???How would you know if grounded oto???

**earthlyken** · March 9th, 2008 07:48 PM

Hello fellow tsikoters...

i know this is quite stupid question, but its better to ask..

my battery is 22 months old na (Optimum Gold Maitenance free)

nagamit kopa oto ko nung friday, then naka park siya magdamag, then kinabukasan na hapon pag gamit ko ng oto, diskargado yung battery, pati yung door indicator light patay nadin...hinde kinaya sa tulak..

what i did is to buy a new battery and so far ok naman siya...

i try asking some neighborhood mechanic sa amin kung pano malalaman kung grounded oto..sabi nila is to remove the positive connector from the terminal then e kiskis to sa terminal, kung may spark daw meaning grounded yung oto..

i try it and nag spark siya for 5 times, then after that kiskis kopa wala ng spark..

ano kaya ang problema? battery ko? or grounded oto ko? pano aayusin pag grounded oto mo...any inputs will be greaty appreciated...

thanks for reading...

**[archie]** · March 9th, 2008 09:27 PM

Originally Posted by earthlyken

Hello fellow tsikoters...

i know this is quite stupid question, but its better to ask..

my battery is 22 months old na (Optimum Gold Maitenance free)

nagamit kopa oto ko nung friday, then naka park siya magdamag, then kinabukasan na hapon pag gamit ko ng oto, diskargado yung battery, pati yung door indicator light patay nadin...hinde kinaya sa tulak..

what i did is to buy a new battery and so far ok naman siya...

i try asking some neighborhood mechanic sa amin kung pano malalaman kung grounded oto..sabi nila is to remove the positive connector from the terminal then e kiskis to sa terminal, kung may spark daw meaning grounded yung oto..

i try it and nag spark siya for 5 times, then after that kiskis kopa wala ng spark..

ano kaya ang problema? battery ko? or grounded oto ko? pano aayusin pag grounded oto mo...any inputs will be greaty appreciated...

thanks for reading...

i dont know about the spark kung ganon nga testing yun pero as far as i can see mukang your batt just gave up na. kasi kung grounded talaga yan... it will drain the batt every single time na nakapark yung car. did you do a test the batt before buying a new one?

IMO its no grounded... when you replaced the batt, the problem was resolved na eh.

**alwayz_yummy** · March 9th, 2008 09:50 PM

pag nilagay mo either terminals ng battery at may spark.. un ay 1 of the indicators.. pagawa mo yan..one of the causes ng sunog yan..

**t2erns** · March 9th, 2008 09:51 PM

"try asking some neighborhood mechanic sa amin kung pano malalaman kung grounded oto..sabi nila is to remove the positive connector from the terminal then e kiskis to sa terminal, kung may spark daw meaning grounded yung oto.."

that will be another way to FRY your vehicle computer, the worst advice you got. search the net for "parasitic draw test" and you'll learn a lot.

**Esnie.com** · March 9th, 2008 10:20 PM

Im also using motolite maintenance free Gold but mine last for 3yrs and 8months or almost 4yrs din. but for you 22months lang parang ang bilis ata... Anyway im sure baka may naiwan kang naka-on during nakapark yang oto mo... sana before ka bumili ng new bat pina-check mo muna ang existing bat mo kung okay pa baka na-discharge lang. Check mo din ang alt ng oto mo baka yun ang culprit nung time na ginamit mo at hindi mo namalayan na hindi na pala nagkakarga ang alt mo.

**Cobalt Blue** · March 11th, 2008 08:17 PM

Normal lang ang ganyan lifespan ng maintenance free batt ung Motolite ko nung exacto 1 year nag order na ako pero walang symptoms of weak voltage na park lang ng 3 days biglang ayaw na mag start kabit kaagad ako ng bago. Kung grounded ang auto kung na kukuryente ka sa pag hawak sa metal but this is not a reliable sign kung lagi diskargado usaully 1 day bago mawala then grounded try borrowing a batt from other cars and test it for a while but i suggest to geta new one anyway because a discharged battery at that age is unreliable get the non maintenance free cause it is more reliable or for non maintenance mega force is a great brand

**earthlyken** · March 12th, 2008 08:57 AM

i did try to purchased a new battery motolite enduro, ok naman siya so far, pero yung pinark ko ng 24 hours sa amin, kinabukasan ayun..patay ulit yung battery..

i try to have it series, nag start siya, kinabitan ng meter and it shows na kumakarga (ok alternator), pero pag pinatay ko makina at tangal yung susi, may ilaw sa check engine niya..hinde naman ganun ka on yung ilaw pero may konting ilaw siya..

eto pa yung weird, i try to remove the negative wire sa ternimal na battery, shempre patay lahat...may naririnig ako ng parang click na tunog sa fuse box malapit sa battery, tapos kinabit ko ulit yung negative sa terminal, wala na yung konting ilaw sa check engine, tapos iniwan ko ng mahigit 24 hours nakakabit yung battery at naka on yung alarm, kinabukasan ok naman, hinde na diskarga..

ano kaya possible sira sa oto ko? to be honest natatakot ako na baka bigla nalang sumabog yung sasakyan ko habang nakasakay ako...

please help me mga fellow tsikoters....ano possible sira at san recommend niyo na kaya mag ayos nito...

thanks for reading...

**mbeige** · March 14th, 2008 09:18 AM

Kung mayroon kang aftermarket alarm baka yun ang nag cause ng short. By the way the correct term is not "grounded" kasi mechanics will say "all cars are grounded" kasi that's just how electronics work. There's a battery drain in the electrical system, or "short" as in short circuit.

If I were you kuha ka ng multimeter, or test light, then check each fuse for continuity.

**yapoy86** · March 15th, 2008 01:17 AM

possible meron ka defective relay na hindi nag fully open when you turn OFF your key switch...also possible na yung relay (yung nadidinig mo na nag click) is still receiving small voltage kaya hindi sya nag dis engage... nag drain battery mo overnight kasi meron pa naka on sa car mo kahit naka off na..if meron ka accessories like aftermarket car alarms possible meron mali sa wiring...