HEY GUYS...

THE STUPID BATTERY IS DEAD ON MY CAR.. I DROVE IT FOR 30 MINS OR SO AND DAMN THING DIDNT CHARGE.. I think i need a new battery?

anyone know how much the factory battery is?

im thinking if i should switch to the lighter dry cell battery , like the one sharky has?

whats teh benefits of usinga smaller dry cell battery? can u jump start it if the battery dies? pros & cons?

need help, im taking the car to dealer tomorrow morning . so anyone can help id appreciate it...

 

ain't worth it since u're heavy already. so do i.

 

Joe? heavy?

 

First, have someone check the battery to make sure it will not hold a charge. The problem could be in your charging circuit, for example.

If the battery is toast, I would recommend against the factory battery, which is made be Moll and is not very good. You can do far better for less money with a bolt-in DieHard (size 48, I think, but that is easy to look up), or do what Sharky and I have done and go to an Optima. My car sits for a week or two sometimes, which is enough to discharge the battery to the barely-start level, so I went with a Yellow Top (their deep-cycle option). If you don't regularly discharge the battery, a Red Top will work fine. Installation of either takes a little time and effort (and in my case, drilling a couple of holes in the battery pan), but it is't brain surgery.

I doubt the dealer will be of much help.

 

A word of caution: the directories battery manufacturers provide state the replacement battery for a 996 is a size group 49. Group 49 is a problem because it does not mate with the threaded holes to secure the battery. Group 48 is the preferred size. Here is a very useful thread from Renntech on this subject: http://www.renntech.org/forums/index...950&hl=battery