Dead AGAIN!
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I purchased two Optima Yellow Top D34s for my Vette and Acura at this link:
http://www.1st-optima-batteries.com/
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I purchased two Optima Yellow Top D34s for my Vette and Acura at this link:
http://www.1st-optima-batteries.com/
http://www.1st-optima-batteries.com/
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I agree and am going to see what happens with the existing battery first. If it drains in the next 3/4 days I need to have the battery tested to see if it is bad, if the battery is good then the car is going back to the dealer, since it is still under warranty.
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If you get the yellow top you might want to add PipeDreams (vendor here) battery cover. I got a black colored one myself.
but he still needs to find what is draining the battery.
I found out what was draining my '07's battery. The C6 itself. It always has some very minor drain (IMO, the Priority Start only compounds that) going on and the culprit was that MY crappy oem battery was not able to handle it. Optima Yellow Top solved that and have not had a problem ever since. Plus the added benefit is that it can be deeply discharged and recharged without giving up its high starting ability.
but he still needs to find what is draining the battery.
I found out what was draining my '07's battery. The C6 itself. It always has some very minor drain (IMO, the Priority Start only compounds that) going on and the culprit was that MY crappy oem battery was not able to handle it. Optima Yellow Top solved that and have not had a problem ever since. Plus the added benefit is that it can be deeply discharged and recharged without giving up its high starting ability.
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Did the "Flash" in August as a precaution. If the priority start kicks in I'm going to have to check the battery, I just looked and the battery was replaced in Aug. 07 because it had gone dead on me a few times. The dealer said it had a dead cell back then. A battery should last more than 17 months. Anyone one know if the battery would be under warranty??
However, if you paid of the battery 17 months ago, AC/Declo may warranty the battery if defective.
You may not have a defective battery. Chances are, there is something onboard the vehicle that is draining the battery. Until you find and fix the root cause, everything else you do is just a "cover up".
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Still curious to know what is causing your drain? As was stated in an earlier post, is your FOB close to the car as the car will search for the FOB to communicate and that will cause a drain on the battery.
We had a problem with our police cars, when the car was in a poor radio reception area the police radio would go into scan mode to detect a signal, by doing that it drained the battery.
Good luck on the fix and keep us informed.
We had a problem with our police cars, when the car was in a poor radio reception area the police radio would go into scan mode to detect a signal, by doing that it drained the battery.
Good luck on the fix and keep us informed.
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Still curious to know what is causing your drain? As was stated in an earlier post, is your FOB close to the car as the car will search for the FOB to communicate and that will cause a drain on the battery.
We had a problem with our police cars, when the car was in a poor radio reception area the police radio would go into scan mode to detect a signal, by doing that it drained the battery.
Good luck on the fix and keep us informed.
We had a problem with our police cars, when the car was in a poor radio reception area the police radio would go into scan mode to detect a signal, by doing that it drained the battery.
Good luck on the fix and keep us informed.