Originally Posted by
Wyliecoyote
Correct me if I am wrong but admittedly I am not a mechanic or an electrician but I wasn't aware that plastic conducted electricity, I am aware that it may be attached by some conducting type of screws but seems like a bit of a long shot humbly in my opinion, but I also would love to thank you for explaining exactly what it is that the box is exactly used for and this is the only thread I have found with any references to this box. I am a xfire newbie and although the engine seems and sounds brand new imo I do have a number of issues that seem unrelated, I'm actually in 2 minds sadly to selling the car as spares or repair as never had as many probably easy fixed issues, the seats being full electric and for an 05 look better than most I've seen in cars a quarter of it's age easily. The power of this car is from the great mechanic in the sky and after driving many different cars over the years this in 1st 2nd and third is insane, I just wish I could find someone who could sort out the issues it seems to have. Would an ABS ring repair more issues than I can imagine or is that another false piece of info I've been given, the manual box is a dream too. Battery draining is something I have not come across B4 ever in 32 years of motoring. If anyone reads this and has time to go over a few things with me I will be forever indebted to the people who are able to help. Thanks everyone hopefully someone will get back to me ASAP.
If you are having a battery drain, the first place I would look is the alarm siren. This is controlled by fuse #9 in the engine bay fuse box in front of the brake master cylinder.
NOTE: If you're going to do any testing, always pull the negative cable off of the battery first. This will prevent the electronics from freaking out.
pizzaguy has an excellent write up on how to find a battery drain.
Here is a video on how to find a draw on an SLK 320 which is the same as a Crossfire: