Battery removal
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Heel & Toe
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From: Western burbs of the Motor City MI
Battery removal
I have a pretty simple question that I'm sure someone can answer here. I have a 2005 base coupe and it's in storage until April, the battery has run down to the point where if I want to start the car I have to use jumper cables so the battery is probably toast. My question is this, is there any drawback to just removing the battery and charging it up in my garage and then re-installing it in April when I go to get the car out of storage. And before anybody says I should have used a trickle charger or maintainer there is no electrical at the storage unit where my car is stored, I just want to know if there are any adverse affects to just taking the battery out and then putting it back in, in 6 weeks to get the car back home. Also while I'm at it what's a good battery that people here have found for the C-6 cars? Thanks
Dan
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Heel & Toe
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Yep that's my plan jbondfl, I just wanted to make sure I wouldn't have any problem with having the battery out for 6 weeks and the car not recognizing say the fobs or whatever. I wouldn't think that would be a problem and unless someone here knows otherwise I'm just going to pull the battery and charge it here, get it home in April and put a new battery in it then.
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Yep that's my plan jbondfl, I just wanted to make sure I wouldn't have any problem with having the battery out for 6 weeks and the car not recognizing say the fobs or whatever. I wouldn't think that would be a problem and unless someone here knows otherwise I'm just going to pull the battery and charge it here, get it home in April and put a new battery in it then.
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I pull my battery out in the fall and put it on a trickle charger till spring. Last year the fobs acted up and I reprogrammed them. Not sure if that's because the fobs are getting old and worn out or not. Removing and installing is a total pain in the ***. Remember not to totally remove the hold down block, just loosen enough to wrestle the battery out.
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Hate to say it, but give a C-6 Vet three weeks with it untouched, and it will drain the battery down by itself.
As for pulling the battery for long term, better off with a Battery tender when it sits in storage/any length of time instead.
When you reinstall the battery, you will need to re-index the windows, and if luck is not on your side, bank that you will have to reprogram the Fobs, TPMS's and maybe even the radio and control settings as well.
As for your current battery, if it went dead and froze, consider it dead (plates pushed together to kill at least a cell or two).
As for batter tenders, you can pick up a Ctek for around $50, and the way to go. What the Ctek does that other cheaper tenders do not, is it go into a Desulfator cycle after the battery has been fully charged to try to clean the plates (get more life out of the battery).
Note, again, if the battery has been frozen, then the plates have been wedged together and there is not saving this since the plates are now touching each other.
As for pulling the battery for long term, better off with a Battery tender when it sits in storage/any length of time instead.
When you reinstall the battery, you will need to re-index the windows, and if luck is not on your side, bank that you will have to reprogram the Fobs, TPMS's and maybe even the radio and control settings as well.
As for your current battery, if it went dead and froze, consider it dead (plates pushed together to kill at least a cell or two).
As for batter tenders, you can pick up a Ctek for around $50, and the way to go. What the Ctek does that other cheaper tenders do not, is it go into a Desulfator cycle after the battery has been fully charged to try to clean the plates (get more life out of the battery).
Note, again, if the battery has been frozen, then the plates have been wedged together and there is not saving this since the plates are now touching each other.
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Yep everything you said is right but like I said in the original post I have NO ELECTRICITY in the storage unit to plug a battery tender into. And yeah I don't hold out much hope for the battery thats in it being useable any more. What is it that causes these cars to drain the battery down like that. I've stored other cars (08 Solstice, 10 Camaro SS) and never had any problems with the battery draining, it's pretty disappointing. From now on I'll just pull the battery out when it goes into storage and put it back in when it comes out and take the chance on having to reprogram the items that need to be.
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Yep everything you said is right but like I said in the original post I have NO ELECTRICITY in the storage unit to plug a battery tender into. And yeah I don't hold out much hope for the battery thats in it being useable any more. What is it that causes these cars to drain the battery down like that. I've stored other cars (08 Solstice, 10 Camaro SS) and never had any problems with the battery draining, it's pretty disappointing. From now on I'll just pull the battery out when it goes into storage and put it back in when it comes out and take the chance on having to reprogram the items that need to be.
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GASCAR LOL I laugh because I anticipated this when I put the car in storage, I left the hood unlatched and even took the bulb out of the under hood light not wanting that to come on at all.......ahhhh the best laid plans of mice and men!!!!!.....I'll know from now on if I'm going to store it in a storage facility with no power like most all are, I'll just pull the battery and keep it on a maintainer in my garage at home.
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Yep everything you said is right but like I said in the original post I have NO ELECTRICITY in the storage unit to plug a battery tender into. And yeah I don't hold out much hope for the battery thats in it being useable any more. What is it that causes these cars to drain the battery down like that. I've stored other cars (08 Solstice, 10 Camaro SS) and never had any problems with the battery draining, it's pretty disappointing. From now on I'll just pull the battery out when it goes into storage and put it back in when it comes out and take the chance on having to reprogram the items that need to be.
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Yep everything you said is right but like I said in the original post I have NO ELECTRICITY in the storage unit to plug a battery tender into. And yeah I don't hold out much hope for the battery thats in it being useable any more. What is it that causes these cars to drain the battery down like that. I've stored other cars (08 Solstice, 10 Camaro SS) and never had any problems with the battery draining, it's pretty disappointing. From now on I'll just pull the battery out when it goes into storage and put it back in when it comes out and take the chance on having to reprogram the items that need to be.
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Forget trickle chargers. You need a battery tender. It will cut back the charge rate when it's fully charged.
Trickle chargers can and will overcharge your battery in a few days.
There are several battery tenders on the market. just make sure it is an automatic cutoff type.
LJ
Trickle chargers can and will overcharge your battery in a few days.
There are several battery tenders on the market. just make sure it is an automatic cutoff type.
LJ
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If the current battery is toast, would seem that any impact from having no power while in storage will be felt with or without battery. I'd take it out and charge then tender it until spring. Or you could move to south Texas where we drive all year long. 
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Dan,
No problem taking the battery home and putting it on charge. Or if the battery is more than 3 or 4 years old you may just want to replace it.
When you put the battery back in you will notice that the window indexing is gone. Its simple to re-index, just put the window up and hold the button for 4 seconds on both windows. All other items like radio etc. have flash memory and will be no problem. When you take the battery out lower the windows about 2 inches first.
If your car is due for state inspection within the next couple of days, it will take about 50 miles or more of driving for the car to be in an inspection"ready" state.
No problem taking the battery home and putting it on charge. Or if the battery is more than 3 or 4 years old you may just want to replace it.
When you put the battery back in you will notice that the window indexing is gone. Its simple to re-index, just put the window up and hold the button for 4 seconds on both windows. All other items like radio etc. have flash memory and will be no problem. When you take the battery out lower the windows about 2 inches first.
If your car is due for state inspection within the next couple of days, it will take about 50 miles or more of driving for the car to be in an inspection"ready" state.
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Heel & Toe
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From: Western burbs of the Motor City MI
Yep the more I think about it, just replacing the battery is going to be the way to go. Now the long term solution......that idea of moving south sounds better and better very winter I go through now, believe me!!!
