Is my battery really bad
03-06-2006, 04:04 PM
#11
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Re: Is my battery really bad
I got 11 years out of the original battery in my YJ. 760 out of 820 CCA is
93% of new capacity. Are you having problems with the battery? If not,
save your money and buy a set of jumper cables, "just in case".
Earle
"Chris Lamb" <clamb1@new.rr.com> wrote in message
news:440c5d04.5060416@news-server.new.rr.com...
> I stopped at a Jiffy Lube to have oil changed on my 2000 Grand
> Cherokee V-8. They did a battery test, said the battery appeared to
> be 2.5 years old and was probably a 3 year warranty. Said it was
> supposed to put out (CCA I think) 820, and it was only putting out
> 760. According to the book they said the battery was bad and needed
> to be replaced.
>
> You think they were just trying to sell a battery, or do you think I
> really need one?
93% of new capacity. Are you having problems with the battery? If not,
save your money and buy a set of jumper cables, "just in case".
Earle
"Chris Lamb" <clamb1@new.rr.com> wrote in message
news:440c5d04.5060416@news-server.new.rr.com...
> I stopped at a Jiffy Lube to have oil changed on my 2000 Grand
> Cherokee V-8. They did a battery test, said the battery appeared to
> be 2.5 years old and was probably a 3 year warranty. Said it was
> supposed to put out (CCA I think) 820, and it was only putting out
> 760. According to the book they said the battery was bad and needed
> to be replaced.
>
> You think they were just trying to sell a battery, or do you think I
> really need one?
03-06-2006, 04:04 PM
#12
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Re: Is my battery really bad
I got 11 years out of the original battery in my YJ. 760 out of 820 CCA is
93% of new capacity. Are you having problems with the battery? If not,
save your money and buy a set of jumper cables, "just in case".
Earle
"Chris Lamb" <clamb1@new.rr.com> wrote in message
news:440c5d04.5060416@news-server.new.rr.com...
> I stopped at a Jiffy Lube to have oil changed on my 2000 Grand
> Cherokee V-8. They did a battery test, said the battery appeared to
> be 2.5 years old and was probably a 3 year warranty. Said it was
> supposed to put out (CCA I think) 820, and it was only putting out
> 760. According to the book they said the battery was bad and needed
> to be replaced.
>
> You think they were just trying to sell a battery, or do you think I
> really need one?
93% of new capacity. Are you having problems with the battery? If not,
save your money and buy a set of jumper cables, "just in case".
Earle
"Chris Lamb" <clamb1@new.rr.com> wrote in message
news:440c5d04.5060416@news-server.new.rr.com...
> I stopped at a Jiffy Lube to have oil changed on my 2000 Grand
> Cherokee V-8. They did a battery test, said the battery appeared to
> be 2.5 years old and was probably a 3 year warranty. Said it was
> supposed to put out (CCA I think) 820, and it was only putting out
> 760. According to the book they said the battery was bad and needed
> to be replaced.
>
> You think they were just trying to sell a battery, or do you think I
> really need one?
03-06-2006, 04:04 PM
#13
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Re: Is my battery really bad
I got 11 years out of the original battery in my YJ. 760 out of 820 CCA is
93% of new capacity. Are you having problems with the battery? If not,
save your money and buy a set of jumper cables, "just in case".
Earle
"Chris Lamb" <clamb1@new.rr.com> wrote in message
news:440c5d04.5060416@news-server.new.rr.com...
> I stopped at a Jiffy Lube to have oil changed on my 2000 Grand
> Cherokee V-8. They did a battery test, said the battery appeared to
> be 2.5 years old and was probably a 3 year warranty. Said it was
> supposed to put out (CCA I think) 820, and it was only putting out
> 760. According to the book they said the battery was bad and needed
> to be replaced.
>
> You think they were just trying to sell a battery, or do you think I
> really need one?
93% of new capacity. Are you having problems with the battery? If not,
save your money and buy a set of jumper cables, "just in case".
Earle
"Chris Lamb" <clamb1@new.rr.com> wrote in message
news:440c5d04.5060416@news-server.new.rr.com...
> I stopped at a Jiffy Lube to have oil changed on my 2000 Grand
> Cherokee V-8. They did a battery test, said the battery appeared to
> be 2.5 years old and was probably a 3 year warranty. Said it was
> supposed to put out (CCA I think) 820, and it was only putting out
> 760. According to the book they said the battery was bad and needed
> to be replaced.
>
> You think they were just trying to sell a battery, or do you think I
> really need one?
03-06-2006, 05:01 PM
#14
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Re: Is my battery really bad
RoyJ wrote:
> Sounds about normal for a 2-1/2 year old battery. Do you need a new
> battery? Maybe. Can you get along for a while? Probably. Would I change
> it out? No.
>
> On a 2000 you either have 6 years on the OEM battery (Wow!) or are
> getting only 3 years on some fairly cheap batteries. (Not the greatest)
>
> My philosophy on batteries is to replace it at the first signs of trouble
> AFTER the warranty expires. I buy either 4 or 5 year warranty batteries
> at my discount place, generally get 6 to 12 months past the warranty.
> Works out to $10 to $12 a year.
I always go to the Exide warehouse and get me a very fresh group 24/84
1100 Ah battery when I need one. Any auto parts store will be glad to
check your battery for you.
Jiffy Lube will tell you that you need a new air filter even if you
just put it in right before you go there. They tried to pull that on
my mom once. She called me on the cellphone once while she was there
and I stopped by and reamed the manager a new one!
It was FUN! Got her a free oil change. I also told him that I will be
checking for the proper filter and torque on the drainplug and the
correct amount of oil. They won't try anything with her anymore. She
gets good service now.
> Chris Lamb wrote:
>> I stopped at a Jiffy Lube to have oil changed on my 2000 Grand
>> Cherokee V-8. They did a battery test, said the battery appeared to
>> be 2.5 years old and was probably a 3 year warranty. Said it was
>> supposed to put out (CCA I think) 820, and it was only putting out
>> 760. According to the book they said the battery was bad and needed
>> to be replaced.
>>
>> You think they were just trying to sell a battery, or do you think I
>> really need one?
> Sounds about normal for a 2-1/2 year old battery. Do you need a new
> battery? Maybe. Can you get along for a while? Probably. Would I change
> it out? No.
>
> On a 2000 you either have 6 years on the OEM battery (Wow!) or are
> getting only 3 years on some fairly cheap batteries. (Not the greatest)
>
> My philosophy on batteries is to replace it at the first signs of trouble
> AFTER the warranty expires. I buy either 4 or 5 year warranty batteries
> at my discount place, generally get 6 to 12 months past the warranty.
> Works out to $10 to $12 a year.
I always go to the Exide warehouse and get me a very fresh group 24/84
1100 Ah battery when I need one. Any auto parts store will be glad to
check your battery for you.
Jiffy Lube will tell you that you need a new air filter even if you
just put it in right before you go there. They tried to pull that on
my mom once. She called me on the cellphone once while she was there
and I stopped by and reamed the manager a new one!
It was FUN! Got her a free oil change. I also told him that I will be
checking for the proper filter and torque on the drainplug and the
correct amount of oil. They won't try anything with her anymore. She
gets good service now.
> Chris Lamb wrote:
>> I stopped at a Jiffy Lube to have oil changed on my 2000 Grand
>> Cherokee V-8. They did a battery test, said the battery appeared to
>> be 2.5 years old and was probably a 3 year warranty. Said it was
>> supposed to put out (CCA I think) 820, and it was only putting out
>> 760. According to the book they said the battery was bad and needed
>> to be replaced.
>>
>> You think they were just trying to sell a battery, or do you think I
>> really need one?
03-06-2006, 05:01 PM
#15
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Re: Is my battery really bad
RoyJ wrote:
> Sounds about normal for a 2-1/2 year old battery. Do you need a new
> battery? Maybe. Can you get along for a while? Probably. Would I change
> it out? No.
>
> On a 2000 you either have 6 years on the OEM battery (Wow!) or are
> getting only 3 years on some fairly cheap batteries. (Not the greatest)
>
> My philosophy on batteries is to replace it at the first signs of trouble
> AFTER the warranty expires. I buy either 4 or 5 year warranty batteries
> at my discount place, generally get 6 to 12 months past the warranty.
> Works out to $10 to $12 a year.
I always go to the Exide warehouse and get me a very fresh group 24/84
1100 Ah battery when I need one. Any auto parts store will be glad to
check your battery for you.
Jiffy Lube will tell you that you need a new air filter even if you
just put it in right before you go there. They tried to pull that on
my mom once. She called me on the cellphone once while she was there
and I stopped by and reamed the manager a new one!
It was FUN! Got her a free oil change. I also told him that I will be
checking for the proper filter and torque on the drainplug and the
correct amount of oil. They won't try anything with her anymore. She
gets good service now.
> Chris Lamb wrote:
>> I stopped at a Jiffy Lube to have oil changed on my 2000 Grand
>> Cherokee V-8. They did a battery test, said the battery appeared to
>> be 2.5 years old and was probably a 3 year warranty. Said it was
>> supposed to put out (CCA I think) 820, and it was only putting out
>> 760. According to the book they said the battery was bad and needed
>> to be replaced.
>>
>> You think they were just trying to sell a battery, or do you think I
>> really need one?
> Sounds about normal for a 2-1/2 year old battery. Do you need a new
> battery? Maybe. Can you get along for a while? Probably. Would I change
> it out? No.
>
> On a 2000 you either have 6 years on the OEM battery (Wow!) or are
> getting only 3 years on some fairly cheap batteries. (Not the greatest)
>
> My philosophy on batteries is to replace it at the first signs of trouble
> AFTER the warranty expires. I buy either 4 or 5 year warranty batteries
> at my discount place, generally get 6 to 12 months past the warranty.
> Works out to $10 to $12 a year.
I always go to the Exide warehouse and get me a very fresh group 24/84
1100 Ah battery when I need one. Any auto parts store will be glad to
check your battery for you.
Jiffy Lube will tell you that you need a new air filter even if you
just put it in right before you go there. They tried to pull that on
my mom once. She called me on the cellphone once while she was there
and I stopped by and reamed the manager a new one!
It was FUN! Got her a free oil change. I also told him that I will be
checking for the proper filter and torque on the drainplug and the
correct amount of oil. They won't try anything with her anymore. She
gets good service now.
> Chris Lamb wrote:
>> I stopped at a Jiffy Lube to have oil changed on my 2000 Grand
>> Cherokee V-8. They did a battery test, said the battery appeared to
>> be 2.5 years old and was probably a 3 year warranty. Said it was
>> supposed to put out (CCA I think) 820, and it was only putting out
>> 760. According to the book they said the battery was bad and needed
>> to be replaced.
>>
>> You think they were just trying to sell a battery, or do you think I
>> really need one?
03-06-2006, 05:01 PM
#16
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Re: Is my battery really bad
RoyJ wrote:
> Sounds about normal for a 2-1/2 year old battery. Do you need a new
> battery? Maybe. Can you get along for a while? Probably. Would I change
> it out? No.
>
> On a 2000 you either have 6 years on the OEM battery (Wow!) or are
> getting only 3 years on some fairly cheap batteries. (Not the greatest)
>
> My philosophy on batteries is to replace it at the first signs of trouble
> AFTER the warranty expires. I buy either 4 or 5 year warranty batteries
> at my discount place, generally get 6 to 12 months past the warranty.
> Works out to $10 to $12 a year.
I always go to the Exide warehouse and get me a very fresh group 24/84
1100 Ah battery when I need one. Any auto parts store will be glad to
check your battery for you.
Jiffy Lube will tell you that you need a new air filter even if you
just put it in right before you go there. They tried to pull that on
my mom once. She called me on the cellphone once while she was there
and I stopped by and reamed the manager a new one!
It was FUN! Got her a free oil change. I also told him that I will be
checking for the proper filter and torque on the drainplug and the
correct amount of oil. They won't try anything with her anymore. She
gets good service now.
> Chris Lamb wrote:
>> I stopped at a Jiffy Lube to have oil changed on my 2000 Grand
>> Cherokee V-8. They did a battery test, said the battery appeared to
>> be 2.5 years old and was probably a 3 year warranty. Said it was
>> supposed to put out (CCA I think) 820, and it was only putting out
>> 760. According to the book they said the battery was bad and needed
>> to be replaced.
>>
>> You think they were just trying to sell a battery, or do you think I
>> really need one?
> Sounds about normal for a 2-1/2 year old battery. Do you need a new
> battery? Maybe. Can you get along for a while? Probably. Would I change
> it out? No.
>
> On a 2000 you either have 6 years on the OEM battery (Wow!) or are
> getting only 3 years on some fairly cheap batteries. (Not the greatest)
>
> My philosophy on batteries is to replace it at the first signs of trouble
> AFTER the warranty expires. I buy either 4 or 5 year warranty batteries
> at my discount place, generally get 6 to 12 months past the warranty.
> Works out to $10 to $12 a year.
I always go to the Exide warehouse and get me a very fresh group 24/84
1100 Ah battery when I need one. Any auto parts store will be glad to
check your battery for you.
Jiffy Lube will tell you that you need a new air filter even if you
just put it in right before you go there. They tried to pull that on
my mom once. She called me on the cellphone once while she was there
and I stopped by and reamed the manager a new one!
It was FUN! Got her a free oil change. I also told him that I will be
checking for the proper filter and torque on the drainplug and the
correct amount of oil. They won't try anything with her anymore. She
gets good service now.
> Chris Lamb wrote:
>> I stopped at a Jiffy Lube to have oil changed on my 2000 Grand
>> Cherokee V-8. They did a battery test, said the battery appeared to
>> be 2.5 years old and was probably a 3 year warranty. Said it was
>> supposed to put out (CCA I think) 820, and it was only putting out
>> 760. According to the book they said the battery was bad and needed
>> to be replaced.
>>
>> You think they were just trying to sell a battery, or do you think I
>> really need one?
03-06-2006, 05:01 PM
#17
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Re: Is my battery really bad
RoyJ wrote:
> Sounds about normal for a 2-1/2 year old battery. Do you need a new
> battery? Maybe. Can you get along for a while? Probably. Would I change
> it out? No.
>
> On a 2000 you either have 6 years on the OEM battery (Wow!) or are
> getting only 3 years on some fairly cheap batteries. (Not the greatest)
>
> My philosophy on batteries is to replace it at the first signs of trouble
> AFTER the warranty expires. I buy either 4 or 5 year warranty batteries
> at my discount place, generally get 6 to 12 months past the warranty.
> Works out to $10 to $12 a year.
I always go to the Exide warehouse and get me a very fresh group 24/84
1100 Ah battery when I need one. Any auto parts store will be glad to
check your battery for you.
Jiffy Lube will tell you that you need a new air filter even if you
just put it in right before you go there. They tried to pull that on
my mom once. She called me on the cellphone once while she was there
and I stopped by and reamed the manager a new one!
It was FUN! Got her a free oil change. I also told him that I will be
checking for the proper filter and torque on the drainplug and the
correct amount of oil. They won't try anything with her anymore. She
gets good service now.
> Chris Lamb wrote:
>> I stopped at a Jiffy Lube to have oil changed on my 2000 Grand
>> Cherokee V-8. They did a battery test, said the battery appeared to
>> be 2.5 years old and was probably a 3 year warranty. Said it was
>> supposed to put out (CCA I think) 820, and it was only putting out
>> 760. According to the book they said the battery was bad and needed
>> to be replaced.
>>
>> You think they were just trying to sell a battery, or do you think I
>> really need one?
> Sounds about normal for a 2-1/2 year old battery. Do you need a new
> battery? Maybe. Can you get along for a while? Probably. Would I change
> it out? No.
>
> On a 2000 you either have 6 years on the OEM battery (Wow!) or are
> getting only 3 years on some fairly cheap batteries. (Not the greatest)
>
> My philosophy on batteries is to replace it at the first signs of trouble
> AFTER the warranty expires. I buy either 4 or 5 year warranty batteries
> at my discount place, generally get 6 to 12 months past the warranty.
> Works out to $10 to $12 a year.
I always go to the Exide warehouse and get me a very fresh group 24/84
1100 Ah battery when I need one. Any auto parts store will be glad to
check your battery for you.
Jiffy Lube will tell you that you need a new air filter even if you
just put it in right before you go there. They tried to pull that on
my mom once. She called me on the cellphone once while she was there
and I stopped by and reamed the manager a new one!
It was FUN! Got her a free oil change. I also told him that I will be
checking for the proper filter and torque on the drainplug and the
correct amount of oil. They won't try anything with her anymore. She
gets good service now.
> Chris Lamb wrote:
>> I stopped at a Jiffy Lube to have oil changed on my 2000 Grand
>> Cherokee V-8. They did a battery test, said the battery appeared to
>> be 2.5 years old and was probably a 3 year warranty. Said it was
>> supposed to put out (CCA I think) 820, and it was only putting out
>> 760. According to the book they said the battery was bad and needed
>> to be replaced.
>>
>> You think they were just trying to sell a battery, or do you think I
>> really need one?
03-06-2006, 05:08 PM
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Re: Is my battery really bad
Especially as the OEM new battery spec is 650 CCA.
"Earle Horton" <NurseBustersNoSpam@msn.com> wrote in message
news:440ca169$0$22065$a82e2bb9@reader.athenanews.c om...
>I got 11 years out of the original battery in my YJ. 760 out of 820 CCA is
> 93% of new capacity. Are you having problems with the battery? If not,
> save your money and buy a set of jumper cables, "just in case".
>
> Earle
>
> "Chris Lamb" <clamb1@new.rr.com> wrote in message
> news:440c5d04.5060416@news-server.new.rr.com...
>> I stopped at a Jiffy Lube to have oil changed on my 2000 Grand
>> Cherokee V-8. They did a battery test, said the battery appeared to
>> be 2.5 years old and was probably a 3 year warranty. Said it was
>> supposed to put out (CCA I think) 820, and it was only putting out
>> 760. According to the book they said the battery was bad and needed
>> to be replaced.
>>
>> You think they were just trying to sell a battery, or do you think I
>> really need one?
>
>
"Earle Horton" <NurseBustersNoSpam@msn.com> wrote in message
news:440ca169$0$22065$a82e2bb9@reader.athenanews.c om...
>I got 11 years out of the original battery in my YJ. 760 out of 820 CCA is
> 93% of new capacity. Are you having problems with the battery? If not,
> save your money and buy a set of jumper cables, "just in case".
>
> Earle
>
> "Chris Lamb" <clamb1@new.rr.com> wrote in message
> news:440c5d04.5060416@news-server.new.rr.com...
>> I stopped at a Jiffy Lube to have oil changed on my 2000 Grand
>> Cherokee V-8. They did a battery test, said the battery appeared to
>> be 2.5 years old and was probably a 3 year warranty. Said it was
>> supposed to put out (CCA I think) 820, and it was only putting out
>> 760. According to the book they said the battery was bad and needed
>> to be replaced.
>>
>> You think they were just trying to sell a battery, or do you think I
>> really need one?
>
>
03-06-2006, 05:08 PM
#19
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Re: Is my battery really bad
Especially as the OEM new battery spec is 650 CCA.
"Earle Horton" <NurseBustersNoSpam@msn.com> wrote in message
news:440ca169$0$22065$a82e2bb9@reader.athenanews.c om...
>I got 11 years out of the original battery in my YJ. 760 out of 820 CCA is
> 93% of new capacity. Are you having problems with the battery? If not,
> save your money and buy a set of jumper cables, "just in case".
>
> Earle
>
> "Chris Lamb" <clamb1@new.rr.com> wrote in message
> news:440c5d04.5060416@news-server.new.rr.com...
>> I stopped at a Jiffy Lube to have oil changed on my 2000 Grand
>> Cherokee V-8. They did a battery test, said the battery appeared to
>> be 2.5 years old and was probably a 3 year warranty. Said it was
>> supposed to put out (CCA I think) 820, and it was only putting out
>> 760. According to the book they said the battery was bad and needed
>> to be replaced.
>>
>> You think they were just trying to sell a battery, or do you think I
>> really need one?
>
>
"Earle Horton" <NurseBustersNoSpam@msn.com> wrote in message
news:440ca169$0$22065$a82e2bb9@reader.athenanews.c om...
>I got 11 years out of the original battery in my YJ. 760 out of 820 CCA is
> 93% of new capacity. Are you having problems with the battery? If not,
> save your money and buy a set of jumper cables, "just in case".
>
> Earle
>
> "Chris Lamb" <clamb1@new.rr.com> wrote in message
> news:440c5d04.5060416@news-server.new.rr.com...
>> I stopped at a Jiffy Lube to have oil changed on my 2000 Grand
>> Cherokee V-8. They did a battery test, said the battery appeared to
>> be 2.5 years old and was probably a 3 year warranty. Said it was
>> supposed to put out (CCA I think) 820, and it was only putting out
>> 760. According to the book they said the battery was bad and needed
>> to be replaced.
>>
>> You think they were just trying to sell a battery, or do you think I
>> really need one?
>
>
03-06-2006, 05:08 PM
#20
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Re: Is my battery really bad
Especially as the OEM new battery spec is 650 CCA.
"Earle Horton" <NurseBustersNoSpam@msn.com> wrote in message
news:440ca169$0$22065$a82e2bb9@reader.athenanews.c om...
>I got 11 years out of the original battery in my YJ. 760 out of 820 CCA is
> 93% of new capacity. Are you having problems with the battery? If not,
> save your money and buy a set of jumper cables, "just in case".
>
> Earle
>
> "Chris Lamb" <clamb1@new.rr.com> wrote in message
> news:440c5d04.5060416@news-server.new.rr.com...
>> I stopped at a Jiffy Lube to have oil changed on my 2000 Grand
>> Cherokee V-8. They did a battery test, said the battery appeared to
>> be 2.5 years old and was probably a 3 year warranty. Said it was
>> supposed to put out (CCA I think) 820, and it was only putting out
>> 760. According to the book they said the battery was bad and needed
>> to be replaced.
>>
>> You think they were just trying to sell a battery, or do you think I
>> really need one?
>
>
"Earle Horton" <NurseBustersNoSpam@msn.com> wrote in message
news:440ca169$0$22065$a82e2bb9@reader.athenanews.c om...
>I got 11 years out of the original battery in my YJ. 760 out of 820 CCA is
> 93% of new capacity. Are you having problems with the battery? If not,
> save your money and buy a set of jumper cables, "just in case".
>
> Earle
>
> "Chris Lamb" <clamb1@new.rr.com> wrote in message
> news:440c5d04.5060416@news-server.new.rr.com...
>> I stopped at a Jiffy Lube to have oil changed on my 2000 Grand
>> Cherokee V-8. They did a battery test, said the battery appeared to
>> be 2.5 years old and was probably a 3 year warranty. Said it was
>> supposed to put out (CCA I think) 820, and it was only putting out
>> 760. According to the book they said the battery was bad and needed
>> to be replaced.
>>
>> You think they were just trying to sell a battery, or do you think I
>> really need one?
>
>