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Has anybody killed a battery yet?

Discussion in '3rd Gen. Tacomas (2016-2023)' started by Faheygf87, Sep 4, 2017.

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  1. Sep 6, 2017 at 7:05 PM
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    It's tight but not too tight

    It's been like that since early 2013 so I think it's ok
     
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  2. Sep 6, 2017 at 7:49 PM
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    Good place to be stuck though; we just replaced the 5-1/2 year old Walmart Everstart Maxx in my wife's '03 Highlander with another. It wasn't dead and gone, just a bit sluggish, and showed it down to 514 CCA--time to go...
     
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  3. Sep 6, 2017 at 7:52 PM
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    I'm old however IIRC there's no such thing as "too tight"...
     
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  4. Sep 6, 2017 at 7:54 PM
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    I think Johnson Controls make Wallyworld Batteries.
     
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  5. Sep 6, 2017 at 7:57 PM
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    Yeah just raise the hood and sit in the truck with the door open and someone will stop to see if you need help. Had a friend that had a Walmart battery go bad after 22 months. I took him into Walmart and they exchanged it for free. There is only a $20 difference in that battery you listed and a Interstate battery so I'll stick with Interstate.
     
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  6. Sep 6, 2017 at 8:07 PM
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    Most Interstate automotive batteries are made by Johnson Controls, same as Walmart's EverStart--and Optima, and AutoCraft (Advance Auto), and DieHard, and Duralast (Autozone), and many others (google it)--of these, who do you think has the greatest "buying power"?
     
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  7. Sep 7, 2017 at 7:19 AM
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    Same here, we old school (or just old?) guys grew up tightening a bolt and just adding that extra 1/8 to 1/4 turn, just to make sure
     
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  8. Sep 7, 2017 at 8:08 AM
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    I'm not getting into a pissing contest. Interstate batteries go in my truck seeing how I'm paying for it. Have a nice day.
     
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    Had mine go bad and leave me stranded 120 miles from home...
    Called AAA and waited two hrs to get a jump start then drove home without stopping.
    The next day Toyota put one of there new batteries in for free.
     
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    'Twas not my intention--we are all free to spend our money as we like...
     
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    I keep a portable jump starter in mine for just such an emergency and have AAA to fall back on if needed.
     
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    Yep, need to get on building a tool and recovery kit....
     
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    I buy the cheapest battery for that same reason lol!
    Being that heat is the enemy and it lives in it, I get the CCA specified in the manual, as opposed to the biggest cca i can get, and if I can find one with a three year warranty in that spec, I get it because with proper use and maintenance, I usually get a good five years out of it.

    I carry portable power with built in jumper as well, never know when an alternator may bust or some poor stranger needs a jump, I don't want to use my truck for that
     
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  14. Sep 7, 2017 at 12:56 PM
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    My '14 was still starting just fine at the last ToyotaCare interval and the dealer caught it and replaced it under warranty. I didn't even know there was a problem. A nice surprise.
     
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  15. Sep 7, 2017 at 1:30 PM
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    That's the nice thing about a conductance tester. In addition to being able to determine actual CCA most will also provide the internal resistance (actually impedance) measurement--when CCA drops to < 70% (80 or 85% in cold climes) and internal resistance starts to climb it's time for a new battery...
     
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  16. Sep 13, 2017 at 7:48 AM
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    Yeah poor man has poor ways.... Got this in the mail a couple days ago and just put it in my truck. Plug in volt meter works great! It goes off when I turn the key off so if there was a chance it would drain my battery that is not a concern with my Tacoma. Best $4.75 I spent for some peace of mind with all this talk on here about bad batteries. :)
     
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