Thread: What did you do to your Crossfire today?
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Old Sep 18, 2014 | 01:35 PM
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Default Re: What did you do to your Crossfire today?
Originally Posted by Da55id
I discovered my Varta battery had fill holes! Imagine my surprise after 20+ years of my cars using fully sealed batteries. So, it was rather nostalgic to remove the caps and see that the water was kissing the tops of the cells (way low). So now it's nicely topped up between min and max fill with distilled water. Also filled the windshield washer fluid since the filler is right next door to the battery.
Most of those batteries that seemed to have no fill holes did in fact have them. If a battery has a fluid electrolyte in it then it can loose fluid and require refilling, no refilling and the battery will be toast too soon. Fluid loss is greater in the hotter climates to the South.
So called no maintenance batteries are often really low maintenance batteries. The battery companies love to sell you a new one when you have neglected to look after your old one.
Keep the electrolyte up to the bottom of the fill hole using distilled water.
 
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