End-of-life battery...

[kimpOy]

also know as...

nag asin...

[j_avonni]

also know as...

nag asin...

Bakit? Maalat ba? - LOL

[CVT]

Suppose your battery is towards its end of life and could die anytime soon, is it a good idea to keep a spare dry-charged battery in the trunk?

Do you just pour in the electrolyte, install the new battery and you're ready to go?

As some of our bros have recommended, just replace the battery with a new one. It more than pays for the cost, as it will save you from the big hassle of being stranded somewhere with a dead battery.

It is not a good idea to keep a spare dry-charged battery in the trunk, as it promotes corrosion....

[JohnM]

Dapat ba level ang battery kung level naman ang oto? Pansin ko kasi battery ko tabingi to one side kaya higher ang water level dun sa mababang part.

[chain]

every a year and a half ako magpalit. trade-in to be more apt..

[allen87]

bad idea to keep a battery in the trunk, and it's a worse idea to keep adic in the trunk. why? suppose you get into a collision. the battery goes flying through the rear seat, into the passenger compartment and hits you and the passengers. the acid, full strength sulfuric acid, also goes flying through and burns everyone.

if your battery is near the end of it's life why not just replace it? trade it in.

wow thanks for that insight! never realized that danger. meron kasi akong bagong battery (sealed in plastic pa) at the back of my pajero. kasi alam ko matagal na rin yung current batt, lagpas na yata warranty. so i bought a new one as a spare and just placed it at the back of the rear seats.

nakahinayang kasi palitan na yung current batt nang di pa fully dead...

thanks also for that advise!

[Boy Torotot]

if your battery is near the end of it's life why not just replace it? trade it in.

every a year and a half ako magpalit. trade-in to be more apt..

question, can you just trade-in your battery from any dealer of same brand? for example i have a 1 year-old motolite maintenance free battery, would motolite dealers accept my old one for trade-in? how much is the usual savings trade-in price pag tradde-in instead of straight buy?

[OTEP]

Dealers will accept any battery for trade in irregardless of brand and size (kahit galing pa sa ibang sasakyan minsan). Typical trade in value is PHp50-100.

[Boy Torotot]

Dealers will accept any battery for trade in irregardless of brand and size (kahit galing pa sa ibang sasakyan minsan). Typical trade in value is PHp50-100.

thanks! even non-working batteries? like if a battery that just died this morning and you need a replacement?

[OTEP]

Yes. Even non-working ones. Because they will just dismantle it for recycling.

When I had a replacement battery delivered for the Starex. I temporarily borrowed another battery from another vehicle and put it in the Starex (we needed to move it). When the battery guy arrived, he did not take the battery that was in the Starex. He just took the one on the garage floor.

Delivery also includes instillation.

[FLiPMaRC]

corrosion sa battery terminal. ;)

My stock OEM battery always had corrosion on it's (+) positive terminal. I just clean it twice a year. It lasted me 4 years before I really had to replace it.

[afrasay]

My stock OEM battery always had corrosion on it's (+) positive terminal. I just clean it twice a year. It lasted me 4 years before I really had to replace it.

Corrosion on the terminal post doesn't mean that your battery is going south. KSP lang siya. But it could eat into your terminal clamps making them thinner (less clamping action) than when they were new.

[boybi]

MF batteries doesn't corrode in the terminals anymore. kaya sobrang ok nga mga MF batts, maintenance free talaga.

[afrasay]

Dati nagtipid ako, bought the usual maintenance full battery kasi almost 1/2 ang difference niya. kept on checking the water level and eventually got tired of doing so as there seems to be no change in the level. Suddenly the battery went kaput. Had it check in my suking battery outlet. Turns out the plates were all dried up...it was within the warranty period but I forgot to check the level before bringing it to the shop. Ended up voiding the warranty and buying a new one, a maintenance free one.

[j_avonni]

Kasama ba sa PMS ang battery check? Kung tama ang water level or kung mahina na ang baterya.

[OTEP]

It should be. Because PMS involves checking all vehicle fluid levels (pati washer fluid).

Kung nag-aasin sa terminal, binubuhusan ko lang ng tubig. hehehe. Ano nga ba dapat nilalagay dun para hindi mag-asin? Vinegar ba? Sorry, I can't remember. Household remedy lang yun.

[mbeige]

Bakit? Maalat ba? - LOL

Asin = salt

Salt is any solid precipitate formed when an acid mixes with a base. For example HCl + NaOH --> NaCl (asin). And since batteries have acid, water can act as a base kaya salt will form...otherwise known as asin.

[H1Tman]

anong brand po ba magandang conventional battery? at gaano katagal kaya lifespan ng mga conventional batts?

[userfriendly]

It should be. Because PMS involves checking all vehicle fluid levels (pati washer fluid).

Kung nag-aasin sa terminal, binubuhusan ko lang ng tubig. hehehe. Ano nga ba dapat nilalagay dun para hindi mag-asin? Vinegar ba? Sorry, I can't remember. Household remedy lang yun.

baking soda at tubig lang yan.

[OTEP]

Ayun, baking soda nga. Thanks!

anong brand po ba magandang conventional battery? at gaano katagal kaya lifespan ng mga conventional batts?

I've used Motolite Enforcer. Lifespan depends on usage. Expect at least 2 years out of it with proper care.