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I was hoping to take the car out given the incredible weather we've been having in Toronto but the battery is dead. Kinda' suprising since the car is stored in a heated garage at an ambient temperature of 60 F or 15 C. I never placed the battery on a trickle charge thinking that I would not need it.
My question is ...........is there anything I should know before I remove the battery and charge it? Also given the state of the battery do you think it will hold the charge?
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Thanks guys.
Cheers and safe driving.
we just had a discussion about this on the GT3 forum
don't take the battery out, get the porsche battery maintainer and plug it in overnight
if the car starts, then you are OK, otherwise, you need a new battery.
cant' tell how old your car is but if it is in its 4th+ year, time for new battery. I just changed mine putting in size 48-dl from autozone, $65 + tax. $tealer wanted over $300 to do it!!!!
Probably looks like I'm going to need a new battery as well...............car is 2000 with 30k miles on it. Any recommendations on a battery and again is there any precautionary measures I should take prior to disconnection and reinstallation. I read somewhere that if you close the hood you won;t be able to open it without the battery installed.
Also what is the central vent hose on the battery? I can't seem to find it?
Thanks
Patrick
that central hose is there to vent most batteries. if you don't want to deal with that, get an Optima but out of the box, it won't fit in your car. The autozone that I got came with a venting hose and a small adapter to connect to Porsche's vent tube (that you will unplug when you take out the OEM battery). If you have enough juice left to open the hood, then you got nothing to worry about. If, however, your battery is totally gonzo, then you will need to "jump" the hood open. The procedure is extremely simple and goes like this:
0. Find a jumper car and a pair of jumper cables. Park this car next to your driver's door and turn it OFF. You aren't going to jump your engine, just draw enough juice to open your hood.
1. Find the fuse box located where you left knee would be when driving. Pull it open. Its only held by tension.
2. Find a red pullout with the picture of the hood on it. It doesn't come out all the way, just an inch. This is where you connect the positive jumper cable. (connect the + on the other battery and then the other end to this pullout).
3. Connect the - on the other battery and then the other end to the driver's side door's lock latch. Its this hook sticking out where your door normally closes.
As soon as you make this connection, your car's alarm will go off. keep your key handy to quickly disarm the alarm. Press the hood opening button as you now have juice flowing thru. Unplug the jumper cables by reversing the order you followed earlier. Open the hood and find the toolkit behind the spare tire. YOU SHOULD WEAR SAFETY GOGGLES PRIOR TO TOUCHING THE BATTERY.
Find the right wrench from the toolkit and then take off the one and only bolt holding your OEM battery down. Unplug the venting tube. Unplug the + connector. Unplug the - connector. Pull the OEM battery out. Notice that the battery tray has several holes in it to accomodate different lengths of various battery brands. Put in the new battery. Find the correct hole in the tray that will keep your battery secure and use the one and only bolt that you took off earlier to secure the battery in. Plug in the venting tube of the car to the venting tube and adapter than came with the new battery. Plug in your - and then Plug in your +. Find the manual in which you will find a credit sized card that has your "radio code" on it. Turn the car on and your radio will ask for a code. Key the code in, put away the manual, the toolkit, and close the hood. Time to go driving!
Cheers!
And get the plug in cigatette socket charger from Porsche. It's cheap, easy, effective, durable, reliable, and will save you the next battery and the frustration. AS
