Car battery maintenace

1999 TOYOTA CELICA
60,000 MILES • 4 CYL • 2WD • MANUAL
Avatar
EBORTMAN
  • MEMBER
  • 1 POST
My car (1999 Toyota Celica) sits idle for four months every year. I usually disconnect the positive battery terminal, but half the time the battery is dead after the four months. Today, I bought a battery charger (Shumaker AS-600A) and I am planning on leaving it hooked up for the four months. Is that a good strategy? Or, if I leave the car as is, is it possible to revive a dead battery with the charger?
Dec 29, 2010 at 3:35 AM
Advertisement
Avatar
RASMATAZ
  • CERTIFIED EXPERT
  • 75,992 POSTS
Bad idea-put the battery in the house for the period of time you're gone and then when you decide to use it-slow charge till it gets up to 12.5 volts then hook-it up

Dec 29, 2010 at 3:55 AM
Avatar
DAYDAY2012
  • MEMBER
  • 1 POST
the battery could be a bad battery. have you thought about buying a new one. this could be the problem.
Dec 29, 2010 at 6:31 AM
Advertisement