charging my battery
#1
charging my battery
hello all
here's my situation
i am planning on charging my battery this weekend. here is why; i have had my 8 away for winter storage. i have started it up religiously every 1 or 1 1/2 weeks. the last time i started it, the car had a hard time starting. i am afraid if i start it again that the engine would flood and i don't want that to happen.
does the car run the same after a flooded engine has been fixed?
also, is there any precautions i should take when charging the battery? such as my alarm going off or anything like that
i am set to go in for my 10,000 mile check up so im gonna request the battery upgrade and N flash upgrade when i cat her in
pls let me know with the answers to these ?'s
here's my situation
i am planning on charging my battery this weekend. here is why; i have had my 8 away for winter storage. i have started it up religiously every 1 or 1 1/2 weeks. the last time i started it, the car had a hard time starting. i am afraid if i start it again that the engine would flood and i don't want that to happen.
does the car run the same after a flooded engine has been fixed?
also, is there any precautions i should take when charging the battery? such as my alarm going off or anything like that
i am set to go in for my 10,000 mile check up so im gonna request the battery upgrade and N flash upgrade when i cat her in
pls let me know with the answers to these ?'s
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Originally Posted by jayrob33
hello all here's my situation
i am planning on charging my battery this weekend. here is why; i have had my 8 away for winter storage. i have started it up religiously every 1 or 1 1/2 weeks. the last time i started it, the car had a hard time starting. i am afraid if i start it again that the engine would flood and i don't want that to happen.
i am planning on charging my battery this weekend. here is why; i have had my 8 away for winter storage. i have started it up religiously every 1 or 1 1/2 weeks. the last time i started it, the car had a hard time starting. i am afraid if i start it again that the engine would flood and i don't want that to happen.
does the car run the same after a flooded engine has been fixed?
also, is there any precautions i should take when charging the battery? such as my alarm going off or anything like that
also, is there any precautions i should take when charging the battery? such as my alarm going off or anything like that
i am set to go in for my 10,000 mile check up so im gonna request the battery upgrade and N flash upgrade when i cat her in
#4
roadside assistance had to come and tow my car the other day. i attempted to charge the batterty with a trickle charger, but still "dead"
they tow it to the dealership and fully charge the battery back up so the car now starts, also got the n flash upgrade. however, i am still a little unhappy as to how the car starts. it seems that i still have to turn the key for a second longer before it kicks over.
i thought the flash upgrade corrected this problem.
any suggestions?
they tow it to the dealership and fully charge the battery back up so the car now starts, also got the n flash upgrade. however, i am still a little unhappy as to how the car starts. it seems that i still have to turn the key for a second longer before it kicks over.
i thought the flash upgrade corrected this problem.
any suggestions?
#5
i also have a question about the stock battery. even though the dealer had fully charged it, do i still need a more powerful battery for my car. is this something that the dealer will replace or must i buy one on my own?
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Originally Posted by jayrob33
i also have a question about the stock battery. even though the dealer had fully charged it, do i still need a more powerful battery for my car. is this something that the dealer will replace or must i buy one on my own?
Since your OEM battery died, the dealer should have replaced it at Mazda's expense, although the dealer apparently is not REQUIRED by Mazda to do that. Some dealers are replacing the OEM battery when they encounter a starting problem such as yours, some are not--as you found out. Had you known about the recommended replacement battery you could have requested it at the time, but now you may not be successful in getting one at Mazda's expense. Print out a copy of the TSB and take it to the dealer and ask nicely for them to replace the OEM battery and perhaps they will do that.
I have not experienced any starting problems myself, but I recently installed one of the replacement batteries in my car at my expense just in case I need the extra starting power at some point in the future. I travel to the hinterland of Québec every year and don't want to have a flooding problem there and not be able to crank the engine long enough to start the car.
Replacement battery TSB link:
http://www.finishlineperformance.com...42-04-1429.pdf
#7
will my car continue to do what it is doing while the factory battery is in there? or is it a must to have it changed. do i run the risk of flooding with the current battery?
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Originally Posted by jayrob33
will my car continue to do what it is doing while the factory battery is in there? or is it a must to have it changed. do i run the risk of flooding with the current battery?
If you do mostly short trips in the car, the battery may not fully charge each time you run the car. So over time the battery could, in that case, run a charging deficit which could result in a weak or dead battery at some point down the road.
Also, keep in mind that if you are somewhere where periodically charging the battery is not feasible or practical, and the car sits for a few weeks, you could run into the same problem.
So in summary, the answer to your question depends to a great extent on how the car is driven/stored, and how cold it gets where you live.
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