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Looking at your post count, it's possible that this is your first C7. In that case perhaps your question isn't about the speed of the cranking but rather that it takes a couple of cranks before it fires up? If my supposition is correct, be aware that that is perfectly normal behavior, aimed at building oil pressure before the engine fires up.
Just thought I'd check this before you start possibly chasing your tail with the battery...
Just thought I'd check this before you start possibly chasing your tail with the battery...
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Le Mans Master
Joined: Sep 2003
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From: Longview Texas
Looking at your post count, it's possible that this is your first C7. In that case perhaps your question isn't about the speed of the cranking but rather that it takes a couple of cranks before it fires up? If my supposition is correct, be aware that that is perfectly normal behavior, aimed at building oil pressure before the engine fires up.
Just thought I'd check this before you start possibly chasing your tail with the battery...
Race Director
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From: Bluffton SC via Canton Oh
Don’t buy a battery until you get yours tested. I’ve had Delco batteries last for many years. It’s the nature of direct injection engines to crank a few seconds. Add cold weather and add a few more seconds.
Batteries do last more then 3 years. I had a c5 go 9 years.
Batteries do last more then 3 years. I had a c5 go 9 years.
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From: Bonneville Salt Flats
You can always check/clean the battery-cable connections, as well. I just had a friend with a loose cable at the battery and it was driving him nuts... but, he'd never checked, just eyeballed it. Another possibility. All the best!
As for the longevity of OEM batteries, it's ALL over the ballpark, even for the same car, same year. My C5 which I ordered new and used as a daily driver barely went two years; a friend's all the same but went at least five years and was still going strong when his wife took the car in their divorce.
As for the longevity of OEM batteries, it's ALL over the ballpark, even for the same car, same year. My C5 which I ordered new and used as a daily driver barely went two years; a friend's all the same but went at least five years and was still going strong when his wife took the car in their divorce.
Last edited by Avanti; Mar 25, 2018 at 08:23 PM.
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The battery on my 2014 Z51 convertible lasted two years and was replaced free under the warranty. The 14's had the best and longest warranty of all the C7 model years.