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For preventive maintenance, I would change your battery.
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For about $100 bucks, I would replace battery first.
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For preventive maintenance, I would change your battery.
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POST 1 / ORIGINAL POSTEROriginal post

My 1999 996 still has the original battery at 24K miles. I have a trickle charger. It used to be that the red LED indicator will turn off within an hour or so of charging, I suppose that means the battery if "full". Recently though, the LED light stays on all the time. Does that mean that my battery is in its final days? Still cranks without a problem. Only other thing that's wrong with the car is the check engine light that's on; new sensor will go in Monday.

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For preventive maintenance, I would change your battery. After 4 years it is can become trouble. I found before I replacing my battery the light of trickle charger was off much more. Not sure if yours is on all the time is specifically battery for you and/or if the battery was low charge when stored, and now trickle charge is working harder. For about $100 bucks, I would replace battery first.

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