I had the battery replaced 9/15/08 (it was 3 years old); by January 09 the battery was dying constantly and I always had to get jumped on wet days. Solution on 2/16/09: alt & p/s belts replaced - Gary Lietz is great! & because I was & am still unemployed, he did the minimum necessary to keep me driving.
August 09: the battery keeps dying - and Lietz tells me the battery is dead & needs to be replaced. ??? Of course I am going back to Sears.
When Sears replaced the battery in Sept. I was told the battery cover/holder/mount needed to be replaced. Where do I get one of those - what is it really named & how much are they?
Because the mount or cover or whatever is missing, is the battery getting wet and weak or are there other underlying problems?....
Thanks! (I do have over 150,000 miles on the car - but need to keep it running until I am employed again:)
It's called a Battery Mount (base that the battery mounts onto) and a Battery Cover (cover that goes over battery). Prices vary depending on the car, but I believe $40+ for each part.
You should also check to see if there's an issue with your alternator the way you're going through batteries. It should read 13-14V +-.2V across the terminals with the car running and the alternator cranking.. If it's below 13, then it's undercharging your battery. If it's above 14V, then it's overcharging and damaging your battery
The battery hold cover/holddown with bolt varies from one vehicle to another. A big parts store should be able to hook you up with something that will work to hold the battery securely in place. If a battery is not mounted securely, it can bounce around, which is bad for it, and worse case scenario, it can move around so much it makes contact with moving parts (cooling fan) and ends up a big repair job. Some cars batteries have a cover over them to protect against the high heat of the engine compartment. This heat will also shorten a batteries life. Your battery can get wet, that won't do anything to it, but you need to secure it, and if it had some type of plastic or insulated cover, it should be replaced.
You need to ask for something to 'secure your battery in place', or a 'battery hold down bolt and bracket'. As far as the cover goes, I'd check with a local Dodge dealer to see if your car had some type of cover that was placed over the battery. They can look it up on their computer. It may not be available, and would be too costly to purchase there, but that's how to find out if there should be one on your car. If it turns out you should have one, check car salvage yards, you may have luck there. Good luck with the car and job search.
Check the charging system (altenator) or something is draining your battery (light stays on)
Nothing to do with a batt cover!
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