OEM battery not too bad? - Page 2 - Toyota GR86, 86, FR-S and Subaru BRZ Forum & Owners Community

cdrazic93 · 04-17-2016, 12:51 PM

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Originally Posted by Tcoat

Presuming that both cars have the same OEM battery and the only real difference is all the electronic goodies the BRZ has I can only conclude that one or more of those goodies is creating a parasitic draw that drains batteries faster than the FRS. Hardly scientific and I can not prove my theory but there it is.

Its the underglow everyone keeps installing.

cdrazic93 · 04-17-2016, 12:53 PM

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Originally Posted by Tcoat

Dude! That is not what they mean when they say "do acid".

....sounds like youve done it before mr. Coat.

Packofcrows · 04-17-2016, 01:27 PM

2hr of music and mine dies. 1.5yrs old. POS

Pat.Thornton · 04-18-2016, 09:52 PM

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Originally Posted by cdrazic93

....sounds like youve done it before mr. Coat.

And how would you know????

Lol

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riboyster · 04-18-2016, 10:54 PM

Just bought a new one last week. Original battery from 2013 model. Worked fine on cold start, was only getting hard to turn on heatsoak. I'd buy it again if not for the convenience of Costco

RichardsFRS · 04-19-2016, 07:05 AM

WOW you got four years out of a battery! Thats pretty damn good. I've not been able to get three years out of a battery. I just concluded they are all pos. The biggest problem I've seen with batteries over the decade is corosion. I've not noticed any in the FRS but I've only had it 5 months

Dadhawk · 04-19-2016, 07:19 AM

I'm at about the 4 year mark with mine as well, no issues, but I have averaged 48 miles per day since purchased (with most weekdays being around 90) so it stays pretty well charged. Also, I almost never run accessories with the engine off.

Admittedly, I hadn't checked mine in a while, guess I need to add that to my to-do list for this weekend.

Tcoat · 04-19-2016, 08:45 AM

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Originally Posted by RichardsFRS

WOW you got four years out of a battery! Thats pretty damn good. I've not been able to get three years out of a battery. I just concluded they are all pos. The biggest problem I've seen with batteries over the decade is corosion. I've not noticed any in the FRS but I've only had it 5 months

In the reverse of this situation I have not had to replace a battery in a car in almost 20 years and have been impressed with how they have stayed corrosion free.

justatroll · 04-19-2016, 10:10 AM

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Originally Posted by ZionsWrath

I have completely abused this battery. It's been run flat probably more than 2 dozen times. Jump started or charged as many.

This is the original battery when I bought the car, 2012. So in a few weeks 4 years on.

Still jump starts fine and will hold enough charge to start for about a week.

Anyone else satisfied with the OEM battery? Seen a lot of negative things about it but from my experience it aint half bad.

Based on your description above it sounds like you DO HAVE a problem with your battery in the first place. Or you are just not too bright screwing up in a way that can cause you to "run flat probably more than 2 dozen times".

That's kind of like saying "The flame retardant in my racing suit works Great! IN the dozen times I have had to extinguish it while on fire, it went right out".

Cartman · 04-19-2016, 11:16 AM

Mine lasted 1.5 yrs... then it started leaking and fucked stuff up... replaced with a shorai lw battery, because racecar

nickmerronesucks · 04-19-2016, 11:32 AM

Mine lasted 4 months, then it started leaking everywhere, And i said hell no get that piece of crap out of there and then had to clean the tray and around the tray very thoroughly to ensure it didn't eat anything. And I installed a Die hard(worked at sears at the time), and i didnt expect this battery to last very long, but it sat for 5 months and through winter and I took the cover off and it started right up, didnt even crank slow.

Ultramaroon · 04-19-2016, 01:28 PM

Still on my factory battery. Strong as day-one.

ZionsWrath · 04-19-2016, 02:27 PM

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Originally Posted by justatroll

Based on your description above it sounds like you DO HAVE a problem with your battery in the first place. Or you are just not too bright screwing up in a way that can cause you to "run flat probably more than 2 dozen times".

That's kind of like saying "The flame retardant in my racing suit works Great! IN the dozen times I have had to extinguish it while on fire, it went right out".

?

My car sits a lot and the battery goes flat.

Not sure how the is similar to me being on fire multiple times. Flamer

justatroll · 04-19-2016, 03:01 PM

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Originally Posted by ZionsWrath

?

My car sits a lot and the battery goes flat.

Not sure how the is similar to me being on fire multiple times. Flamer

I'm not sure that having a battery that survives going flat a lot means it is a good battery.

I'll try a different analogy:

"Those run flats are the best tire I've ever had! The two dozen times I have had a flat, the sidewalls held up just fine!"

04-17-2016, 01:27 PM	#17
Packofcrows hey you, yeah you <3 Join Date: Jul 2012 Drives: 2014 37J FR-S Location: Monterey County, CA Posts: 2,713 Thanks: 905 Thanked 1,258 Times in 809 Posts Mentioned: 38 Post(s) Tagged: 3 Thread(s)	2hr of music and mine dies. 1.5yrs old. POS __________________ Got my TRD wheels and TRD louvers. Thanks!!!

04-18-2016, 10:54 PM	#19
riboyster Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2015 Drives: 2013 Scion FRS Location: Maui, HI Posts: 386 Thanks: 143 Thanked 112 Times in 95 Posts Mentioned: 2 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Just bought a new one last week. Original battery from 2013 model. Worked fine on cold start, was only getting hard to turn on heatsoak. I'd buy it again if not for the convenience of Costco __________________ ScreamingElectron - SnakeShit

04-19-2016, 07:05 AM	#20
RichardsFRS Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2015 Drives: 2013 Pearl White 6MT Location: Gainesville Ga Posts: 938 Thanks: 5 Thanked 356 Times in 246 Posts Mentioned: 13 Post(s) Tagged: 2 Thread(s)	WOW you got four years out of a battery! Thats pretty damn good. I've not been able to get three years out of a battery. I just concluded they are all pos. The biggest problem I've seen with batteries over the decade is corosion. I've not noticed any in the FRS but I've only had it 5 months __________________ Back from bancation in Banopolis where I laid on the beach with a beer between my legs. I at night and ate at sun rise

04-19-2016, 07:19 AM	#21
Dadhawk 1st86 Driver! Join Date: Feb 2012 Drives: '13 FR-S (#3 of 1st 86) Location: Powder Springs, GA Posts: 19,842 Thanks: 38,891 Thanked 24,996 Times in 11,400 Posts Mentioned: 182 Post(s) Tagged: 4 Thread(s)	I'm at about the 4 year mark with mine as well, no issues, but I have averaged 48 miles per day since purchased (with most weekdays being around 90) so it stays pretty well charged. Also, I almost never run accessories with the engine off. Admittedly, I hadn't checked mine in a while, guess I need to add that to my to-do list for this weekend. __________________ Olivia 05/03/2012 - 01/06/2024. 231,146 glorious miles. Visit my Owner's Journal where I wax philosophic on all things FR-S Post your 86 or see others in front of a(n) (in)famous landmark. What fits in your 86? Show us the "Junk In Your Trunk".

04-19-2016, 11:32 AM	#25
nickmerronesucks Ned flanders Join Date: Mar 2014 Drives: 13 BRZ, 16 Hellcat, 22 Ram 2500 Location: Levittown PA Posts: 885 Thanks: 451 Thanked 362 Times in 254 Posts Mentioned: 3 Post(s) Tagged: 2 Thread(s)	Mine lasted 4 months, then it started leaking everywhere, And i said hell no get that piece of crap out of there and then had to clean the tray and around the tray very thoroughly to ensure it didn't eat anything. And I installed a Die hard(worked at sears at the time), and i didnt expect this battery to last very long, but it sat for 5 months and through winter and I took the cover off and it started right up, didnt even crank slow. __________________ 797Performance.com

04-19-2016, 11:16 AM	#24
Cartman Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2014 Drives: 10 Series Scion FR-S Location: PR Posts: 328 Thanks: 79 Thanked 185 Times in 129 Posts Mentioned: 3 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Mine lasted 1.5 yrs... then it started leaking and fucked stuff up... replaced with a shorai lw battery, because racecar

04-19-2016, 01:28 PM	#26
Ultramaroon chicken tonight Join Date: Sep 2014 Drives: a 13 e8h frs Location: vantucky, wa Posts: 31,944 Thanks: 52,292 Thanked 36,616 Times in 18,979 Posts Mentioned: 1109 Post(s) Tagged: 9 Thread(s)	Still on my factory battery. Strong as day-one. __________________ service manuals

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