BGAndrea

Dealer is saying 85-6YR. Is this correct?

BGAndrea

Can I replace the battery myself? Is it just a matter of removing the terminals and pulling out?

bb996+r1

You just spent 26k+ on your car but won't purchase a $100 battery to troubleshoot?

BGAndrea

When did I say that? Learn to read! I just asked in my one of my last posts if the battery change is something I could do myself. How is that refusal to change the battery?

Think before you write. If you don't have anything constructive to add to a thread, how about go do something else for awhile? Forums are supposed to be informative, educational, and all around helpful. You aren't any of these.

EVRose

Simple to change. Remove terminals and one bolt to loosen the hold down clamp and lift it out sideways. And I agree with everyone here. Put a new battery in it and you'll be off and runnin. I don't want to offend anyone but Optima is at the bottom of my good battery list. I always go with Diehard batteries. You will have to reindex your windows when you get the new battery in. It's simple and in the manual.

eboggs_jkvl

New battery and yes, you can do it yourself.

Elmer

AORoads

yes, you can do it yourself. your friend is wrong about '08s and electrical problems. make sure the batt. is well charged up. a wise move would be to buy a batt. maintainer of any brand and use it, summer or winter, if the car's going to sit for more than a few days.

as my deli owner used to say, "it can't hoit"

etaylor14

I agree Autozone is a good deal!!!

joec

Ya I think I pretty much agree with her on this one.. Comment was not needed.. That being said what worries me is that you said the battery was replaced a few times?? I have an 08 and have had no electrical problems although my battery did croke... Other than that I just drive the snot out of it..

/joe

speedraider

this is why I keep a warrantee on a c6, too much electrical stuff.

NRVUZ

laconiajack

The electronics on these cars provide them with fantstic capabilities, but can cause very frustrating problems that involve a lot more than simply replacing the battery.

c6miller

I agree, get a new battery, new fob batteries and you should be good to go. I have a 2008 vert 6 speed and it is a great car, Im very pleased with it.

LMB-C6

Yes - but sometimes there is more than 1 'BCI group' battery that fits. Just make sure whoever you buy it from looks it up, that should cover you.

Absolutely. You just need to re-index the windows.

As usual, well said.

sportcruiser

Agreed, and a couple additional points:

1) Any starting battery that is deep discharged will not recover well, not just OEM.

2) A Battery can be discharged, but it also can be bad - an internal failure that kills a cell, for instance. Once this happens, a jump start may not even work and all the time in the world on a charger or maintainer won't help.

I agree with everyone else. Get a new battery. Make sure it is over 12v when the car is not running and about 13.5 volts when the car is running. You can definitely do it yourself, but be cautious... lots of electrical power there.

ronkh

I was over seas once for three months. Neglected to disconnect the battery before I left and it was stone dead when I returned (08 C6). Car wouldn't start, couldn't be jumped and when I connected a battery charger, the charger indicated that the battery was shorted. Borrowed a charger from a neighbor (bit more heavy duty) and left in on overnight. Next day the car started and everything worked fine. Two years later still had the same battery in it when I sold her. Just a thought, but the battery may be fine, just needing a good charge.

sportcruiser

Could be, but I would be willing to bet that your recharged battery never had near the capacity it had before going dead.

BGAndrea

My local dealer has a battery for me to pick up tomorrow. I left the battery maintainer plugged in overnight for curiosity sake...so we shall see in the AM.

george vee

I've been around this forum for 3 years and read about a few 08 with electrical issues, mainly dead batteries.
I have a 08 with no electrical issues but did change the battery when the car was 3 years old just for peace of mined.
Good luck and welcome to the forum, a lot of good people around here.

Knob Jockey

I'm with the majority regarding the install of a new car battery.

That will not guarantee that you won't have more problems if the car is drawing too much current when it's off/at rest.

The dealer needs to check the parasitic draw on the new/fully charged battery after all the systems have shut down. This is a common test they should be familiar with.

Whenever you disconnect the battery you have to re-index the windows.

Congrats on your new car and welcome to the Forum.