![]() ![]() Their website also has a store locator system you can use easily. Part of car maintenance is looking after the battery and getting a battery test is simple, easy to do, and not time-consuming. If their stores are close to you, it would not be an imposition to take them up on their offer. Yes, this company also offers free battery testing at its outlets. One way to do that is to offer simple tests that help potential and returning customers have trouble-free driving. O’Reilly is in the business to make money and bring customers to their auto parts stores. It is worth the trip to make sure your car is performing at peak levels and it has all the electricity it needs. There is also little loss, just some time, in going to their stores and testing your battery. There is no harm in getting your battery tested by professionals. They also want you to be a returning customer so there is no reason for them to give you a faulty test. While many mechanics can be corrupt, AutoZone has a different attitude and wants your business. If the second test confirms the first one, then you know you can trust AutoZone’s battery tests in the future. Just like going to another doctor to get a second opinion on your medical condition, it is not wrong to get a second opinion on your battery’s condition. That may be a true claim but it never hurts to get a second opinion. Is AutoZone Battery Test Accurate?Īccording to their website, the company’s battery test is supposed to be accurate. You can wait and buy later but do not make it too much later if you want your car to start each and every time someone in your family drives it. There is no obligation for you to buy a new battery if the test shows yours is on its way out. It is worth getting an idea of the condition of your battery even if you do not buy a new one. The employees should be parts specialists and know what they are doing. Having a little peace of mind is worth the effort and the drive to the closest AutoZone shop near you. ![]() The good part of the test is that it is free. Yes, the company does test your battery for you. Then if you want the location of the closest AutoZone shop, scroll to the bottom of the web page and look for the words AutoZone locations and click on it. The good thing about AutoZone’s repair shop finder is that it finds actual repair shops near you no matter who owns them. Or you can just click here to get to that web page. Once on that page put in your address and in a few seconds, the screen provides you with your results. All you have to do is go to their website, click on the menu button and scroll down till you see find a repair shop and click on it. If you do not know such men and do not know where there are repair shops near you, Auto Zone makes it easy for you. You can just ask them for directions to the one they recommend. For those men who work on their cars or have the work done, they already know where the best mechanics and repair shops are. Meanwhile I am slow charging the battery and will have more data tomorrow.This is not going to be difficult. He told me they don’t use hygrometers nowadays because there are so many different varieties of plates and acids used in batteries, there would need to be many different hygrometers. The technician told me there’s no pro-rated warranty after the 3 year free replacement period is up on my May 2012 battery, but that their new batteries are better than mine, and have a 2-year pro-rated warrant after the initial 3 year free replacement period. Their device printed out a slip that said GOOD BATTERY CCA 710 out of the rated 800 Voltage 12.67 Temperature 83 F. I drove to WalMart and they tested the battery today. I did not read the actual specific gravities, but all the cells read in the red zone (not charged), some slightly in the red zone, some firmly in the red zone. I easily jump started the vehicle with a small lawn and garden 12V battery I keep in the garage on a trickle charger.Īfter a couple weeks and some long trips I tested the van’s battery with a hygrometer. ![]() A couple weeks ago my 4 year old WalMart MAXX battery couldn’t turn over the van after I ran a Coleman cooler for about three hours. ![]()
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