Battery needs replacement
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Battery needs replacement
Any Special things I need to do? Maybe for the OBD II issues? And what manufacturer? Interstate? Which is in there now.
Thanks in Advance-
1996 C4S 37K miles.
Thanks in Advance-
1996 C4S 37K miles.
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You may want to put one of those 9 volt, cigarette lighter things on to retain your obd settings if you have trouble setting your OBD monitors.
plug it in before removing the battery cables.
plug it in before removing the battery cables.
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Plug in a trickle charger or the 9v device QC recommends and then you don't have to worry about it.
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I installed a Optima battery.....problem is the positive cable is to short and is molded to fit original....I cut the end off and replaced the positive lead in the trunk.
Ten years now, works great. mark
Ten years now, works great. mark
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Just change the battery. No trickle chargers or other black magic. OBD1 or 2, doesn't matter. These things are meant to be changed often in all cars. I've done battery swaps in countless numbers of cars with zero issues. Interstate and Odyssey are the only brands I would personally buy. I've heard very mixed reviews on optima's reliability. Just my two cents.
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I'm with Dr. No, I had Porsche batteries go bad every two years. Porsche dealer had no answers, bad cell. Thats when I changed to Optima and installed a trickle charger (this is a must if your Porsche sits more then two weeks). Again, all the problems went away. Trickle charger keeps it up, if I forget and battery is really dead, just charge, no bad cells. I am the original owner of a 98 Carrera S.
Thanks, mark
Thanks, mark
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Just change the battery. No trickle chargers or other black magic. OBD1 or 2, doesn't matter. These things are meant to be changed often in all cars. I've done battery swaps in countless numbers of cars with zero issues. Interstate and Odyssey are the only brands I would personally buy. I've heard very mixed reviews on optima's reliability. Just my two cents.
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Just change the battery. No trickle chargers or other black magic. OBD1 or 2, doesn't matter. These things are meant to be changed often in all cars. I've done battery swaps in countless numbers of cars with zero issues. Interstate and Odyssey are the only brands I would personally buy. I've heard very mixed reviews on optima's reliability. Just my two cents.
Both cars are '97's, don't know if that makes a difference.
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I disconnected my battery for over 1 hour to change out the steering wheel to a 3 spoke. When I reconnected the battery my OBD II codes were still set. I didn't need to mess with the drive cycle.