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Discussion in '3rd Gen. Tacomas (2016-2023)' started by djgynee, Sep 26, 2019.

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  1. Sep 28, 2019 at 10:27 AM
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    Lol, lied. Battery was done on my 2018. 40,000 miles and daily driven only. No accessories and stock radio
     
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  2. Sep 28, 2019 at 12:10 PM
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    Yeah, and the tenders usually have automatic float mode so it doesn't over charge. I had the same tender on my motorcycle for about 2 years without issue. It has the original 10 year old battery. I would not be surprised if vibration was the cause of my ground terminal getting loose. It's definitely not because of the tender.
     
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  3. Sep 28, 2019 at 12:51 PM
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    Works fine for mine Sams club AGM
    Funny it is not listed on the web site but they stock the right one in the store, $161 total
    24F-AGM Group Size 24F 710 CCA
     
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  4. Sep 28, 2019 at 1:37 PM
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    Not a third gen owner, but I returned an Interstate to Costco a while back that only went a couple years in my wife's car. They replaced it, and lo and behold the second one started to crap in a year and a half. I looked inside, and it was pretty low on water. I capped it off with distilled water and charged it up, and it's been fine for about 5 months so far. I wonder if they are just spitting them out so fast, the water level is low and they aren't fully charged?
     
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  5. Sep 28, 2019 at 5:50 PM
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    The problem with most tenders is that they continue to push power into an already charged battery. I agree with the seal failure possibility and it has been my experience that the gases produced from constant over charging escape via the path of least resistance. As far as warranty coverage is concerned, that's outside of my area. Most tenders are simple and cheap with little over charge protection. A decent brand is a Ctek.
     
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  6. Sep 28, 2019 at 7:04 PM
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    Mine lasted around 50k. When it died, got a bigger/better battery. All good!
     
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  7. Jan 18, 2020 at 12:23 PM
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    My '05 battery lasted 7 or 8 years. '18 battery 15 months, same usage. MIL's '16 RAV4 looks about ready for it's 3rd battery...

    How does the Toyota reimbursement work? I'd rather source my own battery this time.

    My '97 could sit for a month in the winter and start without drama. Looks like another Plus in the "1st Gen-Best Gen" column.
     
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  8. Jan 18, 2020 at 12:41 PM
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    My 2018 sets in my driveway and gets started once a week at the most. Battery is still going strong.
     
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  9. Jan 19, 2020 at 8:47 AM
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    I must be livin right...
    my ‘17 Tacoma is still runnin like a top on the original battery at 55,000 miles.
     
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  10. Jan 19, 2020 at 9:28 AM
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    If your current battery goes bad when the dealerships are closed or during an emergency you can buy a replacement and send the receipt to Toyota, the address is in the manual.
     
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  11. Jan 19, 2020 at 9:53 AM
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    Bought my truck in January of 2016. About two months ago, I went out to go start it to go to work, and nada. Thought maybe I left a light on or something, so I put the charger on it for several hours, voltage was still down around 10v.
     
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  12. Jan 19, 2020 at 11:32 AM
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    Does the 3gen alternator charge around 14.3 volt???
     
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  13. Jan 20, 2020 at 3:21 PM
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    Nope. but there is a mod that you can do to change that. i haven't but its in hear somewhere how to do it.
     
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  14. Jan 20, 2020 at 3:30 PM
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    I thought that was 2gen only since voltage is regulated by the ECU on the 3rd gens.
     
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    So, unless you do the mod it won't fully charge a AGM battery? Definitely shortens the life of a AGM battery then.
     
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  16. Jan 20, 2020 at 4:04 PM
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    My wife’s old 2006 Impala SS, needed a battery every year in July for some reason, usually when it’s well over 100 degrees outside
     
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  17. Jan 20, 2020 at 7:53 PM
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    Heat is harder on wet cell batteries than sub zero.
     
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  18. Jan 20, 2020 at 7:58 PM
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    What mod are you referring to? The only mod I'm aware of for 3gens is a new alternator. Unless I missed a thread somewhere. And yes, if your alternator is not putting out sufficient voltage, this can shorten the life of an AGM. A monthly (or after a significant discharge) top off with a proper charger/maintainer will mitigate that.
     
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