Q: Battery not charging.

asked by on January 07, 2017

I power washed the engine and then the battery began to not recharge. I replaced the alternator, serpentine belt and the battery. The battery would still not recharge and it would die within a half hour. Took it to advance auto, they checked the battery and said it was bad so I bought another new battery. The battery died after about an hour. I've recharged it with my trickle charger, reinstalled it, but it runs down in about an hour, completely dead. I've tried to trace out all of the electrical connections between the alternator and battery and sprayed them with brake cleaner to make sure they are dry. Nothing has helped. I even checked the fuses with my multi-meter and they appear to be good. I'm out of ideas, help!

My car has 252000 miles.
My car has an automatic transmission.

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