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I always had problem starting the car if I parked the car for more than 3 days (winter/summer). I must have a duff battery from new, because this happens when the car was less than a year old.
My friend recently been on holiday for 3 weeks and returned home to start the car with no problem with his. So therefore it tells me that my battery is a problem on my RAV. So I have bought a heavy duty one (similar to the one used in the RAV4 Diesel model) with 700A cranking power.
To be specific the battery is a Yuasa type 96 Calcium (sold by Halford) with 4 yrs warranty. Note, Halford recommended type 337 maintenance free battery (3 yrs warranty) for the same price as type 96. But I bought the type 96.
However, the car does seem to start a lot more better, although I haven't left it for more than 3 days to see I get the same problem as the old battery.
The thing I noticed is that the engine idle speed is very low (approx 500rpm)at times after I replaced the battery with the heavy duty one.
Does anyone else suffer from this problem after they replaced with a heavy duty battery? I'm think on the line that the alternator can't provide the charge properly with the heavy duty battery. Any replies is appreciated.
I will try and run the car on the motorway to get a better charge and if the problem goes away, or may the ECU is still learning the paramters of the engine, since it was resetted as a result of the battery replacement.
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My friend recently been on holiday for 3 weeks and returned home to start the car with no problem with his. So therefore it tells me that my battery is a problem on my RAV. So I have bought a heavy duty one (similar to the one used in the RAV4 Diesel model) with 700A cranking power.
To be specific the battery is a Yuasa type 96 Calcium (sold by Halford) with 4 yrs warranty. Note, Halford recommended type 337 maintenance free battery (3 yrs warranty) for the same price as type 96. But I bought the type 96.
However, the car does seem to start a lot more better, although I haven't left it for more than 3 days to see I get the same problem as the old battery.
The thing I noticed is that the engine idle speed is very low (approx 500rpm)at times after I replaced the battery with the heavy duty one.
Does anyone else suffer from this problem after they replaced with a heavy duty battery? I'm think on the line that the alternator can't provide the charge properly with the heavy duty battery. Any replies is appreciated.
I will try and run the car on the motorway to get a better charge and if the problem goes away, or may the ECU is still learning the paramters of the engine, since it was resetted as a result of the battery replacement.
:idea:
