got recall done today and they tested battery

[dwcopple]

I had the recall done on my Montego today where they clean the throttle body and reprogram the e-throttle. see here: http://allstatetrucks.com/images/Recalls...d%20Montego.pdf
Apparently when doing the re-program it load tests the battery? The battery should be 600CCA and it tested at 370. Should I be concerned? It starts fine right now.

 

[bama7x57]

I would have it doubled checked at AAP or Autozone. It's free.

 

[NHGUY]

Electronics can act funny if battery voltage is low or not consistent.Low cranking amps means a lower battery total capacity,and more than likely a higher than normal internal resistance (ability to accept a charge).Retest it,but replace it if it fails the next test.Its going to cause problems.

 

[dwcopple]

oh, ok. I can get a new Autocraft Silver and two FL820S filters for $70.75+tx after core refund. So I might just go ahead if it needs it. Do they have a phone app?

 

[Donald]

Is it the original battery? Its 7 years old.

 

[eljefino]

They probably do a free 77 point check on every car that comes in, to set a baseline and of course upsell. They probably checked your ATF, coolant, tire pressure etc and it was fine so they left you alone on that.

Midtronics thinks ~60% of original CCA is okay. If you got a little thermal paper strip printout it was probably from a Midtronics device. This infers CCA by running an AC current through the battery and detecting its impedance, pretty cool and easy on the battery unlike a carbon pile.

It'd be a good time to start thinking about a replacement, I guess, if you're proactive.

 

[pcoxe]

My 2009 V8 Colorado started to crank a little slow on cold mornings when the original battery got down to 300 CCA. I got 4 good years out of it. Went ahead and installed a new AZ Duralast Gold before it left me stranded somewhere.

 

[SwampSurvivor]

If it's the original battery, replace. Motorcraft batteries seem to live longer than most, but I dont trust any battery that long.

 

[JHZR2]

Id consider it. That seems pretty low in terms of capacity. Doubling of impedance or 20% loss of capacity would be an end of life to me.

 

[2oldtommy]

Seven years old = time to replace. Prevent being stranded on a cold winter night. FWIW--Oldtommy

 

[dwcopple]

Originally Posted By: eljefino
They probably do a free 77 point check on every car that comes in, to set a baseline and of course upsell. They probably checked your ATF, coolant, tire pressure etc and it was fine so they left you alone on that.

nope. I don't think they did any inspection. It was not on the sheet (they usually flag .3 hr for one) and I was not offered one. I think their computer probably told them. No printout, just pen writing from the tech on the print sheet of recall work done.

 

[mikefxu]

Tire Kingdom told me my newish Group 35 (640 CCA) was needed to replaced. The car came with a Group 51R (500 CCA). They also told my just replaced coolant and transmission fluid (by me) needed to be changed. I only asked for them to take a look at my tires after getting a bumpy ride and give me a quote. They were having a sale, only reason I stopped in. Even with the sale it was cheaper to buy the exact same tires on tirerack.com and have a local installer install them. Tire were delaminating, which caused the bouncing feeling.