When to change the battery in a Duramax?

The Duramax is a diesel engine for trucks made by General Motors. Removing and installing the battery is pretty much the same as in all vehicles. If you hear a clicking sound when you turn on your engine, have cracks on the battery’s casing or your lights are dim when turned on, it might be a sign that you need a new battery.

How often should you change the battery in a Chevy Silverado?

The video above shows you how to replace the battery in your 2008 Chevrolet Silverado 2500 HD. We recommend changing the battery in Chevrolets every 4 years.

What’s the best battery for a Chevy Duramax?

Original AC Delco batteries lasted me 10 years!!!! Click to expand… Just remember AC Delco has 2 levels of CCA for these trucks, always get the higher CCA, mid to high 700’s. I’ve found the highest CCA AutoZone, Costco, Sam”s Club and WallyWorld are in the 550 – 600 max range.

How do you install a new car battery?

Place the new battery in the battery’s tray and secure it with the clamp or bar. Reconnect the positive cable first and the negative cable last. Reassemble all bolts and make sure that they are tightened well. Close your hood. Start your engine to make sure that the battery is working properly.

When to replace battery in GMC Duramax Diesel?

GP cascading (replace one, then next week another, etc.) failure is commonly experienced around the time you also have a battery failure. And when 1 in the pair fails, it’s usually the pass side. Heat, not frigid, kills batteries.

What causes a Duramax battery to wear out?

Any difference between the batteries’ open-circuit voltage will induce current from the one with the higher voltage to the other one, which will prematurely wear out the higher-voltage (newer) battery. Just happened to me. Passenger side was fried but the other was carrying it.

The video above shows you how to replace the battery in your 2008 Chevrolet Silverado 2500 HD. We recommend changing the battery in Chevrolets every 4 years.

Is the battery on my Silverado 3500 too low?

I just purchased a 2006 Silverado 3500 and the other night I was putting in the wiring for the GPS, Ipod interface, etc. While doing this I left the headlights on for no more than 10 or 15 minutes. When I got everything back together I went to start it but the battery was too low to crank the engine.