Re: how long before your battery is dead?
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Originally Posted by paddlenbike
After sitting in the garage with my headlights on for 3-5 minutes the battery I was bi*@#$ about earlier went so dead the radio wouldn't even work. This was the last $130 battery I will ever buy, it's back to the $60 specials for me--at least I could get more than 2.5 years out of them. The OEM Panasonic battery that my 4Runner came with lasted far longer than anything else I have used, but I think I recall that they do not meet U.S. environmental regulations so they cannot be purchased separately?
I'm sure the dealer has a substitute, why not just buy that? I've been running OEM Toyota batteries for quite some time and never got less than 4 years from one even through brutal winters and having the truck sit for months at a time without use.
Re: how long before your battery is dead?
FWIW, I have a Optima Red-Top in my 4Runner and it's always gotten me where I need to go. The battery is going on 5 years old now (I've owned the 4Runner for 3 years, and the PO put the battery in a while before I bought it). I've let my truck sit for a couple of weeks ata a time and it always starts strongly (even when its 15F outside).
I would do the fuse box test, it seems like a lot of you guys have some drains in the system...
Re: how long before your battery is dead?
I have an Odyssey 1700T battery that I got about 2 1/2 years ago. I've never had to jump it; longest record for it starting when sitting was nearly two months! I will never buy anything else.
The Sears Platinum is the Odyssey PC1500T. Well worth the money.
Re: how long before your battery is dead?
my sears platinum just sat for over a month, i started it a couple of times, ran it less than 2 minutes (just to move the truck, so not enough to really charge it, in fact it probably made a huge dent in it) and it always started up no problem. much better than my old autozone battery. it would have been dead in a week
Re: how long before your battery is dead?
i dont even know whats in my runner... all i know is the PO put it in, and it starts strong every time... i think it may be a toyota battery... but it usually takes 1-2 cranks to start it, even if its been sitting for a week...
Re: how long before your battery is dead?
Sears Platinum (Odyssey rebrand) has been solid for me. Installed last fall right before Pismo and I've only driven the 4runner on 4 trips since the install.
Pismo (Oct 08)
Kings Canyon (June 09)
Big Bear (July 09)
Pismo (Sept 09)
The rest of the time it's sat in the driveway with almost no activity. Did start her up a few times just to move the truck so I can work on it. So far I'm pleased with the purchase.
Re: how long before your battery is dead?
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Originally Posted by Crinale
i dont even know whats in my runner... all i know is the PO put it in, and it starts strong every time... i think it may be a toyota battery... but it usually takes 1-2 cranks to start it, even if its been sitting for a week...
i actually looked at it yesterday, and i was wrong, the battery is a wally world special :-P... i must have been confusing it with the battery in my subaru that was definitely a factory one