about car battery maintenance

These days, most car batteries are maintenance free, so most people never have to worry about car battery maintenance. Such batteries will clearly be labeled as maintenance free, and usually have something like "do not open" written near the caps. However, just because most car batteries require no maintenance, it is important to carefully read the label before you install it in your vehicle because some require you to add water periodically. These batteries, called "low water loss" or "maintenance accessible", will require you to add water in high heat conditions, or whenever the electrolyte level gets too low.

There are a few different ways to check the electrolyte levels in a maintenance accessible battery, including a small round device that floats on top of the electrolyte and can measure sulfuric acid concentration, removable caps that you have to look down into to read the electrolyte level or a transparent case that you can see how much electrolyte is inside of. If your electrolyte level is too low, you can fill it back up by adding distilled water. Do not use tap water because the contaminants may hurt the battery. You should also always remember to keep the terminal connections on any car battery clean. Corroded terminals do not conduct electricity as well as clean ones, and they can be cleaned with a toothbrush and a mixture of baking soda and water. To read more detailed information about car batteries, check out my blog.

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