When to replace battery - any signs prior to failure?
#1
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When to replace battery - any signs prior to failure?
When to replace the battery - any signs prior to failure?
We have a 2013 diesel that spends most of the time off-road - long distances from paved roads.
Have y'all noted any behaviors prior to the battery needing replacement? --- Thanks!
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We have a 2013 diesel that spends most of the time off-road - long distances from paved roads.
Have y'all noted any behaviors prior to the battery needing replacement? --- Thanks!
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#2
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I just did mine. I’m in mild weather socal and it would just crank a little slow from dead cold on my diesel. Being 5+ years old i just swapped it. I’m sure it had another year in it tho.
I replaced mine with a very fresh date autozone platinum h8 agm. Physically it was identical to the factory battery same markings and all.
I replaced mine with a very fresh date autozone platinum h8 agm. Physically it was identical to the factory battery same markings and all.
#5
To answer your question, yes, several listers here have reported electrical/electronics issues, IIRC, before their batteries gave up the ghost. After reading their posts, I went ahead and had a local indy P shop swap out the original Varta battery in my wife's '14 S with a fresh Bosch model from Pep Boys. I figured better safe than sorry and PB even gave me back my core charge when I handed the Varta over even though I didn't have a receipt. I thought that was quite cool!
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#6
I changed mine as a preventive maintenance too. It is pretty easy to do it on your schedule, when you want. It is a real pain in the *** to do when it fails. You need the drivers seat electric motors to work. I bought the battery, and triple square socket at pep boys. The DIY on here somewhere is really accurate and helpful. I used the battery from my computer backup battery to power the car during the swap. I paid about 200 for the Bosch battery and socket and it took me about an hour. Any battery failure would have cost MUCH more time and money.
#7
If this is true and you're on the original battery (is the carpet under your drivers seat cut?) replace it now - your battery is likely six years old and is already on borrowed time.