How often should I start my car to prevent my battery from draining?

[muddatrucker]

I recently moved to a condo that's walking distance from my office so I hardly use my car anymore except on weekends. I was wondering, is once a week enough to prevent my battery from being drained or should I start/drive it around more often?

I have a 2008 Ford Focus (diesel) if that makes a difference.

[ParticleX]

Since ginagamit mo naman on weekends it should be sufficient, wag lang puro short trips

[lowslowbenz]

If you're not using it for extended periods, its best to disconnect the battery. The only downside of this is all your user presets go back to factory settings.

Diesels are heavy on the battery, especially during cold starts.

[_Cathy_]

I start my car on weekends. I never had any problems.

[muddatrucker]

Yeah, yun din iniisip ko kaso iba iba kasi sinasabi ng mga tao so I'm looking for reassurance hahaha. Thanks.

[muddatrucker]

If you're not using it for extended periods, its best to disconnect the battery. The only downside of this is all your user presets go back to factory settings.

Diesels are heavy on the battery, especially during cold starts.

Would you consider a work week an extended period? Parang medyo hassle to disconnect it and reconfigure my electronics every week.

[number001]

Provided your vehicle has no electrical problems or undetected "electrical leech", the battery will not get drained (to the point of being unable to start the vehicle)even if you don't start the vehicle for at least 3 weeks.

If you use your vehicle on weekends then that is already sufficient to recharge your battery. Even short trips.

[foresterx]

Would you consider a work week an extended period? Parang medyo hassle to disconnect it and reconfigure my electronics every week.

seriously, once a week is fine. no need to disconnect your battery. i use my personal car once or twice a week and it's perfectly fine, sometimes i won't be able to use it for 2-3 weeks and never really had any issues. dami nag sasabi kung ano ano dapat gawin mga praning lang mga yon, you'll only need to disconnect your battery if you're not going to use your car for 3-4weeks but 1-2 weeks no need. halos every other month i won't be able to use my car for 2 weeks and ok naman.

[beginnerz]

Before we didnt use our car in the province because of very rough roads. we just started it like 5 mins every morning every other day atleast.

[crosswind]

once a week a leave it running for 15 minutes
that's what we do on our seldomly used vehicles

[victorevolution]

on our old vehicles mga 10 mintues whether gas(carburator pa kasi) or diesel.

sa mga new hindi na (assuming efi na)

[glenn manikis]

A brand new battery if left unused will last for 2 months... Without charging...
Kung bago battery mo once a month lang pwede na.. Start it for 30mins. Para ma full charge battery.. Or better buy ka nalang ng battery charger nasa 3k lang yun.. Then charge mo nalang pag gagamitin mo na... Mas tipid pa...

[yebo]

You are all paranoid.

My mazda bt50 (of course, diesel) does not get used for a month (i work 28 days on, 28 days off) so for a minimum of 30 days that i am away (28 days + 2 days travelling) it never gets used, started, charged, blah blah blah. Most of the time it is more than 30 days not used as i only start using it 4 days after i arrive and stop using it 5 days before i go. 1 click start pa din naman.

[saksidriver]

Question: Mas madali ba mamamatay ang battery ng "seldom used" vs "always in use" na sasakyan. Or pareho lang sila pwede umabot or mag exceed sa given warranty period lifespan? Yung sasakyan ko kasi dati, nung madalas ko siya ginagamit, bumigay ang battery after a year pa ng warranty period. Pero nung nabawasan ang paggamit ko sa kanya, bumigay naman ang battery weeks lang right after ng warranty period.


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[Leo_Arz]

Ako naka idle for 30-45 mins once a week with reb para circulation ng battery at yung oil kasi 2-3 times a month ko Lang na gamit auto


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[victorevolution]

Question: Mas madali ba mamamatay ang battery ng "seldom used" vs "always in use" na sasakyan. Or pareho lang sila pwede umabot or mag exceed sa given warranty period lifespan? Yung sasakyan ko kasi dati, nung madalas ko siya ginagamit, bumigay ang battery after a year pa ng warranty period. Pero nung nabawasan ang paggamit ko sa kanya, bumigay naman ang battery weeks lang right after ng warranty period.


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battery regardless of whatever nature has a limited life kahit lithuim ion pa yan kaya mag amaron ka na hehehehe but since were talking about lead acid battery mas madali siyang mamatay if in use rather than stored- due to electrical current or? ewan di ako electrical engineer eh baka mali din ako

[Newcomer123]

The moment you notice the engine turns sluggishly when you start, you're not doing it often enough.

But seriuosly, get a cheapo voltmeter at any reputable store and see to it the battery retains 12.5 - 13.2 volts, and maintain it at that level, always

[red_one]

Average battery life is 3 to 5 years depending on driving conditions. Primary enemy of battery is high temperature. Pero basta tapos na battery warranty, dapat lagi ka na naka-monitor. Use voltmeter (multi-tester) to check battery voltage.

[red_one]

Question: Mas madali ba mamamatay ang battery ng "seldom used" vs "always in use" na sasakyan. Or pareho lang sila pwede umabot or mag exceed sa given warranty period lifespan? Yung sasakyan ko kasi dati, nung madalas ko siya ginagamit, bumigay ang battery after a year pa ng warranty period. Pero nung nabawasan ang paggamit ko sa kanya, bumigay naman ang battery weeks lang right after ng warranty period.

Madaming factors dyan eh. Same battery models ba ginamit mo? Ano manufacturing dates ng batteries? Baka old stock yung 2nd battery? If bibili ng battery, make sure fresh batch ang battery.

[saksidriver]

Thanks sa replies. Sorry ts kung medyo na hijack ko ang thread mo. Btw, i'm using motolite gold eversince. Siguro nga hindi ko din kasi pinapansin yung manufacturing date ng battery. Sa tires ako talagang partikular pagdating sa manufacturing date. Thanks again. Btw, iyung amaron ba mas mahaba ang bigay na warranty kumpara sa motolite?


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