Pelican Parts Forums - Price Check and Advice, Aisle 2007 Carrera S

Pelican Parts Forums (http://forums.pelicanparts.com/)

- Off Topic Discussions (http://forums.pelicanparts.com/off-topic-discussions/)

- - Price Check and Advice, Aisle 2007 Carrera S (http://forums.pelicanparts.com/off-topic-discussions/1094118-price-check-advice-aisle-2007-carrera-s.html)

Quote:

Originally Posted by speeder (Post 11344238)

Batteries are crazy expensive these days, double what they were 2 years ago. The rational thing to do is have the battery charged and tested, replace if it fails a load test. Batteries are simple things.

Batteries either take a charge and pass a simple test or they do not. There is no in-between.

I’ve had batteries test good but on the marginal side and still cause weird issues. These cars are very sensitive to battery voltage apparently. If it’s old I would replace it, but that’s just me.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Nostril Cheese (Post 11344245)

Keep in mind that Raby made a lot of money scaring people about the IMS and bore issues.

Put a battery in it and drive it hard. They dont like to be babied. Denis knows whats up

Yes, Raby was and is an expert fearmonger.

Matt, we're not really in disagreement here. If the battery tests, "marginal," I'd say replace it. But if it tests good leaning on it w the load tester, then good=good. :)

One thing I haven't seen mentioned is rust. It may be no problem on this car but mine came from the midwest and I should have paid more attention to that. I have a 2004 C4S and just did the exhaust/plugs/coil packs. Holy crap the hardware was a mess. I broke 2 bolts off in the case and was being extra careful. I had to source used mufflers and supports, all new hardware. Exposure to mid west winters caused a bunch of issues that I think are mostly solved at this point but just made for a lot of unnecessary work.

No argument on the fear mongering.