Front hood latch
So I finally got to experience what I've read about regarding the circle of fun with the front hood and the battery dying. My front hood latch failed right before I went out of town for 2 weeks so I couldn't use my battery maintainer. The battery drained down now it won't start. Off to my mechanic to fix. What did I learn from this? I should have done the tow hook/hood release mod a long time ago. http://986forum.com/forums/uploads01...1426956714.jpg
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Question-how did the failing front latch cause the battery to drain? You suspect the light? I thought the light automatically turns off after a certain amount of time, say 30 mins or an hour. I have seen my car do it so it's true. How old is your battery?
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My battery is about 2 years old But the car sat without running for 2 weeks. Normally I use a battery maintainer, but without being able to open the lid I couldn't this time. The battery drained down once before while my mechanic had it for a couple weeks, so I'm going to replace the battery along with the latch. Makes me wonder how long you can let a boxster sit without starting without the battery draining all the way down, assuming the battery is fully charged and good.
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I go for weeks sometimes and all is good, the only time mine died was when I left the key in, my battery was mfg June 2011.
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I run my battery tender through the cigarette lighter. Avoids the issue with the front trunk.
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Even after that, the battery cranks fast and hard as if it was not affected at all. You either have a bad battery or a slight parasitic drain. When your mechanic drained the battery, he really should've replaced it because they are never the same after that. |
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I had a discussion with my mechanic and he is ging to replace the battery at his expense. He agrees the car should have started after just 2 weeks if the battery was good.
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New front hood latch is very smooth and quiet. My mechanic charged my battery then did a load test. He said it didn't pass and I should replace it. Took the car to pep boys where I bought the battery and they tested it and said its good so they won't replace on pro-rate. I would like to replace the battery because I no longer trust it. Any suggestions Other that paying full price for a new one?
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