'05 battery dead at 48k.
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Glitchy Rotary Madness
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'05 battery dead at 48k.
Lately, my starts in the morning were getting slower and slower, I figured the battery wasn't holding a charge.. I thought "I can get another week out of it." Famous last thoughts..
Yesterday, driving a friend around to get a distributor for his altima, well, all those short little trips fried what was left of the battery. Died in a Pep Boys parking lot. How fortuitous.
Dropped an Energizer into it. In the middle of a raging thunderstorm. At least the hood acted as an umbrella
Now starter sounds fast, way fast, faster than new.
Please, Mazda -- don't *EVER* short-change us on the battery again. This one, the original OEM for 04-05 was very, very thin, even when new. That's not what I like to see from you guys. These cars run hotter than a piston engine, perhaps you should use an AGM-type battery, in the trunk, like the first Miatas had. Keep it away from the heat in the engine bay.
Yesterday, driving a friend around to get a distributor for his altima, well, all those short little trips fried what was left of the battery. Died in a Pep Boys parking lot. How fortuitous.
Dropped an Energizer into it. In the middle of a raging thunderstorm. At least the hood acted as an umbrella
Now starter sounds fast, way fast, faster than new.Please, Mazda -- don't *EVER* short-change us on the battery again. This one, the original OEM for 04-05 was very, very thin, even when new. That's not what I like to see from you guys. These cars run hotter than a piston engine, perhaps you should use an AGM-type battery, in the trunk, like the first Miatas had. Keep it away from the heat in the engine bay.
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i feel for ya!my 04 went dead and the dealer(no name)pro rated mine and charged me $50.00 .damm i said and this was before the good ole tsbs on the no/start,hard start,issues came about. and the flooding i only had 32,000on the clock and this made me mad as hell(lesson learned)my wro was and still is in.i had the replacement done at the dealer and if that one ever go's out i well put in a red top otima or any high output battery instead of a mazda one.
Maybe its time for me to walk into another dealership said that the car has flooded ... see if I can get some plugs and battery ... hehehe
(I already did the Engine no start TSB at some dealership)
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i feel for ya!my 04 went dead and the dealer(no name)pro rated mine and charged me $50.00 .damm i said and this was before the good ole tsbs on the no/start,hard start,issues came about. and the flooding i only had 32,000on the clock and this made me mad as hell(lesson learned)my wro was and still is in.i had the replacement done at the dealer and if that one ever go's out i well put in a red top otima or any high output battery instead of a mazda one.Fill it out and you may get your 50 bucks back.
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After 2 days with the Energizer, I still have to say it spins faster than the OEM battery ever did. Fit was OK, the Energizer's a bit shorter but there's enough thread on the retaining hardware that it works fine. Poles were in right place.
I never did the hard start / no start tsb.. still ahve original starter, but have new plugs. The new battery makes the old starter spin like crazy. 5 turns per second? Car starts in 3 "ruhs" now where even when new it took 4 or 5 or even more.
Of course, now it's raining so hard and so much I need a boat, not a car.
I never did the hard start / no start tsb.. still ahve original starter, but have new plugs. The new battery makes the old starter spin like crazy. 5 turns per second? Car starts in 3 "ruhs" now where even when new it took 4 or 5 or even more.
Of course, now it's raining so hard and so much I need a boat, not a car.
After 2 days with the Energizer, I still have to say it spins faster than the OEM battery ever did. Fit was OK, the Energizer's a bit shorter but there's enough thread on the retaining hardware that it works fine. Poles were in right place.
I never did the hard start / no start tsb.. still ahve original starter, but have new plugs. The new battery makes the old starter spin like crazy. 5 turns per second? Car starts in 3 "ruhs" now where even when new it took 4 or 5 or even more.
Of course, now it's raining so hard and so much I need a boat, not a car.
I never did the hard start / no start tsb.. still ahve original starter, but have new plugs. The new battery makes the old starter spin like crazy. 5 turns per second? Car starts in 3 "ruhs" now where even when new it took 4 or 5 or even more.
Of course, now it's raining so hard and so much I need a boat, not a car.
you have too much money to waste my friend.
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Because the car didn't have starting issues until the lame-*** OEM battery started not holding a charge. I don't like any mechanic, mazda or not, dorking around with my car if there's nothing broken on it. The original starter works fine -- provided it has a good battery feeding it.
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Fit was OK,
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I'm having this problem right now at 49k miles. My positive term is eaten up by battery acid and my battery is bulging. Is there an underlying issue here or is it just bad batteries? Should I just get a new battery and pay prorate or complain til I get a free one? I'm not sure what to do. This all happened two days after the alternator in my other car went out 
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I'm having this problem right now at 49k miles. My positive term is eaten up by battery acid and my battery is bulging. Is there an underlying issue here or is it just bad batteries? Should I just get a new battery and pay prorate or complain til I get a free one? I'm not sure what to do. This all happened two days after the alternator in my other car went out
Its not ur battery is leaking, cuz its *normal* to have acid build up around the Positive Terminal, I cleaned mine like 1/2 year ago but I forgot to put some grease around it, then 3 days ago when I open the battery cover I was like *whoa*, its all there again, the blue-ish stuff, lucky I found it b4 it did any major damage, I cleaned it and this time I put Vaseline on it. Yep, Those hand lotion
it works to keep those stuff from building up.
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of course I will stay away from that dealership for the rest of my life.
Well doesnt matter, I got everything, battery, starter, flash, free.
Damn time is fast ... 2 yrs something already ...
Im going to get another battery after this year.
Probably Optima Red top or Odesessy
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have you actually made sure thjat you dont have some otehr issue that is draining the battery or not charging the battery?
for instance- did you ever check to see if your trunk light was staying on by opening the pass thru door?
for instance- did you ever check to see if your trunk light was staying on by opening the pass thru door?
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I've always used Interstate Batteries in my cars. The only time I've had an issue that needed the battery to be recharged, they just swapped it out immediatly at no charge, great customer service. I have an MTP-35 in ($75), what ever battery you choose, go with something that has at least 800 CA and 600 CCA. Less will work, but for a little more the starting difference is big.
Red Top Optima are great, but my friend at Batteries Plus and the guys at Interstate said unless you have a huge audio system or can get it at a good discount, they're not worth double the price.
Red Top Optima are great, but my friend at Batteries Plus and the guys at Interstate said unless you have a huge audio system or can get it at a good discount, they're not worth double the price.
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Originally Posted by Soco
I'm having this problem right now at 49k miles. My positive term is eaten up by battery acid and my battery is bulging. Is there an underlying issue here or is it just bad batteries? Should I just get a new battery and pay prorate or complain til I get a free one? I'm not sure what to do. This all happened two days after the alternator in my other car went out
if u're still in bumper to bumper warranty, go into a *good* dealership and starts bitching.
Its not ur battery is leaking, cuz its *normal* to have acid build up around the Positive Terminal, I cleaned mine like 1/2 year ago but I forgot to put some grease around it, then 3 days ago when I open the battery cover I was like *whoa*, its all there again, the blue-ish stuff, lucky I found it b4 it did any major damage, I cleaned it and this time I put Vaseline on it. Yep, Those hand lotion it works to keep those stuff from building up.
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Originally Posted by Soco
I'm having this problem right now at 49k miles. My positive term is eaten up by battery acid and my battery is bulging. Is there an underlying issue here or is it just bad batteries? Should I just get a new battery and pay prorate or complain til I get a free one? I'm not sure what to do. This all happened two days after the alternator in my other car went out
if u're still in bumper to bumper warranty, go into a *good* dealership and starts bitching.
Its not ur battery is leaking, cuz its *normal* to have acid build up around the Positive Terminal, I cleaned mine like 1/2 year ago but I forgot to put some grease around it, then 3 days ago when I open the battery cover I was like *whoa*, its all there again, the blue-ish stuff, lucky I found it b4 it did any major damage, I cleaned it and this time I put Vaseline on it. Yep, Those hand lotion it works to keep those stuff from building up.
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When it comes to oil, 5w20 just dont cut it.
https://www.rx8club.com/series-i-tech-garage-22/renesis-removal-rebuild-146186/
https://www.rx8club.com/series-i-tech-garage-22/oil-technical-145817/
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