Best battery for cold weather

[JimPghPA]

On the Honda crv owners club forum theres post of crv starters failing as early as 60 k miles.

Reman units even from a Honda dealer may not last as long as the original.

Theres several yt videos about how to replace the brush assembly. Watch several by different people to find all the things to pay attention to.

One shows using a special Honda M77 moly di-sulfide assembly lube Honda part number 08798 - 9018 costing about $14.07 to $ 15.95

Theres other brands of lithium grease, but the Honda M77 seams to be a known to work well, while others are questionable about viscosity or quality.

Apparently the best place to purchase starter parts online is DBELECTRIC.COM
E-Mail address [email protected]
Phone 888 904 0460

I suspect any Honda starter that cranks a 6 cylinder may last less than the ones that crank a 4. So maybe replacing the starter brushes is a great way to keep er reliable.

The brush assembly from a Honda dealer is very expensive.

But after market sources like DB have parts for much less cost.

 

[FZ1]

What is the best battery brand for cold weather. I had a NAPA Legend Premium in my 2015 Pilot 24F size
after my original Honda battery was dying. Now the NAPA was starting to go bad, so a quick fix was to put in a Honda OEM battery while it was at the dealership. But I am not crazy about this battery being only 630 CCA, and I only think that is for 32 degrees and not the frigid Michigan weather we will get soon.
I went back to NAPA store near me but they do not carry the exact battery I want like I had before.
They carry one that is 1 inch taller. I am not sure about the rest of the size if it will fit in my battery corner.
I cannot modify anything myself and am sure the dealership won’t either. I looked at Bosch batteries but their CCA is not ot that high. The NAPA battery I had previously had 775 CCA at zero degrees I believe.

Thanks In advance for your time and responses.

If the 2015 Pilot came with an FLA battery, I would just go to Walmart and get a 24F FLA battery. They are excellent batteries, and come in 2yr or 3yr warranty models. If they fail within warranty, Walmart does not pro-rate them. They just test them, and if bad, give you a new one. Never had a problem with Walmart FLA batteries.

This^^^^^^. So much angst. Here's how you do batterys: Go to the nearest Walmart with an auto shop, buy their AGM 4 year warranty battery with about 700+CCAS, pay them to install it, when it breaks, you take it back to Walmart and get a replacement installed. Buy a $12 battery tester from Walmart with free shipping. Test your battery at 3 years 11 months and 15 days. Go from there. So, much battery angst in the world.

 

[rcs]

rcs, East Penn ( battery company in Pennsylvania), makes Deka batteries. Very reputable. You'll be satisfied with it. Company has been around a long time, so they must be doing something right.

Yes, the exact reason why I chose them, still made in USA!