battery probs in 92 civic

[kstar]

so i only brought my first civic about 6 months ago and its been running sweet ever since. however today, went to start it and nothing :S

battery was totally dead - i had left nothing on that may have drained it the bastard just wouldnt start.

mechanic said the battery was about 6 years old, replaced it now it runs fine.

im just wondering if anyone has had similar probs and if this sounds all above board cos being a girl, its pretty wasy ro get rolled by mechanics.

any advice will help :)

[Weq]

well if it was 6yrs old, i dont doubt it ran dead. probably dropped a cell or 2. keep and eye on it though. did he test ur alternator? this is the only other thing id do when a battery goes dead. make sure it isnt the culprit.

[Terry]

get a waterfree bettery if your budget allowed.....much longer life compare with normal ones:D

[EG5[KRT]]

yeah i had the same problem last week did a battery test and it had a bad cell.. also tested alternator working as well..

[EuroDude]

6years! :eek: Thats long for a battery.
I change mine every 2 or 3 years, but then again - I have an 800watt 12" Subwoofer ;)


My Alternator is still the original one, after 250000km, its still going well (I think lol).

[vtecchie]

The exact same thing happened to me 2 days ago! My batt just died of old age I think as I hadnt left lights on either.

Guy came and jump started, I went home, got a new battery from Kmart and chucked it in and everything is fine now.

[kstar]

thanks guys.

alternator is fine was just the battery, now im realising why it seemed to be lacking in some areas lately - now it runs perfectly - lol go the kmart batteries!