Battery Removal

[RADGT]

Well it seems even with the battery tender the car won't get enough to start. The car sat for 15 months at a dealer before I came along. Called a local dealer(not where I bought the car) and they want me to bring the car in so they can check it and create an error code so it is under warranty. I do not have the time to do that so I figured I would just pull the battery myself and bring it down. After disconnecting the terminals, what else is holding the battery in place?

Stu

 

[Mark O]

A bolt with a 10mm (I believe) head.

 

[RADGT]

Nevermind...There is another bolt that holds it down.

Stu

 

[Dr Robert Harms]

Dont rush into battery removal

You might not want to rush into that. Removal of many batteries can/will/may scramble certain really needed codes. I always take a second battery (usually motorcycle) with long homemade jumpers (10 or 12 gauge is fine) and hook it to the battery terminals of the car before removing the car battery. This insures 12 volts are always on in the car. Better safe than sorry.

BTW: a battery tender will not charge a fully depleted battery

 

[MAD IN NC]

On e-bay, Optima battery in Vista Ca.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Ford...tegoryZ33574QQihZ016QQitemZ260067947020QQrdZ1
Don't know why they won't ship. They are sealed batteries - no gas discharge. Other vendors do....




Second Battery on E-bay for $154.95 or buy it now for $159.99. Shipped from Ga.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Ford...tegoryZ33574QQihZ013QQitemZ230070411660QQrdZ1


Was also at Sears today - they have the Red Optima for $189 bit it is not branded.

 

[FlorIdaho Chris]

You might not want to rush into that. Removal of many batteries can/will/may scramble certain really needed codes. I always take a second battery (usually motorcycle) with long homemade jumpers (10 or 12 gauge is fine) and hook it to the battery terminals of the car before removing the car battery. This insures 12 volts are always on in the car. Better safe than sorry...

Interesting piece of advice. Thanks for the tip. :thumbsup

 

[ladams1]

Still under warranty

Your car should still have 24/7 pickup and roadside assistance. Call the dealer they should get it for you. it is part of the warranty agreement.

Lee

 

[ladams1]

Battery removal

You might not want to rush into that. Removal of many batteries can/will/may scramble certain really needed codes. I always take a second battery (usually motorcycle) with long homemade jumpers (10 or 12 gauge is fine) and hook it to the battery terminals of the car before removing the car battery. This insures 12 volts are always on in the car. Better safe than sorry.

BTW: a battery tender will not charge a fully depleted battery

I do not want to argue on this point because it comes up on some exotic car forums. It is not a problem on most cars. Every so often (at least with Ferrari (360 and the F430) you can have a service light comes on. it normally goes away in 15 minutes. That is very rare.

You will have to reinsert the radio codes if the FGT has those. The flash card technology is very old and really is not a factor. I could be wrong on the FGT. I would change it without fiddling. One of the advantages of the FGT is it is simple at least by supercar standards.

Lee