subject: Battery Maintenance Tips [print this page] If you have ever been disappointed by a battery on the road, it is important to keep track of the battery to ensure that you get to enjoy on trouble free driving. The battery being the item that will help produce the electrical energy that starts your car has to be checked regularly. With the little care tips and basic understanding of the battery of the vehicle, you can get to understand on the condition of the vehicle of each battery and get to appreciate true value. Through these care tips, you will get to enjoy trouble free driving.
To begin with, it is important to understand that the battery of the vehicle requires to be changed every 3 4 years. Within this time, you get to enjoy a great service from the battery. Above 4 years, you risk having the battery disappoint you and it is recommended that the battery be changed.
If possible, it is important to check on the load produced by the battery every time that you are working on the vehicle. The best time to do this is when the vehicle is at its scheduled service times or once a month or every two months. In doing this, you are able to track the efficacy of the battery and replace it in good time to avoid the hassle of getting the battery to work. This test should be tested in normal room temperature and even in freezing conditions, as all these are conditions given
Periodically, check on the terminals of the battery and wipe off any crust that might appear on the vehicles battery as crust. An easy way of doing this is through the use of baking soda dissolved in water. When clean terminals of the battery are there, all the desired power is transferred from the battery to the vehicle. With this, you will get to appreciate the battery condition improving, as the crust formation on the terminals hinders all the desired energy from the battery being transmitted efficiently.
The cables attaching to the battery also need to be tightly tied. In doing this, you get to ensure that the vehicle is able to transfer all the energy from the battery to start the vehicle. Loose connections on the vehicle might cause the vehicle to malfunction as the connection when loose causes heat which in some circumstances might lead to a fire.
The positioning of the battery under the hood is also of great importance. This provides the battery from moving and keeps it safe. Many vehicle manufacturers will provide the vehicle battery on a tray. If the vehicle lacks a tray, it is important to look for one so that the tray can keep the battery level and in one position.
When checking the recommended level of the battery fluid and you notice that the battery level of fluid is low, just make sure that you get to top up with distilled water only and not with acid. Topping up with acid will increase the voltage of the battery and reduce the lifespan of the battery too.
