Jumpstarted Your Car, but the Battery Dies Again? How To Diagnose Car Batteries!

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So you had to jumpstart your car or truck's battery, but then it died again soon after. Or maybe your vehicle stalls out right after taking the jumper cables off? Both of these situations are signs that your battery is damaged beyond repair, or has reached its end of life. Sue shows you some easy ways you can diagnose the battery in your car or truck, so that you know if it needs to be replaced. She also offers some tips for maintaining your healthy battery, and how to avoid doing more harm than good when you do clean, maintain, or protect your battery.
For an entire library of in depth diagnostics that you can do yourself at home, check out this playlist:
• Driveway Diagnostics!
0:00 Click Click! Car Won't Start!
0:15 Diagnosing a Dead Car Battery
4:27 Battery Acid Check
8:29 Battery Cleaning Tips
11:02 Using Terminal Protector After Installing Battery
11:40 Why Different Vehicles Need Different Sized Batteries
14:45 Why Car Batteries Don't Work Like Deep Cycle, and Why You Can't Use Deep Cycle in Your Vehicle!
21:08 Always Recycle Your Old Batteries!
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@1AAuto 2 жыл бұрын

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@grantstemmet606 2 жыл бұрын

Lady,you've done more than most videos here on KZfaq! Thank you for giving me a better more thorough understanding of battery issues. Keep it up!

@wokewokerman5280 Жыл бұрын

...really, does not use a battery tester that induces a load? Talks about CCA in terms of "High Charge Voltage" which is completely confusing - CCA is the amperage that is available for initial 30 seconds to help turn over a cold hard to turn (high starter motor torque needed) engine. AKA more initial power (Power watts = volts x amps). Does not talk about adjusting the acid. Is wearing her prescription glasses and not safety glasses, and dumbs down about everything... so not

@LOV2XRL8RL 2 жыл бұрын

I really like how she explains everything in detail. I actually learned a couple things about batteries thanks to this video. Keep them coming 😉👍🏽

@kimmills3264 29 күн бұрын

Can I adopt you Sue??? OMG, I love your communication/ teaching style. What a delight to find you!! My new fave mechanic!!!!

@breakwhiskey2863 8 ай бұрын

The best explanation I found in youtube. Thank you so much!

@tonymonastiere8510 2 жыл бұрын

Watching this vid...you can get a real charge out of it!!! That G.T.O., you can roll it, pop the clutch and go! Thnx Sue, and Happy New Year!

@TMM6900 2 жыл бұрын

I like how you talk about disposal too. Thanks!

@z18brovads27 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks I love how u put things understand clearly👌🏾💯

@keithrayeski3147 2 жыл бұрын

Sometimes, too much technology, is too much technology…case in point!! Great information. Like that 60’s car…back when cars were for their intended purpose…transportation, not entertainment.

@mrobvious5892 2 жыл бұрын

Amen brother!!!!!! Spot on!! What b.s. it all has become. The planned systematic death/removal of the backyard mechanic🥴.

@atubebuff 2 жыл бұрын

It might be worth mentioning that in modern cars if you replace the battery you actually have to program the car's computer to tell it if it's a Lead Acid/AGM and what the actual Amp-Hour capacity is. Apparently you need to then "reset" the Charging Controller so it now knows there's a new battery and begin charging at a high rate rather than the low rate of the previous dead battery (i'm guessing they do this to avoid having a massive load on the alternator which robs power from the engine). You'd think if you replace with the same battery tech and same (or better) A-H it would figure out that it can charge at a high rate but somehow the anecdotal info is that it doesn't although i'm sure the dealer would love your patronage for changing a battery...

@JeanMSmith 2 жыл бұрын

I really enjoy your videos. I was about to give up on watching videos on you tube for car repairs but I watched yours subscribed and liked them. Thank you!

@richardswenson4463 2 жыл бұрын

Hear in Arizona, it don’t really matter to much if you buy the most expensive or a cheaper one. The heat in the summer kills them equally. Two to three years and it’s toast!

@sprengertrinker 2 жыл бұрын

Really great explanation! Thank you!

@mavelinnaidoo1772 Жыл бұрын

We men can learn a lot from you. Watch so many videos and you had solved my problem. Thank you

@wokewokerman5280 Жыл бұрын

...really, does not use a battery tester that induces a load, just a VOM (not conclusive)? Talks about CCA in terms of "High Charge Voltage" which is completely confusing - CCA is the amperage that is available for initial 30 seconds to help turn over a cold hard to turn (high starter motor torque needed) engine. AKA more initial power (Power watts = volts x amps). Does not talk about adjusting the acid. Is wearing her prescription glasses and not safety glasses, and dumbs down about everything... so not

@qveenissac Жыл бұрын

Very informative

@tim2269 Жыл бұрын

Solid information well presented

@antoniomarc7174 2 жыл бұрын

A lot of great information in this one…

@k9under 2 жыл бұрын

Awesome thanks.

@robertscroggins4810 Ай бұрын

good advice thanks

@karenk4140 3 ай бұрын

This was awesome! Thank you 😊

@renerivas3619 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks. You are nice person. Have nice day thank you so much. For the video🙏🏾👍👍👍👍

@s39020 2 жыл бұрын

Excellent

@minimalistknitter 25 күн бұрын

Sue, well stated!!👍

@garysteinert8040 2 жыл бұрын

Physics are like facts, no matter how much you try, you can’t change the result.

@bwest-yq3uc 2 жыл бұрын

I got about a new out of my big jumpstart. Then, I got the smaller one and keep it in my vehicle. Had good luck with it so far.

@riceburner4747 2 жыл бұрын

Great video Sue! Also, dont overfill batteries. Leave level a little UNDER (eye) or rim of cell to allow expansion of electrolyte. Hey Sue, take a battery that HAS voltage, wet on top frm acid. Take ur tester, put positive on positive post, negative on THE WET CASE of battery, read meter.😲 Yes, dirty batteries draw voltage/ discharge quicker. 😁

@mrobvious5892 2 жыл бұрын

Wow, Who woulda thunk it! Micro amperage parasitic leakage between the terminal posts and possibly to body ground! Outstanding!

@Dicofol1 2 жыл бұрын

What about the effect of the temperature on the voltage of the battery? If I test a battery voltage with a multi-meter when its really cold, how do I know if its still good?

@mobilecommunicationsnetwor5268 2 жыл бұрын

Please consider talking about the new battery chargers with recondition and desulfation features.

@kissingbanditt 2 жыл бұрын

I was watching this amazing video and at the end i started to laugh out loud. Literally. I loved the part. 20$ is 20 bucks. Might get u some gas. Lol love it. Tthumbs up x100.

@mycarmechanic 2 жыл бұрын

Informative video

@1AAuto 2 жыл бұрын

+My car mechanic Thanks for the feedback!

@vdeblois1352 7 ай бұрын

Apparently I have very low CCA (50 out of 650) but good voltage.. what would be the main causes for that? .. the battery and alternator are both 2yrs old.. they both were replaced cause they were (so they say) defective and the car would stall.. any thoughts? I'm inclined to put a new battery in but I've got a feeling the same thing might happen ..

@charlespayne1909 2 жыл бұрын

I love watching the repair videos on playback speed x2. It helps my d.i.y knowledge, repetition, and memorization

@dalekundtz760 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the informative video. All battery videos these days show the top post batteries. It has been twenty plus years since any of my vehicles have had a top post. You have shown in other videos how to clean the top post batteries. How do you clean the terminals on a side post battery? My van has side post and then another connector for jumping since most times these days you can't get to the battery. Show how to clean and jump side terminal batteries. Do you have to spray the side post with anti corrosive spray like a post battery? HELP!

@charlespayne1909 2 жыл бұрын

I like cornwell too. Do you guyz use cornwell cause of its low tooth count.

@FATHERSOFBASS 2 жыл бұрын

Nice info for the new bees

@johnny1556 2 жыл бұрын

Good information, but where can I get a jump pack like that?

@williamcherne1607 2 жыл бұрын

I like the video. I get it now.

@VinodKumar-jt3og 2 жыл бұрын

Good 👍 job good Information halpfull video

@1AAuto 2 жыл бұрын

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@paulsmith9341 2 жыл бұрын

I've run AGM batteries for about 13 years. Lasts way longer!

@kil-0976 4 ай бұрын

I have a problem in my car, sometimes Im not able to turn on my car sometimes when i park it for less than hour. Tested it for parasitic drain its below 0.50ma not that bad. The car has crank but doesnt engage, I need to jump start it with a portable battery and make voltage around 13v to make the car engage, I already tried cleaning the terminals, What do you think the issue?

@philipcbarrera1537 2 жыл бұрын

A battery may display a full charge. But it will still not crank over if the CCA is 65 percent of the CCA rating in Cold weather. May crank ok in warm weather above 75 percent. Fully charged battery is not a good indicator how good the battery is…..It’s the CCA percentage that battery has left.

@twistedsoulsmedia7143 2 жыл бұрын

The whole “cold does kill your battery is a lie” I’ve lived in Pennsylvania all my life and in the snow belt. The water in the battery freezes and the car won’t start. Changed hundreds of car batteries in the winter.

@TrailVapor 2 жыл бұрын

Even a completely dead cell can be recovered by restoring the chemical balance i.e. add sulphuric acid. in the UK, a licence is required to stock H2S but it isn't illegal to recover sulphuric acid between dead batteries.

@williamclick9771 2 жыл бұрын

Have a question for you. Can a old battery burst or explode? The reason I'm asking is my cousin gave me his father's Camry. It's a 2000 Toyota Camry LE 4 cylinder. There's rust on the battery cradle and on the frame of the Camry where the battery sat. But I checked other places in the engine bay but there wasn't rust anywhere else. This is where the battery acid got onto the battery cradle and onto the frame of the Camry. This is why I'm asking.

@jaimecervantes3896 Жыл бұрын

She rocks” 🤙 0:27

@bwagenberg 2 жыл бұрын

If your alternator dies and the battery discharges until the car stops, is that bringing the battery completely to zero? Please explain what is zero in more detail.

@mrobvious5892 2 жыл бұрын

With a bad Altenator Your car ignition’s spark strength falls off (too weak to ignite the fuel/air mix) when your battery voltage drops to around 9.6volts (older cars shut down/stop running).

@timothymarshall6709 2 жыл бұрын

I have a 2011 Buick lacrosse some times i put the key in and get nothing put the key again and it turns over it doesn't happen all the time

@BSwayze 10 ай бұрын

@8:24 “Negative is always first, negative is always last?” Is that a Ricky Bobby quote?

@yanniefalcon 9 ай бұрын

I love her 😍 I would love to meet her because she would make a good bestfriend when you’re stuck! She’s smart. I need one them things lol 😂 to jump start my car lol 😂

@charlespayne1909 2 жыл бұрын

I running with honda civic and Subaru videos on 1a auto

@stevepolk4080 2 жыл бұрын

Doing anything,so don't become distracted, by other, when you really need too get done and and finished , right I can live a lot less stressed with the conconfusion .

@DashCamSerbia 2 жыл бұрын

I have a 70 Ah 720 CCA battery in my 1.4L 8v NA engined car. xD

@michaelpollard439 2 жыл бұрын

For myself the battery was shortened because of the weather and drop below 10 degrees

@s.j.5850 6 ай бұрын

What happened to load-testing the battery?

@luckiecks6861 2 ай бұрын

Would buying a brand new battery be a solution?

@wannabetrucker7475 2 жыл бұрын

👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼

@kidsavage86 Жыл бұрын

My car stays on after the jump and runs but if i dont start it its dead

@isaacramirez9580 Жыл бұрын

Same

@willsrestorations 2 жыл бұрын

Why would anybody clean terminals using this procedure, your parts store has a two-part brush where you just slip it over the terminal and spin it or you could purchase one that hooks up to a drill which is fairly cheap and brush both of them in less than 10 seconds and then you flip the tool around and it cleans the actual battery cable terminal. This video seemed very defective to me as it made no sense whether you have a dead battery, once you are jumped the car should stay running because at that point your battery is not being used at all because your alternator is running the vehicle and trying to recharge the battery at the same time. Obviously the vehicle that was disabled by a bad battery needed an alternator also

@zandergregory7388 2 жыл бұрын

Um seems like alternator issue

@acechasombre5478 2 жыл бұрын

“how to ‘Actually ‘ diagnose battery.”thats funny

@djsonfire0001 2 жыл бұрын

10$ for battery core at O'riely's

@csdonnell1 Жыл бұрын

so car did clicks and then died AAA came out and charged. Said battery looked ok It stayed running and I drove it around for a while. Next day I cam down and started it again. Still ok. This morning - completely dead - not even any clicks. AAA guy said it might be a bad connecter to negative terminal. ???? it's an old car - doesn't need computers, etc.

@oshangbouhrawa7413 3 ай бұрын

What about SEALED NO MAINTENANCE batteries Ma'am ??? NOT many people have that much time messing with dangerous chemicals !!! I can't believe you don't know most batteries are now sealed units !!

@kidsavage86 Жыл бұрын

Mine at 0

@normski262 Жыл бұрын

Same problem, battery hold full charge, 12.8v when its running, its putting out about 14.7v . leave it for 2 days, V check, 12.8v go to start it cold snow day -4c and turn over about 2 or 3 time dash light go out, and thats about it. go back 10 mins later weeer, weer and dead again, it a Toyota 4d4 2.2 D.. when it warm 5 maybe 10+ c it starts not too bad, checked from toyota say 74A battery, which is right and its only about 8 months old. anyone give an idea why and whats going on. but other cars around me same weather and , crank over near normal a nd fire up, Durr. ummm. pass

@stevepolk4080 2 жыл бұрын

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@stevepolk4080 2 жыл бұрын

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