My 2013 was hard to start yesterday when I was going to go on a shopping run, so I stopped by the auto parts store and had them check it. 260 CCA from a battery rated at 490. Obviously time for a new battery...but they didn't have the right ones in stock. So I went to Sams Club to get this:
https://www.samsclub.com/sams/durac...up-size-25/prod3590214.ip?xid=plp:product:1:1
which we got for our 2012 a few months ago. Its the same battery size (group 25), but much higher CCA.
Sams was pretty backed up (multiple cars ahead of me getting tires and only one tech...and they'd only just opened! But I'd planned ahead and brought tools, so I told them just sell me the battery, and I'll do it myself in the parking lot so I don't have to come back to turn in the core.
Replacement went relatively hassle-free. When finished, I went to start the car and leave, and the car would start, but the engine would die before I could even get it in gear. I did this several times, and it just wouldn't run. I started to get worried...not sure what I could have screwed up that it would have power, but not run. I tried one more time, but instead of just sitting with my foot on the brake, I gave it some gas as soon as I started it and kept the RPMs up around 1-2k for maybe 10-15s. That seems to have gotten it past whatever its issue was. A friend I'd called who used to build race cars thinks the ECU probably just lost its memory, didn't know how much gas to feed the engine, and needed some time running to reestablish its grip on reality.
Is this a common thing? I've stood there with the person at the parts stores while they replace the battery in other cars, and can't remember ever having trouble getting the car running after the change.
https://www.samsclub.com/sams/durac...up-size-25/prod3590214.ip?xid=plp:product:1:1
which we got for our 2012 a few months ago. Its the same battery size (group 25), but much higher CCA.
Sams was pretty backed up (multiple cars ahead of me getting tires and only one tech...and they'd only just opened! But I'd planned ahead and brought tools, so I told them just sell me the battery, and I'll do it myself in the parking lot so I don't have to come back to turn in the core.
Replacement went relatively hassle-free. When finished, I went to start the car and leave, and the car would start, but the engine would die before I could even get it in gear. I did this several times, and it just wouldn't run. I started to get worried...not sure what I could have screwed up that it would have power, but not run. I tried one more time, but instead of just sitting with my foot on the brake, I gave it some gas as soon as I started it and kept the RPMs up around 1-2k for maybe 10-15s. That seems to have gotten it past whatever its issue was. A friend I'd called who used to build race cars thinks the ECU probably just lost its memory, didn't know how much gas to feed the engine, and needed some time running to reestablish its grip on reality.
Is this a common thing? I've stood there with the person at the parts stores while they replace the battery in other cars, and can't remember ever having trouble getting the car running after the change.