CL9 battery life

[boleh]

it's sometimes difficult to start the car in the morning and and 1st suspect is battery. during the last service, i was told my battery has got "70% life" left in it, dont really know what that means. a friend who bought his CL9 in 2003 said he hasn't changed the battery yet and still working till this day :eek: .. i 'm thinking of changing the battery anyway the next service, or am i just wasting money? who has got the battery changed within 3 yrs of ownership?

[Crapdaz]

it depends on the day/time/temp.

Do you turn from straight OFF to ON.
Or do you turn to II let the pump pressurise then when it goes off you switch it on.

I know when i do
"Or do you turn to II let the pump pressurise then when it goes off you switch it on." works everytime.

If it really is your battery going, it should be 14+ V approx, when you ignite when starting should be around 12.
someone correct me i think that's what aaron has said.

Get a multimeter and measure it.

[BE.10.WU]

Take the battery to an auto elec or a battery retailer and get them to test it. IF it is the battery Honda will only replace it with the same crap.

Testing the voltage is a good idea BUT if it is slowly dying then it will be the CCA (Cold cranking amps) that will be down and a multimeter will not pick this up. The cca's it whats used to measure the batteries starting capacity.

[aaronng]

How old is your battery? If it is a 2004 Euro, it is time to change to a new battery.

[mattchuej8]

yeah im thinking the same thing, it gets a little hard to start sometimes, and when i do start the interior lights full dim, and i mean dim dim. lol

[boleh]

my car is now 3 yrs old

[aaronng]

If it is struggling to start very badly in the morning, then change to a new battery. Cost you about $130-150 for a Supercharge Gold.

[tony1234]

my car is now 3 yrs old
Get a battery with higher CCA.The stock battery is 330CCA.I got a Delcor one with 430CCA and 3 yr.warranty for $108.

[hughba]

Higher CCA will create a faster crank. Get on to something around the 400 mark if it'll fit.

I treated an old 600CCA supercharge battery like crap and it never skipped a beat. It went months without charging in the winter and cranked like a champ - and it was about 5 years old at the time!

[BraXta]

Just dont run the standard battery off a large 2 amp stereo... it dont like it =D

Mine is a 2004 model and the battery carked it when i installed the stereo.. was pretty crap... but it got a Exide battery now and its doin me fine with the stereo and all.

[Bo0o0ost]

Check the voltage of the battery before starting the car
Check the voltage when its started and check to see if it holds charge.
If not, time for a new battery