On 6/17/2020 at 6:41 AM, scorecard said:

A few years back my Thai nephew bought a Hyundai car from his friend, car was 5 years old. Nephew has zero knowledge or experience with anything to do with vehicles. 

 

He had a flat tyre 100m away from a well known typical tyre/battery outlet on Sri Ayutha Rd, Bkk. He asked them to help, they brought his car into their workshop and without any discussion quickly changes all the tyres.

 

He asked why 'all'. Response 'you have to change all your tyres and battery every 12 months and we can see from markings on the tyres they are all overdue for changing. 

 

I've heard of the same thing at a venue in the same compound as BIG C South Pattaya.

Does your nephew want to buy a bridge in Sydney, I'm selling it cheap 

One year battery life does sound a bit suspitious. Battery longevity may differ between the similar rides and battery brand. Usage, battery space temperature, battery quality, all pay their part.

Sold my Vigo with auto trans at 11.5 years old. Battery life history..

 

1. L/acid Toyota "brand" .......2 years

2. L/acid Toyota brand...........2 years

3. Boliden Silver/calcium.......3.5 years 

(with half the fluid missing, don't ask, would have lasted 4 years)

4. Cheap Thai 3K l/acid..........3.5 years

(Started lifting the hood when home to remove heat, plus the alternator had a smaller pulley fitted so it turned faster at low RPM, being auto it helped).

5. Sold the ride with a FB "Hybrid" sealed..

 

After almost 3 years the battery on my truck failed. We were taken to B-Quick where a replacement battery was fitted. At the time I questioned the compatibility of what they fitted. They showed me that it had the same; Ah and CCA ratings despite it's physically smaller size. They also claimed it was the OEM battery for Toyota Vigo et al. It came with a one year warranty.

Earlier today that battery suddenly failed, without warning and was confirmed to be unserviceable by parametric tests. It was only fitted 13 months ago and the battery was 15 months old.

Needless to say, I now have a new battery fitted.

 

Given my recent experience, I now rescind 100% of what I said in an earlier post. I also rescind 50% of what I thought at that time.

 

It's quite possible that Toyota have used some goofy batteries in recent builds and are hiding behind their PR screen.

 

On 6/17/2020 at 3:53 PM, salsajapan said:

 

Thank you, but pretty boobs would never do that, so i will end up having to do it !!! But sometimes it's incredible what we can do for a nice pair !!!

By the way, why is CTEK better than another charger ?

 

 

They are intelligent battery conditioners, not just run of the mill trickle chargers.

On 6/19/2020 at 5:14 PM, transam said:

(Started lifting the hood when home to remove heat, plus the alternator had a smaller pulley fitted so it turned faster at low RPM, being auto it helped).

5. Sold the ride with a FB "Hybrid" sealed..

 

opening the hood really help ? This is why so many Thai do it ?

 

 

2 hours ago, samtab said:

 

opening the hood really help ? This is why so many Thai do it ?

 

 

Yes, folk laugh on here but for me it was an experiment that proved a point. I only lifted the hood when home under it's parking spot, just long enough to get rid of most of the heat from exhaust manifold, turbo etc...

When you turn the engine off the under hood temp rises as there is no air flow to remove it on the Vigo.

On 6/17/2020 at 11:22 AM, KeeTua said:

You may be an engineer but you missed the daily 10+ kms as in at least 10km/day.

 

10 KM is enough to charge the battery if it is done daily. A good battery would discharge very little overnight, unless there is a significant drain, so a very short drive should see it fully charged.

 

Sounds like she needs to explain the problem and all the symptoms to a trusted mechanic. Dirty battery terminals themselves can cause all sorts of mischief and often overlooked. Easy for a mechanic to check if there is something draining the battery when the engine isn't running. He can also drain the battery voltage down some at the shop, confirm with a voltage meter, then drive it a short distance to see if it reaches full charge again on return to the shop.

 

How long does the 10 K take her, round here thats just minutes.

6 hours ago, pineapple01 said:

How long does the 10 K take her, round here thats just minutes.

Where do you live, on a motorway?

10km at an average 60km/h takes 10 minutes.

In most urban/suburban driving you are lucky to hit an average of 30km/h (traffic lights, junctions etc) - so that would be 20 minutes.

I've had 4 Toyota trucks over the years......batteries generally last 3 years.  My 2008 Vigo got 6 years off the original battery.

I'm not a mechanic, but have been told that people who start their diesel trucks without waiting for the glow plug light to extinguish generally get less lifetime out of their batteries.

7 hours ago, HauptmannUK said:

Where do you live, on a motorway?

10km at an average 60km/h takes 10 minutes.

In most urban/suburban driving you are lucky to hit an average of 30km/h (traffic lights, junctions etc) - so that would be 20 minutes.

Up Country on 90 Kph  super dual carriage ways , side feeder roads are fast too Average car flow 110/20 is because 90 is a pathetic 60 mph. Great area to drive.

 

 

 

 

 

17 hours ago, kokesaat said:

I'm not a mechanic, but have been told that people who start their diesel trucks without waiting for the glow plug light to extinguish generally get less lifetime out of their batteries.

I think that you are living in the past modern small (pickups and cars) diesels do not have glow plugs

On 8/18/2020 at 2:40 AM, kokesaat said:

I've had 4 Toyota trucks over the years......batteries generally last 3 years.  My 2008 Vigo got 6 years off the original battery.

I'm not a mechanic, but have been told that people who start their diesel trucks without waiting for the glow plug light to extinguish generally get less lifetime out of their batteries.

Wow, six years, that must be a record for a Vigo.......

Did you use a starting handle...????

Oh, and no glow plugs on one either....