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| Had to replace my ~2 year old battery... Tony in Whittier - 6 years ago |
About 4K miles on it in 20 months. Bosch group 48, 760 cca (OEM spec. 690). Always used a trickle charger.
No warning signs. Spirited driving on the day with temperatures near 100 degrees F. Pulled over to access front trunk, stopped the engine, then wham. No juice. Windows cycled partially up, trunk pulls locked, lots of clicking and buzzing.
Got a jump from AAA and drove straight home, no incidents, no radio and no A/C (keeping draw to a minimum). Parked in the garage, stopped the engine and saw that other accessories worked, cooling fans ran slowly. No restart. Charged the battery after the temperature cooled down a bit. Not starting.
Returned the battery to Pep Boys and they gave full exchange value. The battery was completely dead. I have never had a battery that failed so suddenly, without warning and with so few miles on it. Hot weather was the culprit?
Replaced with a Bosch AGM, similar size and specs. for 2000 S.
Have an Optima in another car. Happy with that one so far.
No warning signs. Spirited driving on the day with temperatures near 100 degrees F. Pulled over to access front trunk, stopped the engine, then wham. No juice. Windows cycled partially up, trunk pulls locked, lots of clicking and buzzing.
Got a jump from AAA and drove straight home, no incidents, no radio and no A/C (keeping draw to a minimum). Parked in the garage, stopped the engine and saw that other accessories worked, cooling fans ran slowly. No restart. Charged the battery after the temperature cooled down a bit. Not starting.
Returned the battery to Pep Boys and they gave full exchange value. The battery was completely dead. I have never had a battery that failed so suddenly, without warning and with so few miles on it. Hot weather was the culprit?
Replaced with a Bosch AGM, similar size and specs. for 2000 S.
Have an Optima in another car. Happy with that one so far.
In order for a battery to maintain it's life, the car needs to be driven a minimum of 7,000 miles/year.
Porsche will only guarantee a new battery if it's driven more than 7,000 miles/rear.
Trickle charging does not fully cycle the battery. Smart chargers are better, but still no substitute for starting and driving regularly.
Happy Boxstering,
Pedro
Pedro Bonilla
1998 Boxster 986 - 311,000+ miles: [www.PedrosGarage.com]
PCA National Club Racing Scrutineer - PCA National HPDE Instructor - PCA Technical Committee (Boxster/Cayman)
Racecar spelled backwards is Racecar
"Racing is life. Anything before or after is just waiting" ... Steve McQueen as Michael Delaney in "LeMans"
"If you wait, all that happens is that you get older"... Mario Andretti
"Being second is to be the first of the ones who lose" ... Ayrton Senna
Porsche will only guarantee a new battery if it's driven more than 7,000 miles/rear.
Trickle charging does not fully cycle the battery. Smart chargers are better, but still no substitute for starting and driving regularly.
Happy Boxstering,
Pedro
Pedro Bonilla
1998 Boxster 986 - 311,000+ miles: [www.PedrosGarage.com]
PCA National Club Racing Scrutineer - PCA National HPDE Instructor - PCA Technical Committee (Boxster/Cayman)
Racecar spelled backwards is Racecar
"Racing is life. Anything before or after is just waiting" ... Steve McQueen as Michael Delaney in "LeMans"
"If you wait, all that happens is that you get older"... Mario Andretti
"Being second is to be the first of the ones who lose" ... Ayrton Senna
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