Stratford Auto Repair

The replacement battery fits the tray, the cables reach, and the engine starts. A week later, the stop-start system remains unavailable or a battery warning returns. It's frustrating when the new part seems to solve the starting problem but doesn't restore everything else. Before choosing a battery, look beyond the dimensions and the price tag. The vehicle's charging strategy was designed around a particular type and capacity. A battery that can crank the engine once isn't necessarily the right replacement for the electrical system it will support every day. Battery Technology Has to Match the Application An absorbent glass mat battery, commonly called AGM, is built differently from a conventional flooded battery. Enhanced flooded batteries, or EFBs, are another category. Vehicles with repeated stop-start operation and demanding electrical loads can require one of these designs rather than a basic flooded replacement. Don't downgrade an AGM appl ... read more