At 55k miles, I took a peak of my battery (still original one) and the eye went clear. It was no longer green and the eye's color became clear with a yellow band being visible. A google search suggests the battery is going to soon die, so I decided to replace it.
Walmart's Evergreen Maxx is top rated by Consumer Reports, so that's what I chose. It's model 24F for the 4G TL FYI, and comes with 3 year free guarantee replacement, and has 750 cold cranking amps, and should last until >100k miles or when I decide to trade in the car.
Taking out the battery was a pain in the butt. I was in the Walmart parking lot looking like a gangsta.
After disconnecting the negative end (black) first, then disconnecting the positive end (red).... there is a strap that crosses the top of the battery held by two long rods I had to unscrew; then there is what appears to be a lid that goes on top of the battery. The battery is heavy as heck, and having to hike it into the store to get it a core credit. And then bringing the new battery back.
Installing it was a chore. The new battery is actually a little taller than the OEM one. After reversing the tasks I listed above, the dam engine cover wouldn't fit properly. So after fiddling around, I discovered the lid that encapsulates the battery doesn't fit the new battery, causing the "strap" not to screw in properly.
In the end, I decided take off the lid and left the battery uncovered, and then was able to screw in the strap to secure the battery. Now I have a battery lid lying around the garage lol.
Ordeal took over an hour of fiddling around with people staring at me in the parking lot. Just sharing my lovely experience on a Friday morning...
Walmart's Evergreen Maxx is top rated by Consumer Reports, so that's what I chose. It's model 24F for the 4G TL FYI, and comes with 3 year free guarantee replacement, and has 750 cold cranking amps, and should last until >100k miles or when I decide to trade in the car.
Taking out the battery was a pain in the butt. I was in the Walmart parking lot looking like a gangsta.
After disconnecting the negative end (black) first, then disconnecting the positive end (red).... there is a strap that crosses the top of the battery held by two long rods I had to unscrew; then there is what appears to be a lid that goes on top of the battery. The battery is heavy as heck, and having to hike it into the store to get it a core credit. And then bringing the new battery back.
Installing it was a chore. The new battery is actually a little taller than the OEM one. After reversing the tasks I listed above, the dam engine cover wouldn't fit properly. So after fiddling around, I discovered the lid that encapsulates the battery doesn't fit the new battery, causing the "strap" not to screw in properly.
In the end, I decided take off the lid and left the battery uncovered, and then was able to screw in the strap to secure the battery. Now I have a battery lid lying around the garage lol.
Ordeal took over an hour of fiddling around with people staring at me in the parking lot. Just sharing my lovely experience on a Friday morning...