• Re: Battery water

    From Paul in Houston TX@21:1/5 to The Real Bev on Sun Jan 28 22:13:13 2024
    The Real Bev wrote:
    Back in the dark ages you filled the battery until you saw a curved
    rather than flat surface.� Is it the same now?� The battery in my 2013 Corolla was in it to my knowledge when I bought it in 2016 and I haven't changed it.� I drive maybe 4K miles/year in SoCal.� The battery shows NO hesitation whatever when cold starting.� I'm amazed that the thing has
    lasted this long, but don't see a a reason to replace it.

    Added some water, but didn't want to add too much -- if there is such a
    thing short of actual overflow.� I liked the individual caps better than
    the 3-cap thing it has now.� Overnight charging (2A, decreasing) allowed cranking at 8 and 9V.

    Am I being foolish, or would it be foolish to replace this seemingly
    really good battery?

    You could have a resistive load test done on the battery to help
    determine its condition. Some auto parts places will do that for free.

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