RRRrr RRRrr. Won't start - new battery time
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RRRrr RRRrr. Won't start - new battery time
I had planned to get a new battery next week but like many of the best laid plans of mice and men, and Murphy's Law, it didn't make it. Today my '04 manual TL decided to just do a slow crank to nothing. So I have my charger on it now and an appointment at my local auto shop for a new Interstate battery (MT24F) at 1:00 this afternoon. I had called a few places at the beginning of the week to check their stock and get pricing, but I was hoping to make it to next week for the install. I guess 5 years 8 months is not too bad for the stock factory battery. My '05 automatic TL only made it to 3 years 8 months on its factory battery.
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I had planned to get a new battery next week but like many of the best laid plans of mice and men, and Murphy's Law, it didn't make it. Today my '04 manual TL decided to just do a slow crank to nothing. So I have my charger on it now and an appointment at my local auto shop for a new Interstate battery (MT24F) at 1:00 this afternoon. I had called a few places at the beginning of the week to check their stock and get pricing, but I was hoping to make it to next week for the install. I guess 5 years 8 months is not too bad for the stock factory battery. My '05 automatic TL only made it to 3 years 8 months on its factory battery.
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check costco, best price easiest replacement I've encountered. At least it happened on a weekend. I got one with 750 CCA for like $60 and free 3 yr replacement. If it was a weekday the great thing about a manual is that any hill will work great as a jump start
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Southern- last person I expected to see a thread like this from!- at least you didnt get stuck somewhere and munch the alternator trying to get home
Car runs better with a good batt too
for others- new batteries are not fully charged- drive on freeway with minimal electric use- no lights or radio-heater blasting for 45 minutes
Let all the alt can do go into the battery!
It regulates what it doesnt need
A full battery is a happy battery to start its work life
after its charged from drive- stop by the parts store for a recheck of the system- every number is perfect or something is wrong
confession- I ran the RB brake pads down to 1mm pad-you could see thru the material to the backing plate! luckily didnt score rotors as 2mm is min allowed--ooops
Car runs better with a good batt too
for others- new batteries are not fully charged- drive on freeway with minimal electric use- no lights or radio-heater blasting for 45 minutes
Let all the alt can do go into the battery!
It regulates what it doesnt need
A full battery is a happy battery to start its work life
after its charged from drive- stop by the parts store for a recheck of the system- every number is perfect or something is wrong
confession- I ran the RB brake pads down to 1mm pad-you could see thru the material to the backing plate! luckily didnt score rotors as 2mm is min allowed--ooops
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Southern- last person I expected to see a thread like this from!- at least you didnt get stuck somewhere and munch the alternator trying to get home
Car runs better with a good batt too
for others- new batteries are not fully charged- drive on freeway with minimal electric use- no lights or radio-heater blasting for 45 minutes
Let all the alt can do go into the battery!
It regulates what it doesnt need
A full battery is a happy battery to start its work life
after its charged from drive- stop by the parts store for a recheck of the system- every number is perfect or something is wrong
confession- I ran the RB brake pads down to 1mm pad-you could see thru the material to the backing plate! luckily didnt score rotors as 2mm is min allowed--ooops
Car runs better with a good batt too
for others- new batteries are not fully charged- drive on freeway with minimal electric use- no lights or radio-heater blasting for 45 minutes
Let all the alt can do go into the battery!
It regulates what it doesnt need
A full battery is a happy battery to start its work life
after its charged from drive- stop by the parts store for a recheck of the system- every number is perfect or something is wrong
confession- I ran the RB brake pads down to 1mm pad-you could see thru the material to the backing plate! luckily didnt score rotors as 2mm is min allowed--ooops
Your suggestion about driving the car a bit after having a new battery installed is right. Thing is, you don't know how long the battery has sat in inventory or how it was stored. So letting the car's charging system bring it up is best. Thanks for adding that.
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Im still running on my red top optima after nearing 10 years and 340k miles.
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I replaced with the optima yellow top 51R just in case I decide to go with the supercharger.
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I only got 3 years from my stock battery....my battery decided to die on my at Starbucks on the first day of my new job so I was late for work....great
Luckily new boss understood.
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SB- why I was surprised you would have this prob-
the slowly deteriorating battery robs performance from the car,,things are a little off...then pttttt rrrr rrrr rrrah
Or it may have just called in sick finally~
I have gotten used to you being on top of everything with these cars!
In that spirit I offer my confession- wore the RB et300 pads down to 1mm pad, nearly see thru! 2mm is when the warning tabs hits..
wife mentioned a little brake noise the last few weeks~
the slowly deteriorating battery robs performance from the car,,things are a little off...then pttttt rrrr rrrr rrrah
Or it may have just called in sick finally~
I have gotten used to you being on top of everything with these cars!
In that spirit I offer my confession- wore the RB et300 pads down to 1mm pad, nearly see thru! 2mm is when the warning tabs hits..
wife mentioned a little brake noise the last few weeks~
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SB- why I was surprised you would have this prob-
the slowly deteriorating battery robs performance from the car,,things are a little off...then pttttt rrrr rrrr rrrah
Or it may have just called in sick finally~
I have gotten used to you being on top of everything with these cars!
In that spirit I offer my confession- wore the RB et300 pads down to 1mm pad, nearly see thru! 2mm is when the warning tabs hits..
wife mentioned a little brake noise the last few weeks~
the slowly deteriorating battery robs performance from the car,,things are a little off...then pttttt rrrr rrrr rrrah
Or it may have just called in sick finally~
I have gotten used to you being on top of everything with these cars!
In that spirit I offer my confession- wore the RB et300 pads down to 1mm pad, nearly see thru! 2mm is when the warning tabs hits..
wife mentioned a little brake noise the last few weeks~
As for the battery, I knew it was getting a bit long in the tooth since for the past few months, when I would start it in the morning, it was easy to notice that the engine was not being turned nearly as fast. I had planned on replacing it last week after I got the prices but I was a bit busy so it would have been this Monday or Tuesday. Oh well, at least it died in my garage.
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the RB rotors were still perfect! no scoring from the tab as it was noticed and driven gently till I could look at it.
Only 1 side of the car was at 1 mm, the other still had a full 2.1mm and hadn't hit the tab yet.
rotors have 30k miles on them and barely broken in~ no ridge or edge buildup.
Scuffed them with 60 grit sandpaper to remove old pad material and reinstalled with a slightly used set of hps I had in the toolbox
Wait for the scuffs to go away and color return- you know the brakes are bedded with the rotors
on topic:
my pos batt terminal keeps loading up with the blue fung
Cleaned it off with baking soda and water mix, but I think there is a charging rate issue?
No, havnt installed the felt pads or applied terminal protective goop- want to fix the problem not hide it
What do you think SB?
Only 1 side of the car was at 1 mm, the other still had a full 2.1mm and hadn't hit the tab yet.
rotors have 30k miles on them and barely broken in~ no ridge or edge buildup.
Scuffed them with 60 grit sandpaper to remove old pad material and reinstalled with a slightly used set of hps I had in the toolbox
Wait for the scuffs to go away and color return- you know the brakes are bedded with the rotors
on topic:
my pos batt terminal keeps loading up with the blue fung
Cleaned it off with baking soda and water mix, but I think there is a charging rate issue?
No, havnt installed the felt pads or applied terminal protective goop- want to fix the problem not hide it
What do you think SB?
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the RB rotors were still perfect! no scoring from the tab as it was noticed and driven gently till I could look at it.
Only 1 side of the car was at 1 mm, the other still had a full 2.1mm and hadn't hit the tab yet.
rotors have 30k miles on them and barely broken in~ no ridge or edge buildup.
Scuffed them with 60 grit sandpaper to remove old pad material and reinstalled with a slightly used set of hps I had in the toolbox
Wait for the scuffs to go away and color return- you know the brakes are bedded with the rotors
on topic:
my pos batt terminal keeps loading up with the blue fung
Cleaned it off with baking soda and water mix, but I think there is a charging rate issue?
No, havnt installed the felt pads or applied terminal protective goop- want to fix the problem not hide it
What do you think SB?
Only 1 side of the car was at 1 mm, the other still had a full 2.1mm and hadn't hit the tab yet.
rotors have 30k miles on them and barely broken in~ no ridge or edge buildup.
Scuffed them with 60 grit sandpaper to remove old pad material and reinstalled with a slightly used set of hps I had in the toolbox
Wait for the scuffs to go away and color return- you know the brakes are bedded with the rotors
on topic:
my pos batt terminal keeps loading up with the blue fung
Cleaned it off with baking soda and water mix, but I think there is a charging rate issue?
No, havnt installed the felt pads or applied terminal protective goop- want to fix the problem not hide it
What do you think SB?
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If I had checked the voltage I would know~
where is that stupid multimeter anyway,,know I used it on the bike....
where is that stupid multimeter anyway,,know I used it on the bike....
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Do you need to service Optimas or anything?
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oem battery is whatever acura can buy cheap in bulk
Many other choices for same or less money, Optimas at the top of the list, Interstate another great brand- you pay for those but they last
If you plan on keeping the car- go for it!
Going to replace car in a few years?- zone it~
Many other choices for same or less money, Optimas at the top of the list, Interstate another great brand- you pay for those but they last
If you plan on keeping the car- go for it!
Going to replace car in a few years?- zone it~
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And if money doesn't matter...http://www.braillebattery.com/index....tteries/ml30c/
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