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1998 accord battery life
I have a 1998 Accord EX V6 with 75k miles, live on Long Island. My battery
seems fine....starts right up, green eye. For me at least this is the longest I ever got from a battery. Not that I am complaining but does it pay to just replace it anyway? Any way to tell of it's impending failure? After all the winter will be upon us soon and I don't want to have to call AAA when my battery dies Thanks! Matthew |
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If it aint broke...... spend $70 and fix it!
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On Fri, 08 Oct 2004 01:57:56 GMT, "Matthew"
> wrote: >I have a 1998 Accord EX V6 with 75k miles, live on Long Island. My battery >seems fine....starts right up, green eye. For me at least this is the >longest I ever got from a battery. Not that I am complaining but does it pay >to just replace it anyway? Any way to tell of it's impending failure? After >all the winter will be upon us soon and I don't want to have to call AAA >when my battery dies One of the causes of battery death, besides sulphation, is loss of the active element in the plates. The plates are a lead honeycomb filled with a paste that in time can be shaken out by vibration to fall into the bottom of the battery case. The result can be a battery that has been working just fine all summer, but on that first cold morning in November when the engine fails to start on the first turn--- well it just hasn't got that second and third turnover in it. The hygrometer insists it's a fully charged battery, but the effective plate area is about the size of a 25 cent piece and all you get is that forlorn serenade... Arurrrur! Arrur! Rur! Rrrr! Click! Click! If it's 6 years old, retire it. |
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