Interesting "Realities" and "Myths" about Car Batteries

**x2dz** · December 22nd, 2006 01:29 AM

yung amin naman motollite na 3sm "maintenance free" wala pang 1 year sira na. me bula na daw sabi dun sa motollite. di naman ma claim warranty dahil sa kinasamaang palad nawala ang resibo. tsk.. tsk.. dahil don di na kami bumuli ng maintenance free kc useless lang. almost half the price lang din ng MF ung de-tubig kaya di rin nakakahinayang kung sakaling short life lang din.

ano po ba usual life span ng mga maintenance battery when properly maintained?

ano rin po reason why nasisira yung mga batt?

**CamaroZ28** · December 23rd, 2006 03:20 AM

For the past 13 years I've been driving in the middle east (Kuwait), I always use ACDelco maintenance free batteries for my cars. Imagine the extreme heat that reaches 60'C during daytime and extreme coldness during winter. But still, this battery had never failed me and I am very satisfied. Only thing is, its life lasts only 3 to 4 years......

**JiggeR671** · December 23rd, 2006 12:51 PM

nakaktawa lang kse madami pa din tao na naniniwala na madidischarge ang battery pag nilagay sa semento and yung pag test ng charging system by pulling out the positive batterty cable while the engine is running... kse i work for a parts/battery store and i still see customers that believe in this myth usually old school mechanics...

**Elroi** · December 23rd, 2006 01:13 PM

kung wala mabili distilled water for batteries, pwede din ba yung distilled drinking water like wilkins...

**docgorio** · December 23rd, 2006 08:14 PM

Yes, you can use wilkins....

**OTEP** · December 24th, 2006 09:52 AM

yung pag test ng charging system by pulling out the positive batterty cable while the engine is running...

This is not really a myth. It just doesn't apply to modern vehicles anymore. Pero siyempre sa Pilipinas madami pa ding hindi modern na sasakyan. hehehe.

**GaLynxmo** · December 27th, 2006 10:27 AM

Mga sirs, followup question lang, I also have an MF battery and plans to do some suggestions here. My question is, can you overfill it, or is there a limit to putting water (electroylate) in it? Your reply is greatly appreciated.

tnx

**userfriendly** · December 27th, 2006 01:45 PM

Originally Posted by GaLynxmo

Mga sirs, followup question lang, I also have an MF battery and plans to do some suggestions here. My question is, can you overfill it, or is there a limit to putting water (electroylate) in it? Your reply is greatly appreciated.

tnx

fill it up to just below the cover. same as you would for a regular battery.

**2Dmax** · December 27th, 2006 06:16 PM

Originally Posted by GaLynxmo

Mga sirs, followup question lang, I also have an MF battery and plans to do some suggestions here. My question is, can you overfill it, or is there a limit to putting water (electroylate) in it? Your reply is greatly appreciated.

tnx

overfilling it will cause acid spillage because during charging/discharging process. underfilling it will expose the plates which can cause oxidation/corrosion of the exposed plates. just filled it with distilled/demineralized water approx 3mm below the vent well. pag sinilip niyo ung butas, may makikita kayo na siding ng hole pababa.

I'm working at MOTOLITE as QA Engineer so i'm much more willing to help you..