Post on 21-Apr-2017
Diagnosing A Car Battery Problem Tips and suggestions:
A Car Battery:
A car battery is a physical reserve of energy .It will die quicker for the things like disuse, corrosion and faulty connections.It needs very large amount of power to turn over an engine and start a car.
Types of CarBattery Problems:
Types
Faultyconnection
Corrosion
Disuse Alternator
problems
1. Faulty Connections
Sometimes the screws or bolts which connect the ports to the cables can become loose and thewhole connection fails and ultimately the battery will be completely dead because no power will begoing from the battery to the starter.
2. Corrosion
Sometimes that screws or bolts which connect the ports to the cables can develop a corrodedConnection which will made the whole connection weaker and therefore it becomes harder for power to transfer from battery to the starter.
3. Disuse
Letting a car sit idle for a while without using it for at least 2 weeks or more will cause loss of power that it can no longer start your engine .
4. Alternator Problems
If the alternator of the car is going bad , then it will be no longer be able to charge the battery asa result after driving for some distance the car will die and then the battery won’t restart the car.
Most common signs of a battery
that needs to be replaced :
1st Sign
Engine cranks, no start
2nd Sign
No lights , no start, no cranking
3rd Sign
One minute it starts fine , then Next it won’t
4th Sign
Difficulty with cold cranking
5th Sign
You have Jumped the battery a lot
JUMP- Starting a new car battery
Follow these steps :
Hook up one end of the positive cable[ RED] to the positive [+] terminal on the [rescue] car's battery, and the other end to the positive [+] terminal to the positive terminal to the dead battery. Bear in mind the positive terminal is RED.
STEP-1
Hook up the negative cable [-] BLACK to the negative [-] terminal on the rescue car's battery, and the other end to a non-moving, grounded part of to the unresponsive car's motor compartment.
STEP-2
Make sure e-break is applied on both vehicles and the transmission is in park [automatic] and neutral [standard transmission]. Start the rescue automobile and permit it to idle for a couple of minutes.
STEP-3
Once the battery starts up, allow it to run for 5 full minutes so its alternator can boost the battery. Unhook the jumper cables from both cars in the Opposed order. Be sure that you do not permit any of the open jumper cable end to link with, as they can build a spark.
STEP-4
Some Preventive Tips for extending your auto battery life :
Maintenance of the battery
Usage of the
car
Change in
Weather
Change in
weather
A sudden change in weather may affect your car battery.Numerous people get the vehicle from a particular site and suddenly move to a different site which is largely Different in weather.
Usage of
the car
Overusing a car battery will shorten the lifespan of your car battery .So keep in mind that your head lights, stereos are off when you are parking it.Do not keep your Ac on for long hours.
Maintenanc
e of the car
When you are taking your car for servicing make sure that the mechanics checks your battery .The battery cables and the terminals must be cleaned as well as maintained too.
Select the proper battery for your ca
r :
First choose the group size
Decide on cold cranking amps
Decide on reserve capacity