How to know when to replace your car battery

How to know when to replace your car battery

The best time to replace your car battery is before you need to. This is the best time before you hitted by any loss because your car battery is dead. So, how do we know it's time to replace the battery if it's not dead-yet?

Generally, there are #5 signs your car battery is dead such as car engine's won't crank, hard to start and just clicking noise, no lights on dashboard panel, battery case looks bloated and aged, and no electric currents from your car battery.

But, those are completely dead car battery, so that is not the best time to replace your car battery because it would bring more cost to handle after it. So, here they are the best time to know when to replace your car battery.

How to know when to replace your car battery


1. Battery tester measured that the battery need to be replace


The first way to know when to replace your car battery is when the battery tester measured your car's battery is need to be replace. Yes, to ensure the good or bad battery, you need to measure the battery using battery tester

There are lots of methode to measure car battery condition, for example, you can use multimeter, hydrometer, and voltage load tester, but the best way to measure your car battery condition is using a battery tester.

Car battery tester bring more information about your battery status such as good, weak, need to recharge, or even to replace the battery. Replace the battery status in battery tester result is an information that you should replace the battery. It's mean that your car battery is almost dead and need to change with the new ones.

Another informations if you are using battery tester is you can measure Cold Cranking Ampere (CCA) in your car battery when use for starting the engine, and also you can measure how is your car's charging voltage.

Using an accurate measurement tools for battery is the best way to know when to replace your car battery.


2. The physical condition of the battery looks bad


The second ways to know when to replace your car battery is from the physical condition of the battery that looks so bad.

Dead battery in generally have some bad physical condition such as bloated case, terminals corrosion, acid leakage, blackish water and poor battery elements. Those physical condition are signs if your car battery need to replace with the new ones.

Bloated case indicates that the battery water and elements had worked over limitation so the liquid acid inside the battery becomes blackish and vaporized faster. It makes all battery terminals corroded.

If your car's battery have more than 3 bad physical battery condition as i mentioned above, then this the time to replacing your car's battery.

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3. The battery used for three years or more


The last ways to know when to replace your car battery is when your car batery is used for three years or more. The best battery lifespan in usage would be stand for five to six years, but on average battery car usage, it could be last between three and five years.

The battery lifespan is depends on many factor but the most effected factors for your car battery lifespan are only two, environment and battery maintenance.

Hot and cold climates would effecting the inner battery elements such as the battery water and element of electrode and anode inside the car battery. Hot temperature makes the battery water vaporized faster, and cold climates may the battery water to be frozen. As a result your battery will dead faster. Read : How long do battery last

Meanwhile, battery maintenance is the second things would effecting your battery lifespan. If the battery properly cared for and well maintained it could be last between three and five years. So, if your car battery passing more than three years usages, it's signs for replacing your car battery.
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