Hello,

I got a question for the fellow mechanics here, or anybody else who may experienced the same or a similar siatuation.

I had my car battery checked today, and I was advised that it should be replaced, but I wasn’t told any timeframe as in, should I do it within the next few days, weeks or months.

In my car I have a conventional flooded lead-acid car battery -> 12 V, 60Ah, 540A.

And from the measurements I received the following values ->
Voltage: 12,79V
CCA: 365 A

So looking at it I got like aprox. 65-70% of my total CCA, and the battery is like aprox. 2-3 years old.

When should be the ideal time to replace the battery, considering the current status of my car battery?

Thanks in advance!

  • Buci__1@alien.topBEnglish
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    1 year ago

    You never know with batteries, but if they tell you to replace I would assume they have a reason. However, you can test it on crank yourself and see how low voltage drops, anything under 10 volts is replace soon, close to 9 volts or lower is replace now. How to test battery.

    • ninyx_0@alien.topOPBEnglish
      1·
      1 year ago

      Would you say the dropping voltage is a bigger factor then the fact that the CCA is below it’s set value?