Battery life span

[lowslowbenz]

I have an analog multimeter at home for checking on battery voltage, charging, etc. Before I bought a new battery for our Vios, the old battery soldiered on for about a month and a half on 10.4 volts.

Yup, the engine can start on 10.4 volts.

When the voltage dropped to 8.5, hindi na pwede.

[monty_GTV]

I have an analog multimeter at home for checking on battery voltage, charging, etc. Before I bought a new battery for our Vios, the old battery soldiered on for about a month and a half on 10.4 volts.

Yup, the engine can start on 10.4 volts.

When the voltage dropped to 8.5, hindi na pwede.

i can't remember na when was the last time i replaced the battery ng lumang vios ko (2006 model). pero mas longer ang ang life span ng battery ng vios ko kesa sa montero considering na gamit na gamit at daily drive din dahil panghatid/sundo sa daughter ko to school which is mga 30-45 mins from home. nakadalawang palit na ako sa montero sa vios yun pa rin. my SL grandia (bought Nov 2014) di pa rin nagpapalit battery ok pa naman...

[lowslowbenz]

i can't remember na when was the last time i replaced the battery ng lumang vios ko (2006 model). pero mas longer ang ang life span ng battery ng vios ko kesa sa montero considering na gamit na gamit at daily drive din dahil panghatid/sundo sa daughter ko to school which is mga 30-45 mins from home. nakadalawang palit na ako sa montero sa vios yun pa rin. my SL grandia (bought Nov 2014) di pa rin nagpapalit battery ok pa naman...

Diesels have pre-heaters. Even if its direct injection, CRDi, DDi, EGTV, etc.

They still have pre-heaters, which equate to battery juice being used up.

I have a Strada 4D56. When I turn on the engine, the heater (idiot) light just flashes then turns off. Basically this will tell you that the engine is ready to start, di ba? What others would not know is that the heater relay is still in the "on" position. And this relay dis-engages a good 5-10 seconds after the heater light went off!

I don't know if its the same with a Montero, but upon turning my engine on, I hear a slight "knock" ... that's the heater relay energizing. It will continue to energize, way after the heater light went off. In about 10 seconds, the heater relay will dis-engage, (you will hear it "knock: again).

That's when I start my engine.

[benchman]

Diesels have pre-heaters. Even if its direct injection, CRDi, DDi, EGTV, etc.

They still have pre-heaters, which equate to battery juice being used up.

I have a Strada 4D56. When I turn on the engine, the heater (idiot) light just flashes then turns off. Basically this will tell you that the engine is ready to start, di ba? What others would not know is that the heater relay is still in the "on" position. And this relay dis-engages a good 5-10 seconds after the heater light went off!

I don't know if its the same with a Montero, but upon turning my engine on, I hear a slight "knock" ... that's the heater relay energizing. It will continue to energize, way after the heater light went off. In about 10 seconds, the heater relay will dis-engage, (you will hear it "knock: again).

That's when I start my engine.

exactly, the hilux' pre-heater 'idiot' light comes off much quicker though, ~2 secs lang i think. and yes my volt meter reading dips down to 11.9~7 when my key is at start position. pag-start ng engine 13.8++ na sya.
what if we didn't turn the key all the way to ignition/start after the idiot light went off, dis-engaged na din ba ang pre-heater?

[monty_GTV]

Diesels have pre-heaters. Even if its direct injection, CRDi, DDi, EGTV, etc.

They still have pre-heaters, which equate to battery juice being used up.

I have a Strada 4D56. When I turn on the engine, the heater (idiot) light just flashes then turns off. Basically this will tell you that the engine is ready to start, di ba? What others would not know is that the heater relay is still in the "on" position. And this relay dis-engages a good 5-10 seconds after the heater light went off!

I don't know if its the same with a Montero, but upon turning my engine on, I hear a slight "knock" ... that's the heater relay energizing. It will continue to energize, way after the heater light went off. In about 10 seconds, the heater relay will dis-engage, (you will hear it "knock: again).

That's when I start my engine.

yup si lsb, it's the same. the engine light lit then turns off after a few seconds. that's when i start the engine too.

regarding battery life span, siguro nga good for 2 years lang talaga itatagal ng mga baterya. yung motolite slogan nga na "pangmatagalan" ang warranty nila sa mga maintenance free models nila ay 24 months lang sa excel, sa gold 21 mos and then sa enduro ay 15 mos. if it lasts for more than 2 years then need na magpalit or you take the risk na anytime bigla na lang mamatay.

but there are fellow members sa montero club who claimed na yung stock batteries (GS brand) nila lasted more than 5 years and mga high mileage din. mine lasted lang 22 mos bumigay na yung stock, yung motolite excel lasted 26 mos so na surpassed ng 2 mos yung warranty. i'm using motolite gold almost 6 months now so i'm expecting bago mag 21 mos need na ulit magpalit.

[jtiro]

sakin motolite gold 1sn for ek civic. 6yrs na this month altho not daily driven ung oto. may signs na it needs replacing already. usually 3-4yrs tumatagal mga batts sa mga sasakyan namin. pinagiisipan ko if mag motolite enduro ako or try ko ung amaron. budgeted din kasi as of now.

dati pag mga 3-4yrs na ung batts namin, medyo parang lumolobo na ung gilid niya, unlike ung gamit namin ngayon na wala pang signs na ganun, sa cranking na lang mapapansin na it needs replacement na.

[anthon05]

My experience on battery lifespan usually on loaded vehicles ( with aircon and stereo) and daily driven

or yung gamit na gamit. after the warranty period malapit na masira maybe 2 to 3 months.


Pero kung hindi masyadong ginagamit twice ang life niya. Ako practice ko sa manual car gamit ko

Motolite enduro 15mos wty. pagdating ng 30 mos. palit na. umaabot naman yung enduro pero nung ginamit ko Standard battery nasira na in 22 mos. after its 21 month wty.


Sa automatic car ko naman I use motolite Gold ganun din pag abot ng 30mos palit na. Now try ko

Amaron kung umabot ng 30 mos. pasado na.


Sa delivery vans namin longer ang gamit usually ang enduro 3 to 4years.