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Was the battery actually replaced in my 2006 Lexus LS 430?
I had the battery in my 2006 Lexus LS 430 replaced by my Lexus dealer but I am not sure it was actually done.
The battery and the connections all look too dirty to me, see the uploaded image. How can I determine if they did it or if I was cheated.
Let me add that the clock, the trip meter, the radio, etc, were all working fine and neither required a reset after the batter replacement.
I was even charged for a "1 8855 VALV BATT KIT" that I have no idea what it was. I could find no reference for it on the Internet.
The battery itself is a standard "00544MF24F630" Lexus battery.
You need to find the date code on the new battery. They will usually have a couple round stickers eith the mknth and year the battery was made. They will also have a series of numbers stamped into the batterty somewhere that you will be able to loom up hkw to decypher the code and that will have the exact date it was made. Batteries are usally 2-3 months old when they are sold. But they can be up to 6 months old sometimes. If you find this date it will andwer your question
Thank you for responding. I was thinking of the code too but I could find it nowhere. Probably it is on the front of the battery that is facing toward the back. It is way too heavy for me to remove it. The internet gave no hint about any code on this particular Lexus battery.
I am not sure who manufactured that specific battery. Thw battery weighs about 35lbs you would need to disconnect tge terminals and the tie down, and then it can be lifted out pretty easily. Find the manufacturer and then go to their website. And rhere will be instructions to identify the build date. They always have a build date stamped in that is used if it gets returned under warranty.
I do not see the cover, did you remove it. also both positive and negative have caps on the post.
maybe cover is un necessary I do not know what use it could be but Lexus put one there
A skilled tech can attach a couple of light gauge wires with alligator clips from the old battery
(if it is not completely dead) to the car's connections to maintain the memory settings while
installing the new battery. Once the leads are secured then the jumpers come off.
Your installed battery shows light tool marks on the clamp nut and overall looks as if
it has been handled. dwoods801's advice is definitively correct, find the date code.
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Was the battery actually replaced in my 2006 Lexus LS 430?
