Battery drainage after replacing the differential?

Asked by Debra Nov 25, 2020 at 01:16 PM about the 2005 GMC Sierra 1500 SLE 4WD Crew Cab SB

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

recently had the differential replaced on a 2005 GMC Sierra 1500. Now the
battery keeps draining and ideas of what to troubleshoot from here?

3 Answers

F_O_R answered 4 years ago

Probably just a coincidence but you could check for shorted wires near the diff. Cold weather kills batteries. If your battery is several years old it may need replacement.

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Debra answered 4 years ago

battery is only 6 months old.....thanks for the reply....I guess we will have to take a look then...

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Justin answered 4 years ago

Disconnect negative cable and use multimeter to complete circuit. Anything over 50 ma is considered parasitic drain. Then pull fuses one at a time to track down the problem circuit/circuits

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