Renault Clio 1 Petrol (1991 - 1998) - 97(P) 1.4RT Battery Drain

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Sun 4 Nov 2007 11:34
97(P) 1.4RT Battery Drain - Gregarious
Hi my mum owns the above-mentioned Clio. The issue is, if the car is left standing for more than 4 days the battery is completely flat! She has had several new batteries and several people look at it saying things like ?it doesn?t make any sense!? There is nothing obvious like an interior light being left on. Has anybody heard of this or similar problem with the old Clio 1? Could it be the central locking? Some kind of solenoid drain? Any offers would be most welcome! Cheers

Edited by Pugugly {P} on 04/11/2007 at 11:37

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Sun 4 Nov 2007 11:49
97(P) 1.4RT Battery Drain - mfarrow
several people look at it saying things like ?it doesn?t make any
sense!?


Who are these people? Competent auto electricians or family friends without multimeters.

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Mike Farrow
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Sun 4 Nov 2007 14:15
97(P) 1.4RT Battery Drain - elekie&a/c doctor
Could be the radio if it is fitted with the original Renault/Philips unit.Try leaving it disconnected.hth
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Sun 4 Nov 2007 14:32
97(P) 1.4RT Battery Drain - Screwloose
Greg

Has anyone actually measured the drain? Is it permanent?
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Sun 4 Nov 2007 18:18
97(P) 1.4RT Battery Drain - injection doc
Have a look in the glove box to see if there is an ignition stye looking key switch. some early clios had an imobilizer factory fitted and it had to be switched on when the car was parked otherwise the battery would go flat after 4-5 days. I think it used to be hidden in the far right hand corner of the glove box.
Doc
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Thu 8 Nov 2007 19:28
97(P) 1.4RT Battery Drain - injection doc
So what happened did you find the battery drain ?
Doc
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Thu 8 Nov 2007 19:50
97(P) 1.4RT Battery Drain - mark999
Has same problwm wih my mk1 mx5. Spent a weekend pulling fuses and found the cd/radio unit was the culprit.

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