Battery replacement
12-28-2008, 03:14 PM
#16
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mission accomplished.. just picked up an MTP-91. followed Dave's hood pop instructions (thanks again Dave!) and dropped it right in.. fit like a glove.. went a local garage (2mins away) and they had one for me. (man the oem battery was heavy!) $130 bucks and we are up and running...
still have the psam falure light though! will take it to a dealer this week..
one thing to mention to others, the vent on the battery is oval and doesn't quite fit the elbow vent on the p-car so you need to put in a rubber conduit hose. (make sure to ask your garage if they can cut a 3-4" rubber hose for this to work)...
you people are awesome! thanks again!!
still have the psam falure light though! will take it to a dealer this week..
one thing to mention to others, the vent on the battery is oval and doesn't quite fit the elbow vent on the p-car so you need to put in a rubber conduit hose. (make sure to ask your garage if they can cut a 3-4" rubber hose for this to work)...
you people are awesome! thanks again!!
01-28-2009, 06:40 AM
#18
Miserable Old Bastard
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Well, crap! My battery is dead, got jumped tonight to get home. Looking for the Interstate in the morning!
01-28-2009, 11:27 AM
#19
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Another Chicagoan here with a dead battery. Went through the popping of the electric trunk release trick and tried to jump it from the other car, no dice. All it did to show it was alive were three weird things: 1) give me a slew of error messages 2) role down the window about two inches 3) raised the rear spoiler. I chalked all this up to "character". I patricullarly enjoyed the raising of the Spoiler as I think it was her attempt to show that she was happy to see me, like a dog! Made putting the cover back on interesting.
Anyway my plan now is to not bother until April and get a new battery. Does anyone use an OPTIMA Battery? I searched and found that an Optima 34R with reverse poles works but does not fit quite as nicely as the Interstate MTP-91. But as the car gets some track time I would rather have a dry battery. Any thoughts?
Anyway my plan now is to not bother until April and get a new battery. Does anyone use an OPTIMA Battery? I searched and found that an Optima 34R with reverse poles works but does not fit quite as nicely as the Interstate MTP-91. But as the car gets some track time I would rather have a dry battery. Any thoughts?
01-28-2009, 02:16 PM
#20
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Another Chicagoan here with a dead battery. Went through the popping of the electric trunk release trick and tried to jump it from the other car, no dice. All it did to show it was alive were three weird things: 1) give me a slew of error messages 2) role down the window about two inches 3) raised the rear spoiler. I chalked all this up to "character". I patricullarly enjoyed the raising of the Spoiler as I think it was her attempt to show that she was happy to see me, like a dog! Made putting the cover back on interesting.
Anyway my plan now is to not bother until April and get a new battery. Does anyone use an OPTIMA Battery? I searched and found that an Optima 34R with reverse poles works but does not fit quite as nicely as the Interstate MTP-91. But as the car gets some track time I would rather have a dry battery. Any thoughts?
Anyway my plan now is to not bother until April and get a new battery. Does anyone use an OPTIMA Battery? I searched and found that an Optima 34R with reverse poles works but does not fit quite as nicely as the Interstate MTP-91. But as the car gets some track time I would rather have a dry battery. Any thoughts?
GMG 996 GT Battery Tray
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Optima Red Top - $165.00
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01-30-2009, 11:27 PM
#22
Miserable Old Bastard
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FYI, I went to the Interstate regional distributor, and replaced my battery with an MTP-H7, which they claimed was the appropriate battery. But the MTP-91 specs seem about the same, so doubt it makes any real difference.
01-31-2009, 02:38 AM
#23
Nordschleife Master
Came back from a 2-week vacation last summer and the battery was dead. Jumped it, took it to the dealership 3 days later and mentioned the weak battery. They tried to charge it but didn't like what they saw so got a new Interstate under warranty.......no questions asked. That's what I recommend
02-01-2009, 12:07 PM
#24
Instructor
My issue
Then, last month the battery died again. The dealership thought I wasn't driving the car often enough (not true) and they charged up the battery. A week later the battery was VERY low, so I went back to the dealership and they found that the alternator they installed last October went bad. So, now I have another new alternator and, so far, everything is fine.
Mr. B
BORLA SOUND CLIP (before last alternator installation)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wrAls...e=channel_page
