It’s Freezing Outside and My Car Battery is Dead!

It’s one of winter’s first and most unwelcome sounds — the sound of a dead battery. But you never have to hear that horrible sound if you keep the health of your battery in mind, and take a few precautionary measures:

Before you find yourself hearing this mechanical death rattle some cold wintry morning, check out the condition of your battery. As a general rule, if the battery is more than four years old, it should be replaced. . Even if it starts your car just fine right now, when the outside temperature next drops below freezing, the problem will become apparent. Cold weather reduces the operating efficiency of all batteries by half or more.

Most batteries will have a date they were put into service visible on a plastic tag on top of the case. It will show the month and year, letting you know about how much useful life is left. If your car has the original, factory-installed battery, however, it may not have a date label. But if you know how old your car is, you also know how old the battery is. If the vehicle is more than four years old, replacing the battery is good insurance, even if it’s working fine right now.

Make sure you get the right battery for your vehicle. Just ask your battery specialist to look up the correct application in his book. Don’t skimp and try and get by with a lower amp battery than listed for your car or truck. As with fuel recommendations and tire pressure ranges, there’s a good reason for abiding by what the engineers who built your car suggest. Trying to save a few dollars on a cheaper battery could cost you in the long run.

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