07-07-2018, 10:21 PM | #43 |
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Sold my last 2 cars with OE battery, 10 years and 5 years -- hope whatever GM stuffs under hood err trunk makes it just as long. For the most part, daily driven.
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07-08-2018, 05:21 AM | #44 | |
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A lot of issues do come up from hot charging / tendering batteries with tenders that don't slow down. It's very bad to crank 13v + into an idle battery on a tender for prolonged periods. Moar is not always better. A decent battery is a really simple and important component. Like a cheap hooker you can stuff loads of dollars or juice into it and it won't make it work any better. In fact it get's worse. Check this out: https://www.batterystuff.com/kb/arti...ry-basics.html There is more to it. But remember 14v consistent will kill a battery. |
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07-08-2018, 05:47 AM | #45 |
Thank you Al Oppenheiser!
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another way to look at it...
When your gas tank is full, do you keep pumping more gas in? No, it would overflow.
Same thing with the battery. |
07-09-2018, 03:59 AM | #46 | |
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I run an Aprilia dual sport v990 and a lot of the crowd insists that 14v charging mods for the r/r is important. All it really does is cook the batteries and the rectifiers. 13.4v is plenty and over 13.6v is really too hot IMHO. I have a box of dead Yuasa batteries (like six of them). Never more than a year's service - and a Deka/Penn with over 5 years service. Good batteries, proper charging. MOAR is not better. |
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07-09-2018, 04:13 PM | #47 |
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Thanks for all the info and ideas. Its running great with the new battery and even though it was hot the day it failed, I got a descent amount of the garage cleaned up waiting for the tow truck :-)
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07-12-2018, 02:20 AM | #48 | |
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My little brother in Tempe, AZ changes them every 2-3 years. Out here in SF Bay Area I do it every 5 years. A consumable. |
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07-17-2018, 06:00 AM | #49 |
Thank you Al Oppenheiser!
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Got a P2535 code (plus 1 another from the TCM) after a jump start. Reset the codes and all back to normal.
$16 code reader and free Torque App were choices well made. Been driving keyless cars for 7 years, but still apparently I did something dumb. Email from onstar confirmed it: |
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