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 ·AT&T U-Verse
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Re: Do I need a new battery? The battery is likely failing. At 5 years it's not at all unexpected. The alternator may be feeding enough current to make up for the consumption at higher-than-idle speed, but once it dips a bit the battery can't hold.
I bet that if you test the acid you'll see it having lower than normal density in at least 1 cell. |
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Look Outside | Can this ruin my alternator if the battery is failing?
Will there be any warning to failure, or is this it, and one day it just won't start? |
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Reviews:
·AT&T U-Verse
| said by fartness:Can this ruin my alternator if the battery is failing?
Will there be any warning to failure, or is this it, and one day it just won't start?
Ruin - no.
Warning - maybe yes, maybe no. You may find the car harder and harder to start or one day it may not crank at all. YMMV. |
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