1998 LS400 24F VS 27F battery
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take that battery out..the 27 is the biggest battery for ur car and should be used...ur shooting urself in the foot using a pos 24. there r 3 battery companies...east penn,exide and johnson control. that ac delco was made by one of the 3. east penn is by far the best..then exide..jc has gone down hill in my opinion as we get a lot of defects since we switched from exide.
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ur going to put stress on ur starter and alternator. do what u want,and btw..hot and cold weather will have more of an adverse effect on ur battery. a perfect battery is 12.6. talk to me in another 6 months after ur having issues during the hot summer months..good luck.
24f 600 cca
27f 710 cca
24f 600 cca
27f 710 cca
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Appears to be exactly the same as my 24F. Any difference in minuscule.
Sure did, Interstate brand with 3 year warranty, and additional pro rate.
Sure did, Interstate brand with 3 year warranty, and additional pro rate.
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I used to work in a battery store when I was younger. The 24F in our 92 was not as wide as a 27 for sure. Check for a sticker on the side of the battery. You'll have a letter followed by a number. The letter will give the month and the number will be the last digit of the year. That will tell you the made date. The other sticker will tell you the group number.
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As others have already showed, 24F is correct size for a 1998 LS400. I installed a 24F purchased from Lexus last year for my 1996 LS400. Not much different in price than direct from Interstate Battery. This battery size is sufficient for the coldest starts here in MN. Batteries only last about 6 years at most. The battery will last longer if you use the original plastic cover/insulator. It is designed to force intake air over the battery to keep it cool and prolong life.
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And we're talking about a battery. Not quite as fungible as gasoline or oil, but close. Props to the OP for ignoring some advice, figuring it out, and letting us know - thanks.
BTW, in addition to optimizing price/warranty/size/specs/fit, one thing I try to do with batteries is to find ones that will fit interchangeably between my cars when possible. Many times electrical / battery-related problems are intermittent / weird / difficult to diagnose. I've found that just swapping batteries between cars to see if the problems stop or move is a good and very easy debugging step.