Battery #3 for '09 Honda Fit

[Blinker]

Holy smokes thats a lot of batteries. I just swapped out a 9 year old battery in my old truck. The veh in my sig is on its original battery. 8+Years and 148,000 miles.

 

[Brasileno]

Originally Posted By: Doog
Originally Posted By: Yup
Does anyone top off the water in their batteries any more? I'm on my 2nd Honda battery in 14 years. First lasted 9. I typically (realized I haven't this year) pop the top and use a syringe to fill with water. They are typically about half gone after a year. No water, no juice.


+1 I do annually. All of the "maintenance free" ones take several ounces of distilled water. But the Honda batteries are undersized IMO.


+2. Or a turkey baster, designated for automotive use.

I think the hardest part is maintaining the "specific gravity" of each cell. However.. Yes.

 

[Blue_Goose]

My wife's Fit is on it's 2nd battery 2010 with about 170K on it