My T/A's AC Delco battery took a dump, literally. Battery acid all over the freaking place. I was just about to slap a Optima Red Top in it and now I have to, as well as the battery cables.

I recommend every to ditch theirs if they still have one, I heard alot of bad things about these batteries and now I know it first hand.






Peace,
Craig.

 

me too, put in an optima, but mine was only leaking a little, so didn't change cables.

 

Same thing happened to me, leaking acid from the positive terminal. I also went with the Optima red top. I didn't have to change my cables either.

 

**** man mine just started leaking from the positive terminal too, always have to clean it to make it start. what is a good battery to get and can we get these warrantied???

 

i have had 3 batteries all replaced under warnty

 

Red Top here too

 

It's common on all sidepost batteries, including Delco. The warranty on the battery is 3/36 if original - period. If you paid cash for the battery, you get the warranty on the top (probably 6 years, prorated, battery only - no labor). You might try calling ACDelco directly and see if they will help you - don't hold your breath though. Get an Optima and be done with it. Done forget to clean, neutralize, and undercoat the acid damaged areas.

 

i had a 5yr Delco that went out, dunno if original or not. but red optima now, yellow too expensive

 

My Delco just went bad this morning. I have it on the charger now while I work from home. What Red Top should I get?

Bill

 

Damn, my 2001 Trans Am's original AC Delco took a dump last night. Seem's all the 01's posting have this problem right now. Mine leak acid so bad that it split the positive terminal into 2! Had to get the car towed last night and need a new battery and terminals. Couldn't believe it, never had this kind of problem with a battery....

 

my original battery is still going in my 98 it's def. getting weak now though

 

yellow top optima no probs

 

I've had bad luck with Optima's. I use standard batteries now days with no problems at all.

 

make sure you clean up the acid good. i have a bit of rust under the battery from the acid i didn't clean up immediately.

 

I'm not sure what you guys in TX are doing to your batteries but I'm still running the stock Delco battery from '98 in my car..........Maybe it's all the summer heat you get down there that kills the battery so fast?

 

I had to replace the stock Delco a month ago. It had a dead cell. It did have some corrosion on the positive terminal, but it cleaned up nicely with some baking soda and water.

 

Heat, that is exactly the problem.
Delco batteries are by far the worst for leaking at the positive terminal.
I replace at least 4 a week in the summer time in customer cars.

 

10 years ago delco is all we would sell at the shop they were damm good. They are complete crap now. I cannot think how many we have changed in the last 8-10 years. Optimas are all we sell now if they want something cheaper they can buy em I do not want to hear the whining associated with well your battery did blah blah blah .

 

Is the yellow or the red top lighter? Does anyone know the weights?

 

im running the original delco still. i wanna relocate the battery to the trunk though over the summer so i'm probably gonna have to go optima anyway.