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!

  • Gunk_Olgidar@alien.topBEnglish
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    10 months ago

    Buy a battery tender for $100 ish with a de-sulfating cycle (I’m a fan of the Ctek MXS 5, but there are plenty of other good ones out there). Put it on the car and use the “recondition” mode. Then let it finish it’s charge cycle. Might take a couple days if the battery is discharged.

    If it faults, replace the battery. If it doesn’t then go back to your normal life and stop worrying about it. Repeat the battery tender treatment every 3-6 months or whenever you do an oil change.