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Gauge pod reflects 14 when idle...
Had the battery tested today...time to replace or do I have life left? Z is 3yrs old...rated:600CA measured 486CCA and voltage 12.55V.
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Open the caps and inspect inside and see if the cells are submerged. If not top it off that should give you another year.
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Limeybastard wow it feels so weird calling you that. I did this morning and the manual says do not overfill. Really difficult to tell in those lil holes if I'm over filling so I did kind of halfway.
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O'Reilly says bad cell on their reading. Could last 6 months or die today. Gonna go ahead and replace, not trying to be stranded.
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Joking aside, Yeah, dont overfill, just enough that the cells inside are submerged. The FL heat destroys them. EDIT. A pretty girl like you stranded? Never. |
Battery finally went out today at 63,105 miles. Lasted me 4 years 11 months. I went ahead and replaced it with an Evermax from Walmart. Install was pretty simple and it fired right up.
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GJ!
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battery died with 74,000miles which lasted 4yrs
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2012 with 7k miles. Dealer replaced battery under warranty last week. Original owner only put 3k miles on it in 2yrs which probably led to its early death. I figured it was a wear item without warranty, but they covered it 100%.
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mine is dead. its been starting up very sluggishly in the past months, but today it wont even start.
how do I know if I need a new battery or just charging it would be enough. I have it hooked up to the charger now, but not sure if that will last. |
Have you checked the electrolyte levels?
You can take it to most auto parts stores and get it tested for free. If it's the original battery, it's about time for it to go out. |
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i'd start with battery water level check, and if the levels are normal and still dont start normal after a full charge (on a charger), time to replace it.
you can get the cca checked, but if it's not holding a charge, its not holding a charge. |
The lady at Advanced Auto Parts said every time she messes with the battery fluid level they explode :icon14: :ugh:
I was reluctant, but I let her test my battery anyway. I made her just stand there and hold the tester. She also got to print out the slip of paper that said I was running on 241 CCA (min recommended is 585 CCA). |
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tell her to stop eating tacohell after water level service. |
The life of the battery is depended on how well it is maintained. It would last much longer if it is kept near full charged at all time. It will deteriorate much faster if it is always low on charge.
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Impossible! :mad:
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have you heard of 'battery tender'?
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I got it checked and the AAA guy said I need a new battery. $107 installed with 3 year warranty. Cheaper than buying one at Autozone and doing it myself.
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that's a good deal as you have to remove the trim around the battery for installation. what's the cca on the battery?
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Would you guys recommend me getting this? OPTIMA® Batteries 8040-218 D35 YELLOWTOP® Starting & Deep-Cycle Battery
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honestly just get the regular batteries walmart/auto parts store sells with decent cca.
Unless you're doing some show where no access to power, no need for deep cycles. |
woah... three Ken's posted in a row
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i think i may need a new battery soon. mine is still factory from 2009 so 6-7 years and 40k miles. still works fine but its getting up there i guess.
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check your water level when charge is full FP.
you can go much longer then dat. my G is running its factory battery from 2004. :p and obviously my 09 is running stock battery. |
I just replaced my battery after a couple of struggle starts and two no starts. 4yrs 6mos 59K miles. I'm in a '10 Nismo, so those of you with convertibles and power seats might expect less.
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Not necessarily. The longevity of the batteries also depend on how well they were maintained. Batteries with low charge all the time will deteriorate much sooner than the ones near full charge all the time.
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so i'm now at 48k miles and still on oem battery from 2009.
I think it's age is showing now that morning temps have dropped here to 45-60 when I leave for work. struggled a bit the past few days. but once it's started battery seems to be full charge no issues. wonder if it's lost its cranking power or maybe my starter is weak? hmmm. think i'm buying a optima yellow top to have for when my battery does puke. |
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The starter may be the problem, but a five year old battery is the primary suspect, IMNSHO. |
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but for now it just seems the initial crank is the issue. it trips up for a second then once it passes that it goes fine. figure the battery was probably made in 2008 and then placed in the car it's now 7 years old lol |
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A battery tender would be a good idea. |
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If it were me, I'd get a tender (so RAM doesn't get erased if the battery fails) and wait until Spring to get a new battery. Of course, the ECM will recover from a total power loss and resetting the windows is very easy, so keeping it on a tender is not a big deal if you are going to replace the battery anyway. I'd definitely put the new battery on a tender next year, especially if you don't start and warm up frequently. |
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