Was the OE battery a Delco design Delphi? I seem to recall US/Canadian-built Honda up until Delphi sold their battery arm to JCI used Delco Freedom in the 51R/51 and 24F sizes. Toyota used Delcos on the Corolla and Tacoma since those were built at a former GM plant but JCI for everything else that was US-built(Camry/Sequoia/Sienna/Tundra)
Longest lived auto battery I've ever seen
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I put a battery in the MG this year. The cheapo Wal-Mart Everstart group 26 battery was on it when I bought in 2015, and had a sticker indicating '08. It came out, and another Everstart went in its place.
It started getting marginal over the winter(when I don't drive the car a ton) and I had to jump it once or twice after draining it trying to get the car started. It started really acting up this spring(the cranking speed was low enough that it would often take ~10 seconds with the car cold, but the battery often wouldn't last that long, although it would hot start the car okay). The fresh one has it cranking with authority. I figure 11 years isn't too bad of a run, though.
I got over 10 years from the factory battery in my Lincoln LS. My MKZ is on its second battery-the current is ~5 years old.
One thing I AM sold on that both the MG and my LS had are remote mount batteries-the MG is behind the passenger seat, and the LS was in the trunk. They're not TOTALLY immune from heat, but they do stay cooler than under the hood. I also appreciated on the Lincoln that the external vent hose kept the battery absolutely spotless. When I pulled the factory battery off, I put a big, hard to miss note on it about ti being bad since it was clean enough that an employee not paying attention could have easily mistaken it for fresh stock. I'll also say that I did nothing to it in that time other than just looking every few months to make sure nothing was amiss. The MG is a bit different since the battery box is open to the road from the bottom.
It started getting marginal over the winter(when I don't drive the car a ton) and I had to jump it once or twice after draining it trying to get the car started. It started really acting up this spring(the cranking speed was low enough that it would often take ~10 seconds with the car cold, but the battery often wouldn't last that long, although it would hot start the car okay). The fresh one has it cranking with authority. I figure 11 years isn't too bad of a run, though.
I got over 10 years from the factory battery in my Lincoln LS. My MKZ is on its second battery-the current is ~5 years old.
One thing I AM sold on that both the MG and my LS had are remote mount batteries-the MG is behind the passenger seat, and the LS was in the trunk. They're not TOTALLY immune from heat, but they do stay cooler than under the hood. I also appreciated on the Lincoln that the external vent hose kept the battery absolutely spotless. When I pulled the factory battery off, I put a big, hard to miss note on it about ti being bad since it was clean enough that an employee not paying attention could have easily mistaken it for fresh stock. I'll also say that I did nothing to it in that time other than just looking every few months to make sure nothing was amiss. The MG is a bit different since the battery box is open to the road from the bottom.
It' not a car , it's a Kubota tractor that I've had for 16 years . The battery is the one that came with it when I bought it in ‘03 I do put it on a tender/ desulfator about every two weeks .
Only remarkable story i have is a everstart lawn mower battery my dad installed it in 2012 and it always starts his lawn tractor. First time i have seen a $19 lawn mower battery last that long my three year old deka in my zero turn died recently.
The battery in my CR-V was replaced summer last year, the one I pulled out had a date code of 2011 on it.
As a tow truck operator for AAA, I've seen some winners.
Champion Group 73 from 1998 in a 1991 Olds Cutlass Supreme. No corrosion surprisingly, took a jump, but told the owner to get a new battery; turns out he bought it from a salvage yard.
2006 Tahoe with the 5.8 Vortec, original battery for 2006. Lots of corrosion, and was holding 10V still. Once I got it running, it had 25,000 miles on it; It was 2017 when I ran across this. Turns out the truck was a movie prop car and all it did was just get driven up and down the west coast to shooting locations.
Champion Group 73 from 1998 in a 1991 Olds Cutlass Supreme. No corrosion surprisingly, took a jump, but told the owner to get a new battery; turns out he bought it from a salvage yard.
2006 Tahoe with the 5.8 Vortec, original battery for 2006. Lots of corrosion, and was holding 10V still. Once I got it running, it had 25,000 miles on it; It was 2017 when I ran across this. Turns out the truck was a movie prop car and all it did was just get driven up and down the west coast to shooting locations.
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