exwrx

Point taken. I didn't because my nearest Pontiac dealer is 45 minutes of L.A. traffic away. Autozone is 3 min's. lol. Time is $$$

 

GTO JUDGE

That's a haul... Traffic is bad here too... What is normally a 10 min commute with no traffic can easily hit 45 mins or longer.

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400goatpower

I've decided it's going into the dealer tomorrow and I am going to have them work on it since I need to pick up my insurance card from them anyway. I'm hoping they will just replace the battery under warranty. I'll keep you guys posted

exwrx

Any pic's of video of that exhaust BTW??? Did you ever get that resolved??

Rukee

autozone is a scam for diagnosis. They scan computers for free, but you have to remember, they're into selling parts. So they try to upsell all the parts for any codes that may come up. Some codes can cascade into multiple other codes and it takes a real tech to find the exact cause of all the codes, and not just throw parts at the car till the light goes off.

GTO JUDGE

Taking a car of this nature to an Autozone or a Pepboys is unwise. BAD move.
IMO only a well seasoned trained mechanic or someone you know well enough to work on it should be in that engine bay even if it's only an electrical systems check.

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AMEN Brotha!

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400goatpower

all better! i took it into the dealer and they it was a dead battery so for the sake of time they took another battery out of another gto on the lot and stuck it in mine now it runs great! no probs! they did order me another one though so thats good too!

silversport

At the risk of putting the jinx on myself...I have not had a problem with any A/C Delco battery on any car I have owned since buying my first in 1985...as for the deep cycle batteries...I have read that if you don't daily drive them and/or leave them on the battery tender, they may give up the ghost early...good luck,
Bill

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exwrx

No one claimed that deep cycle batteries last longer. The difference is that with a acid base battery, the acid no longer carries a charge in an effective manner once the battery is completely discharged. A chemical reaction takes place as the battery discharges, rendering it almost useless. More specifically, it's the acid interacting with the led core. Once the reaction is completed, the battery no longer holds a charge. It's irreversible. High school chemistry.

A gel-cell, deep cycle battery, can be depleted and recharged numerous times without losing it's ability to hold a charge. It can be cycled (charged/discharged) to a much greater degree (hence the "deep") without any ill effect on the batteries performance.

In regards to lifespan... I have yet to see a major difference in duration/lifespan if both are cared for properly, and not strained (i.e. underdrive acc. pulley, huge sound-system, leaving the lights on..etc...). If someone tells you otherwise... let me know as I'd like to see the proof.