parasitic draw from starter?

[metaled05]

Hey everyone !

Can a starter draw amps from the battery with no key ? I had the car tested and was told it was drawing 80A. He was using one.of those clamp meters.

Here’s a video of my attempt to do a parasitic draw test.

Thanks for any feedback.

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[scott37300]

He said the starter was drawing 80 amps while at rest? Or was the 80 amps while trying to start the vehicle? 80 amps is a large number. Your parasitic drain test looks more accurate at .03x MV.

[college man]

Your video shows hardly any draw. the starter
should draw nothing while at rest.

[metaled05]

Scott, He unhooked the + battery cable from the battery to the fuse box, and then clamped a meter on the + going from the starter to the battery and it was pulling 80a. I was there when he was showing me. and this was done with nothing going on. No key or anything.

I cant for the life of my find info on the web regarding starters pulling amps without anything in the car. Ive read about the amps drawn with no load. But I cant figure logically how a starter should be pulling anything when theres no key in the ignition. Also, if the starter was the problem then why doesnt it show when I do the test?

confused.

[metaled05]

So shortly after I posted this, I replaced the starter and went back to have the starter tested. The clamp meter showed “0”. I havent had a dead battery since I changed it. So I believe the starter was drawing 80A. or possibly .80ma.

Thanks for reading.

[college man]

Glad the issue got resolved. Thanks for the update. 😉

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