Electric use pulling engine down

[ccm911]

It is time to start methodically pulling fuses.  Start with the fuse for the clock, and then see what happens.  Obviously, you'll want to assure that the battery is fully charged prior to this exercise.  Also, try to follow as many wires as you can in order to assure that all is well.  Look for cracks or discoloration.  Pull one fuse each day or so.  Hopefully, you will then be able to isolate the troublesome circuit.  From there, it will be just a matter of checking everything on the circuit.

I'll almost bet the farm that there is something funky with your dash wiring.  The clock, the radio and the heater have all been involved thus far.  Pull the clock(and the radio if you could) and then shine a light in the recess behind the dash.  Does anything look disturbed?

You didn't by any chance just install a dead-pedal, did you?  I know from experience that you can hit the main power cable when drilling.  It runs right along where you need to drill.

Just be methodical, buy a Bentley manual, and you should be fine.  And as you rule out things, let us know.  I'll bet your solution will help a lot of folks in the future.