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11-10-2012, 10:47 AM | #19 |
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Speaking of Walmart, since I've had to replace the batteries in two other vehicles already this year, and expect to have to do the same in Sprocket; I bought a small 9v battery device from Walmart that plugs into the cigarette lighter that keeps enough power to the car to prevent the ECU from resetting, the radio from erasing all the presets, etc.
Cost about seven bucks. Cheers! M2
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11-10-2012, 09:54 PM | #20 | |
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11-11-2012, 09:00 AM | #22 |
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anyone know whats the recommended battery size as in VOLTS: ?
AMP: ? AMP HR: ? . for a 2008 Toyota Vitz RS. |
11-11-2012, 01:32 PM | #23 | |
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11-11-2012, 04:56 PM | #24 |
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Thanks Betrivent, i didn't know about crap tire batteries can exolode, the one i bought it was made in Spain not in china but you never know,thanks .
I do like to stick to Optima but even they have moved from US to Mexico...so one can only hope that the quality is still there...BTW watch out when it .comes to wallyworld because i have heard that enything made for walmart no mater what brand or product,wallyworld put so much pressure on manufacturers to make crap as cheap as possible.Anther words buy stuff someplace else and get the full quality behind the name ! |
11-12-2012, 05:20 AM | #25 | |
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11-17-2012, 12:57 AM | #26 |
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I've had an Odyssey pc680 in my 2008 sedan for over 2 years. It was in my 87 supra for 5 years before that. I bought it used over 7 years ago. I've put it through everything, even left it dead for months once. I've tried to jump someones car with it, it got it to crank but they were also impatient and wouldn't give it any time to charge. It is an amazing battery, you save a lot of weight and space from the top of the front end when switching from a standard sized battery. It has never given me any problems, any time it didn't work perfect it was because I killed it. A normal battery would have simply died too. As soon as the standard battery in my 2011 yaris gives me any problem, I'm putting an odyssey pc680 in it too. They are excellent bang for buck and they will make regular batteries seem completely obsolete. When you factor in how often a regular battery is replaced and it's cost, the odyssey ends up being cheaper in the end. I'll never go back to standard batteries.
My other newer one (over 2 years old): Last edited by AGlobalThreat; 11-17-2012 at 08:25 PM. |
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01-08-2013, 02:10 AM | #28 |
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My OEM battery finally gave up the ghost today .... it is TOTALLY dead, it doesn't even have enough power to run the interior light in my yaris. I had to get a boost today .. and turning on my headlights the car just stalled.
Tried to get it to the dealership (after boosting it again) and it just died on me when I had to slow down in traffic. Once the car got to lower rpm's ... it just died. So finally had to hook a booster pack up to the battery as the battery was not accepting a charge by the alternator. I was told that my battery was frozen ... and I would need a new one. So ... now time to get a new battery. My car is now sitting at the dealership awaiting a new battery tomorrow. |
01-08-2013, 11:40 PM | #29 |
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But.. if your engine is running it shouldn't stall like that. I actually think it's your alternator. Do a test, start the car with a jump, then disconnect a lead off the battery. If the car dies, it's your alternator gone. If it doesn't, it's your battery.
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Replaced the battery today .. and its all working fine. The battery was totally shot .. the dealership tested it and it was dead. Like really dead.
So .. 121$ later and I am good to go. The battery was the original battery in the car .. so it was 6 years old which around here is amazing life for a battery. So .. I just hope that the new one lasts that long. |
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I will actually go tomorrow to a local business that specializes in batteries and they will test your battery / charging system for free. So .. I will see what they say.
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I would have agreed with you 100% on this before my experience with my Yaris (now I would be about 98% in agreement ). I kept my OEM battery until its dying day, literally (and at 138,000+ miles). I wouldn't have made it even another mile. I thought I was going to have to push the car into the bay at Sears (in Texas). 21,000 miles later I had the same symptoms and it tested out to be the alternator (which I assumed it would be). I was in Minnesota, and (coincidentally) Sears had the best available deal.
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01-09-2013, 09:37 AM | #34 |
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just quickly test what I mentioned, all you need is a wrench to undo the terminal. It'll take less than 10 minutes, depending how much charge is in your battery.
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01-09-2013, 04:46 PM | #35 |
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I went and got my battery / charging system tested today ... and all was good. So .. I have the new OEM battery in my Yaris since yesterday and all appears to be running good.
He hooked up his machine to the battery and it was displaying 13.94 Volts. This was as the car was running at idle. He said my charging system is just fine, and that if my battery is dead it will have symptoms like I just experienced. So I am happy that I should get another 5 or so years before I have to replace the battery again. |
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