- June 28, 2016
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6 Great Car Battery Maintenance Tips
Owning jumper cables is like owning a truck. When you own a truck, people seem to cozy up to you when they are moving. When you own jumper cables, you’re suddenly like Batman but for dead batteries. You might as well give your friends a Jumper Cables Signal that they can point at the cloudy sky in times of crisis. With great power comes great responsibility, I guess. (And now I am mixing metaphors.)
Car batteries are full of toxic chemicals and have to be dealt with specially when they die. The green thing to do is to squeeze as much life out of them as possible and decrease the overall amount of batteries that you are going to need in your lifetime. Here are some tips for that.
1. Park in a Garage
A thoroughly insulated garage will keep your battery warm in the winter. Skip heated garages. They will rust your car.
2. Keep Your Battery Clean
Remove the clamps and clean away grease, dirt and oxidation. A filthy battery connection will weaken the charge.
3. Insulate Your Car Battery
If you don’t have an insulated garage, you can always insulate the battery. It’s a cheap way to protect the battery.
4. Recharge it with Solar
You can purchase an inexpensive solar charger for your car battery. The charger refills your battery’s charge with solar energy. Combo this device with a monitor so you don’t overcharge the battery.
5. Add Distilled Water
If you’re stretching the life of a conventional battery, you may have to add some water to it.
6. Secure the Battery
If your battery is jiggling around, it could tip over. A loose battery bashing against other parts of your engine is bad. Battery acid spilling all over your motor is also bad. Keep the battery tray clean. Make sure the battery sits correctly.
133 COMMENTS
April Cook
September 20, 2016, 5:01 pm REPLYI had not idea that you could add water to the battery to extend it’s life. where do you put the water? I don’t know if I trust myself to do this the right way. Is this something that I could ask my mechanic to do?
Alex@April Cook
December 12, 2022, 2:15 pm REPLYYou can actually do it on your own. Use distilled water instead of tap water. Can refer to this post for more info
https://carbatterycare.com/2022/12/07/ways-to-maintain-car-battery/
Alex@April Cook
December 12, 2022, 2:16 pm REPLYYou can actually do it on your own. Use distilled water instead of tap water. Can refer to this post for more info
https://carbatterycare.com/2022/12/07/ways-to-maintain-car-battery/
Toco Warranty
November 22, 2016, 9:09 am REPLYThese tips are quite helpful for extending the car’s battery life. You should be cleaning the battery terminals because it is necessary for better battery performance. You should always charge the car battery with caps in place. By following all these tips sure enough we can see the best results.
Theodera Smith
March 11, 2017, 7:57 am REPLYCar batteries play a major role in a car. Car battery are made up of galvanic cells in a series circuit. Each cell of a lead storage battery consist of alternate plates of lead. Excessive use of car battery power for lightning, air conditioning, music system can make our car battery weak. Rash driving , Low charge and acid stratification must be avoided so that car battery will not be dried soon. <a href ="http://monacomotors.com/auto-repair-services/">Car battery maintenance</a> can be done by keeping our battery clean, insulating our car battery, using distilled water and by recharging it with the solar.
Mark Horn
May 13, 2017, 10:39 am REPLYCar battery is full of toxic chemicals. Even the best car battery tends to show a decline in the functionality with the passage of time. So, the things to do is to squeeze as much life out of the battery as possible and decrease the overall amount of battery that one is going to need in his life time. Though the blog is dealt with some useful battery maintenance tips still I want to share some tips in the following.
1)Drive on a regular basis in order to maintain the level of charge in it.
2)It is good to check the engine’s health on a regular basis as efficiency and stability of engine is directly related to life of the car battery.
3)Don’t ignore early warning signs because sometime ignorance may become dangerous.
Being a BMW owner, whenever I find any issue with battery, immediately I take my car to
<a href ="https://myeuropro.com/">BMW service center</a> in order to resolve the issue. Thank you for sharing.
Mark Horn
May 13, 2017, 10:42 am REPLYCar battery is full of toxic chemicals. Even the best car battery tends to show a decline in the functionality with the passage of time. So, the things to do is to squeeze as much life out of the battery as possible and decrease the overall amount of battery that one is going to need in his life time. Though the blog is dealt with some useful battery maintenance tips still I want to share some tips in the following.
1)Drive on a regular basis in order to maintain the level of charge in it.
2)It is good to check the engine’s health on a regular basis as efficiency and stability of engine is directly related to life of the car battery.
3)Don’t ignore early warning signs because sometime ignorance may become dangerous.
Thank you.