I doubt you have a short - short circuits mean smoke, blown fuses or a discharged battery in a very short time.
Considering it takes several days to discharge the battery the drain is probably something consuming a normal amount of current - a circuit that has failed to switch off.
The culprit could be the trunk light or something more complex such as radio, central locking, electric windows.
The guilty circuit must be traced, isolated...
Fit an ammeter in series with a battery lead and the fusebox is a good place to begin by drawing each fuse in turn until the drain disappears from the ammeter...
The process is made more difficult because some circuits always draw a small amount of current.
They over time have things get worn an stick such as switches ect. Plus also have contact points that go directly to the battery positve point on passenger side fire wall and negative on drivers side. The negative on drivers side has been the case I've found them to some how come lose and draw a short connection an punish the battery more than normal over the years of servicing cars as a mechanic. Check those points but more so the neg on drivers side. If all is tight/fine invest in a float charger to leave on the battery and you with be most likely fine. Best of luck & hope this helps your solvement of your issue.
You've got a short in a wire which causes the battery to be drained. Check all wires going to headlights. May have a cracked or exposed wire. May also be the headlight switch.
SOURCE: 1993 XJ6 Jaguar has a flat battery every morning
Hi
Disconnect battery overnight, if flat in the morning, fit a new battery !
Good Luck !
A Fixya rating would be nice thank´s...John.
SOURCE: Are there lights in the interior door handles when 96 XJ6
No There are not any lights in the interior door handles of the '96 XJ6
SOURCE: 1993 Jaguar xj6 won't start, battery drained of
Is the car immobilized? if so you may have to lock and unlock the car with the key and not the remote.
Is it turning over or just nothing, also starter motor may be jammed. put the car in gear with the hand brake off and push the car forward until you feel the engine turn over. You dont need the keys in the car!
This should free the starter off, sometimes they jam very tight and will not move at all, on these jags. they get rusty quickly if sat about. I had a XJ many years ago great motors.
Good luck.
SOURCE: We have a '94 XJ6, I get nothing from a run>>>start.
there are 2 connections on the bulkhead/firewall.
There is one on
each side.The connectors are brass and the insulators
are
plastic with a rubber boot. unless these connections are clean you may get all sorts of malfunctions
with switches,lights and electric
motors. Symptoms are similar to a
failing battery, something to start with..
good luck
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