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Originally Posted by TeaFee
Yup! And car is starting up maybe a tenth or two of a second faster now.
Just worried same thing might happen to this new one though, if the root cause isn't just the oem battery at end of life.
I mean, it felt perfectly fine and always registered 12-14v to the car while running. Until it suddenly didn't and died.
Maybe I should get a battery tender / new jumper for the oem one and pop it back in? Currently somehow registering 11.9v now.
Hmmm, I'll go find a new brz from a dealer and take a pic to compare then.
Thanks for the warning, I just hooked it back on the way it was, didn't think it might be wrong/damaged.
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Yep, them batteries do wear out. 6-7 years is pretty old for these batteries. My 2013 has the OEM battery and is working fine. However, about every 6 months I add distilled water (if needed) and put it on a charger overnight to perk it up.
With the voltmeter attached to the new battery, it should read 12+ volts
without the car running and 13+ volts
with the car running.