How Is Your Car’s Battery Holding Up this Winter?

The New Year is upon us (happy good-bye to 2020). With the advent of 2021 there is one thing that certainly remains constant. Topeka’s winter weather takes a toll on your vehicle’s battery. According to AAA your car’s battery loses about 60% of its strength at zero degrees, and even 35% when the outside thermometer hits freezing!

Here are some tips to prevent a dead battery –

1.  Keep your car covered and out of the wind.

2.  Pause for a bit before turning on the heater, the radio, etc.

3.  Clean wherever you can to prevent a build-up of dirt and debris.

4.  Have it checked periodically.

Knowing when a battery is about to fail is much better than discovering it after it actually happens! When was the last time you had your vehicle’s battery checked? A.J.’s Import Garage located at 501 SW Harrison in Topeka are local automotive experts and will help you keep your battery revving up every time this winter. Visit ajsimportgarage.com to see all that they do.

You Made it Through the Winter.

Well, at least your car battery did.  Another tough Topeka area winter and it (as well as you) survived it…congratulations!  So, what shape is your car’s battery in now?  It seems painfully obvious that the best time to replace your battery is before you need to, but how do you know it’s time to replace the battery if it’s not dead?

Here are a few common warning signs –

1.  The engine cranks slowly when you start it.

2.  A misshapen battery case.

3.  Battery fluid is leaking.

4.  Of course, that good old check engine light.

There is little that is more triumphant than replacing your vehicle’s battery just before it conks out on you.  To make that happen, stop in at A.J.’s Import Garage located at 501 S.W. Harrison.  A.J.’s has been taking care of foreign and domestic car batteries around the capitol city for many years.  Call for an appointment if you wish at (785) 233-1000.