USCRugby

Lately I have noticed my car struggling to start. When I put my foot on the brake to start it feels very weird. Do you think it's the battery??? Ugggggg

USCRugby

It won't click over to start. Just lights up and does not start!

Luxofreak

Could be low battery charge. I have just swapped the original panasonic battery in my car after 5 years. Everything went back to normal, including a weird shaky idle that was present just 2 days before the battery completely died.

In this post, #34, I explain which one I bought.

Aychdot

The battery from autozone fits perfectly and solved my problems.

joeyb

I just put in a bosch battery from pep boys for $100.

USCRugby

I just went in the garage and tried to start with no luck. I went to the battery and looked in the 'eye' and noticed it was red. It says to add distilled water to it? I am recharging it now. I guess my battery is not working property and I need to replace it if starts tomorrow morning?

GammaLex

Yes its your battery, if it wont hold a charge just bite the bullet and go buy a new one.

JFNash

Dead battery. Don't try to start the car again so the switch doesn't burn, or so I heard.

USCRugby

Thank god it had enough juice to start this morning! I had to replace it with a $99 dollar battery. Lost all my radio stations but I can always fix that!

chris6878

I have had this happen twice in my ls-07. they found some electrical problem that was draining the battery. luckly i have a warranty cause it was like 5k

USCRugby

The battery they yanked out of my car used distilled water? I thought that was pretty interesting. The new battery is a normal one with no distilled water.

jgbackes

iTrader: (2)

Older lead acid batteries use sulphuric acid/water as the electrolyte. The water in the sulfuric acid is broken down into hydrogen and oxygen during times of battery charging. After enough charge/discharge cycles you need to replenish the lost water. You can use regular tap water if you have too, but the minerals in tap water over time will foul the lead plates in the battery. That's why the manufacture requires the use of distilled (de-ionized) water, it makes the battery last longer.

Most newer batteries are sealed and use a different chemistry.

USCRugby

Interesting and thanks for the reply!

FOURSIXTYL

I was told that lead acid batteries don't like to be drained; once their voltage drops below a threshold it becomes impossible to charge them back to the capacity they once had. Basically they like to be kept in a charged state. I dont know if it holds true with todays Lead Acid batteries-maybe someone can chime in on that.