoping there is something else I can try before resorting to this. Jumping with a portable jumper seems to work great if that helps. Thank you.