The Original i30 Owners Club
GENERAL STUFF => GENERAL DISCUSSIONS => Car Related (any make, any model) => Topic started by: Misha on April 03, 2022, 08:11:34
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Haven't had any starting issues with my battery as of yet (touch wood :undecided:), apx 4 years old. However I'm going camping in the cold(-5c to 5c with possible snow) in 3 or so weeks, and really don't feel like getting stranded etc.
Took my car into Supercheapauto today for a load test, and the battery appeared to 'pass', but with a measured 516CCA, against a 680CCA battery rating.
Not entirely sure if my battery is fully charged as I haven't done a longer drive (>30mins) in more than 6-8 weeks. Unsure if that would affect the CCA or not.
:link: i30 diesel battery load test - Album on Imgur (https://imgur.com/a/aJAnCip)
Any solid advice would be appreciated.
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Took the car for a drive over an hour, and re-tested with basically the same results results.
Ended up grabbing this (https://www.supercheapauto.com.au/p/century-century-ultra-hi-performance-4wd-battery-ns70lx-mf/602478.html) with 720CCA from supercheapauto while they had their 25% off century batteries deal going.
Would rather have piece of mind, than car not turn over in the cold weather with no phone reception this coming winter.