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  1. Join Date
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    #11
    Quote Originally Posted by johnart
    Sir can you give us more info like what car were you using? How old is your car ? has its electricals been touched? and how old is the battery ?
    yeah, especially how old is the battery, Motolite gold din kasi battery ko eh

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  3. #13
    thanks nicolodeon.

  4. FrankDrebin Guest
    #14
    Ito na yung mga sinasabi ng mga old school drivers na kung bakit ayaw nila ng maintenance-free na battery.

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    #15
    My Car is a kia Pride 1996, i have cheked the ignition coil before and it works ok naman....., the distribution is ok rin naman , do not though whether there would be any relation......anyway the battery is quite new...mga 5 monts ago lang.....kakainis nga eh......also how could i prevent leaks...nga ...

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    #16
    My guesses:

    1) Battery isn't clamped solidly, resulting to battery movement damagine the internals over time.
    2) Battery posts/terminals (esp + terminal) touched the body of the car (maybe the hood) resulting to a short. Or loose terminal.
    3) Overcharged battery (defective VR perhaps?). Or lack of electrolyte? Motolites aren't really maintenance free, they're low maintenance.

    If you take out the sticker on top, you'll see that you can repleplenish the electrolytes. Usually the electrolyte level will be low after a year or so (warranty period - wa-is nila no?), if you top it off after the warranty period, the batt will last quite some time padin.

    I think naubusan ka talaga ng electrolytes....

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    #17
    under warranty pa yan. dalhin mo sa binilhan mo para ma-check nila yung electricals mo. yung knocking sound before the explosion could mean something. dapat malaman mo kung ano yung nag-cause ng knocking sound baka yun din yun dahilan kung bakit sumabog battery mo.

  8. Join Date
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    #18
    di kaya overcharging yan? pag sira alternator mo, i oovercharge nya battery mo, sa point kumkulo na ang liquid ng battery mo at pag sobra na sasabog kasi sobra na ang kulo

  9. Join Date
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    #19
    Guys,

    Here is my update, I posted what happened this morning sa motolite website and they will be going to my place to see what caused the explosion....will update you all....

    thanks...

  10. Join Date
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    #20
    Wow galing ng service ah. Kaya lang di mo magagamit agad ang kotse until dumating sila, tama ba? Parang crime scene... dapat untouched. Hehe.

    Napababa tuloy ako sa kotse para silipin ang estado ng aking baterya. Isang taon na ang maintenance free kong Motolite...

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