Battery Questions 740GL

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Jenn Chang

It was 1996 when i last changed my battery. It's an AC Delco that I got
from Costco. So now, it's almost 8 yrs later, and my car seems to start
fine. What are the main symptoms that the battery is dying? I think it's
about time to replace since I think my battery is going above average
lifespan and it is deemed to die soon. i read another thread here that
peoples batteries last 2-5 yrs?

I had it checked at Costco when I changed my tires in September, and they
told me it has about 3 months left.

i'm in Vancouver, Canada. Winters are not that cold for the last couple of
years. Only in the - degrees for a few days each year.

Only problem I notice when I start the car while it's warm, I have to
lightly touch the gas pedal for about a second after the engine turns,
otherwise it will die off and have to restart.

Thanks!
 
Jenn Chang said:
It was 1996 when i last changed my battery. It's an AC Delco that I got
from Costco. So now, it's almost 8 yrs later, and my car seems to start
fine. What are the main symptoms that the battery is dying? I think it's
about time to replace since I think my battery is going above average
lifespan and it is deemed to die soon. i read another thread here that
peoples batteries last 2-5 yrs?

I had it checked at Costco when I changed my tires in September, and they
told me it has about 3 months left.

i'm in Vancouver, Canada. Winters are not that cold for the last couple of
years. Only in the - degrees for a few days each year.

Only problem I notice when I start the car while it's warm, I have to
lightly touch the gas pedal for about a second after the engine turns,
otherwise it will die off and have to restart.

Thanks!
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A dying battery will cause the engine to crank over slowly on cold days,
then gradually it'll crank slower on warm days too, then it may not crank at
all when it gets cold.
 
Too bad you live so far away Jenn. I've got a 6 month old genuine Volvo
battery for a 7 series languishing on my basement floor...I'd like to see it
go to a good home

RS, Ottawa
 
Rusty said:
Too bad you live so far away Jenn. I've got a 6 month old genuine Volvo
battery for a 7 series languishing on my basement floor...I'd like to see it
go to a good home

RS, Ottawa
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Best put it on a trickle charger of some sort or it'll be a boat anchor
within months.
 
Hey...you're up late...

It's a boat anchor now...I have zero use for it. Anyone?



RS
 
Jenn said:
It was 1996 when i last changed my battery. It's an AC Delco that I got
from Costco. So now, it's almost 8 yrs later, and my car seems to start
fine. What are the main symptoms that the battery is dying? I think it's
about time to replace since I think my battery is going above average
lifespan and it is deemed to die soon. i read another thread here that
peoples batteries last 2-5 yrs?

I had it checked at Costco when I changed my tires in September, and they
told me it has about 3 months left.

i'm in Vancouver, Canada. Winters are not that cold for the last couple of
years. Only in the - degrees for a few days each year.

Only problem I notice when I start the car while it's warm, I have to
lightly touch the gas pedal for about a second after the engine turns,
otherwise it will die off and have to restart.

Thanks!
Click to expand...

There are 2 things that kill batteries that you don't really have in
your climate - extreme heat and extreme cold. My father in law lives on
the island, and regularly gets astronomical life from his batteries.
However, I don't think he's ever gone much more than 10 years on a
battery.

If your battery has failed a proper battery test, it's probably time to
change it, even if it's still starting the car. I don't think your
stall after warm start is caused by the battery, you probably need a
throttle body and idle valve cleaning.

--
Mike F.
Thornhill (near Toronto), Ont.

NOTE: new address!!
Replace tt with t (twice!) and remove parentheses to email me directly.
(But I check the newsgroup more often than this email address.)
 
There are 2 things that kill batteries that you don't really have in
your climate - extreme heat and extreme cold. My father in law lives on
the island, and regularly gets astronomical life from his batteries.
However, I don't think he's ever gone much more than 10 years on a
battery.

If your battery has failed a proper battery test, it's probably time to
change it, even if it's still starting the car. I don't think your
stall after warm start is caused by the battery, you probably need a
throttle body and idle valve cleaning.
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I think the battery in my mom's car has been in there close to 10 years now,
the only thing I've had kill a battery is leaving the headlights on all day,
drained it flat and it was never the same after that, happened in two
different vehicles.
 
TWC:
In Hong Kong here,the battery life is about 2-5 years but I think the
rules is the same all over the world : its good to replace the battery before
its dying.

Jenn Chang ¼g¤J¡G
 
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