Austin99z28

Hey guys im having some pretty weird problems goin on with my car. It dies so quick.and by so quick i mean it was dead after pumping 10$ worth of gas in.once the car is running and driving, everything is perfect and it charges around 14 volts no problem. could this be a bad battery?even though i just purchased it in July.its an optima red top.or the alternater being bad draining the battery?im almost thinking the battery isn't really holding a charge and the alternator is what's keeping it going while im driving.but im not sure.so i want to see what you guys think.thanks!

superlazy

Load test the Batt. Never cared much for optijunk

DisasterFormula

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Inb4 OptimaJim and his bs about Optima batteries being better since they moved to Mexico.

Lots of people around here having problems with Optimas and not liking them.

wssix99

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If the car dies when its running. The problem is not the battery.

Despite anyone's personal feelings on batteries, brands, country of origin, etc. a one year old battery shouldn't be bad unless its being abnormally abused or used improperly.

DisasterFormula

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Please read below quote taken from what he said.

wssix99

iTrader: (5)

^^^ Yea, kinda contradicts the statement about "dies so quick."

DisasterFormula

iTrader: (1)

Yeah, but how often do you leave your car running while you pump some gas?