Symptoms Of A Dud Battery?

[PAH]

Hi Guys,

My FG XR6T is 5 years old now. When starting the car, I saw on a few occasions a dashboard warning that voltage levels were low so I replaced the battery.

Apart from the fact that the car starts a lot easier, it seems to be running a tad sweeter with the new battery. Dunno if this is imagination or not. I wonder if a dodgy battery has the potential to affect fuel economy too. Any thoughts?

PAH

[discostig]

All sorts of gremlins pop up with bad battery voltage or connection. My dash flashed a bunch of lights and speedo dropped to zero whilst driving a few times, I found the new battery I'd put in was OK but the connections needed wire brushing BADLY.

And yeah the cars always run better after putting in a freshy!

Edited 21/06/14 02:39 AM by -SteveR-

[wombatG6ET]

These cars defiantly run better on a good battery , if it affects economy, a bad battery could give a bad economy I'm not to sure

[GeGe6]

I'm just installing this to keep battery in good condition, car sits for a couple of weeks.

On special at Repco for $59.00 I think.

[PAH]

Had the new battery in for almost 2 weeks. It went in when the car was half way through a tank of fuel and I noticed the fuel economy started to improve. I've since filled the tank and reset the fuel economy gauge. After driving to and from work in Sydney for a couple of days, the indications are fuel economy has improved after installing the new battery. I need to do some more checks as my trips so far have been in light traffic (Saturday). If the economy has picked up as much as I suspect, I am surprised that a dud battery has that much affect on economy. On other plus with the new battery - mobile phone calls do not drop out when I start the car.

PAH