It's not maintenance free/ sealed . You have to check the water level every year . Mine usually needs about a 2-3 oz fill to the L-shaped tang inside with DISTILLED water every 12 months . Don't let the cells run dry.
Unscrew the caps with a quarter ( 25 cent piece) . Screwdriver may strip the soft plastic .

 

I switched to a gel battery already. Lighter with better cranking ability. Also maintenance free.

 

richard,

what and where and how much??? thanks

 

I got it at a stereo store down the street from my house. The place is Startronics on wilshire, owner is Eddie. The battery is a red optima I believe, but he will know for sure around $150. It has much much stronger cold cranking and is quite a bit lighter. The OEM battery is a piece of junk. Mine ran out just by leaving the radar detctor on. When they did work on my car it also ran out. The price seems cheap. Im on my way up to TOW right now!

 

A word of advise...Stay away from optima batteries. I have had 2 that failed wthin 18 months, and my brother has had 1 that failed within 6 months. all 3 were the yellow tops, optimas "top of the line" I hear really excellent things about Stinger batteries, you guys should look into them.

 

Heya Watt, just use the Oddessy 960 (?) or the one above my 680. That'll do the job and is lighter too.

 

sharkster,

Do you use a battery maintainer or do you drive yours everyday?

 

I do drive it a lot but I would still like to get either a battery cut off switch or a maintainer.. Past couple of months I haven't drove it that much with the rain

 

My Oddessy is dead after three days of no use. I installed a simple plug in maintainer. No problems since and it keeps the battery in new condition.

 

Yes that's about right. 3-4 days and that's it Which one did you get? Griots?

 

I will have to look at the brand name. It was not Griots. Cost about $60 and it has a pulser button to de sulfacate the battery plates. I understand it re news the plates by keeping sulfer off them when they discharge.

 

MKV, thanks for the reminder. Posts like these are like review articles in journals. It's stuff you should know but sometimes don't think about or forget.

 

Thanks for the reminder my battery was dry.