Kirkland (Costco) Battery
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From: badgolferman on 17 May 2010 12:43 Wes wrote: >I have a question about Kirkland brand battery for Camry (the >replacement seems to fit lots of Toyota models: 24F type, Costco >replacement number 8). This morning my 2005 Camry (4 cyl) could not >start, it started on boost from another car, so I have assumed the >battery needs to be changed. On Sunday our Toyota dealer is closed, >so next choice was Costco - Kirkland brand. After replacing the >battery everything seems to be fine. They have 3 year replacement >policy (Ontario-Canada - cold winters), so I think this is pretty >good. Any opinions as to the general quality of this particular >brand? These people say "Costco is currently supplied by Interstate, which makes superb deep cycle batteries. " http://www.bestcovery.com/kirkland-signature-car-battery -- "Some folks are wise and some are otherwise." ~ Tobias George Smolett
From: john on 21 May 2010 22:42 Johnson Controls makes these batteries. They are excellent. However, I do prefer the AC Delco Maintenance Free. But they're harder to find. I didn't realize Costco restocked the 24F, I thought they were the smaller Group 35. But I haven't looked at them for a while. You can let Autozone test your charging system as well. The alternator brushes may need replacing after many years. Johnson Controls also makes the Duralast/DL-Gold batteries at Autozone. On May 17, 8:53 am, Wes <wbrac...(a)gmail.com> wrote: > Yes, I did test it during faulty startup. The voltage was dropping at > the battery terminal to ~4 volts, at this voltage, I guess the starter > has not been able to turn. I do not have a special equipment to test > the battery.
From: Wes on 22 May 2010 09:47 On May 21, 10:42 pm, john <johngd...(a)hotmail.com> wrote: > Johnson Controls makes these batteries. They are excellent. However, I > do prefer the AC Delco Maintenance Free. But they're harder to find. I > didn't realize Costco restocked the 24F, I thought they were the > smaller Group 35. But I haven't looked at them for a while. > > You can let Autozone test your charging system as well. The alternator > brushes may need replacing after many years. Johnson Controls also > makes the Duralast/DL-Gold batteries at Autozone. > > On May 17, 8:53 am, Wes <wbrac...(a)gmail.com> wrote: > > > Yes, I did test it during faulty startup. The voltage was dropping at > > the battery terminal to ~4 volts, at this voltage, I guess the starter > > has not been able to turn. I do not have a special equipment to test > > the battery. I guess it gets a little confusing with all the numbers: - 24F is the type stamped on the original Camry battery (i do not remember any other numbers, since the battery is already disposed) - in Costco Kirkland catalog the replacement for 24F is number 8 (stamped on the Kirkland battery) - the size stamped on Kirkland battery is in fact 35 - it is a little smaller than original Toyota 24F
From: john on 23 May 2010 13:46 Many stores think they're helping the consumers by using simplified numbers instead of approved Group numbers by Battery Council International (BCI). Groups 35 and 34 are smaller batteries. So if your car can take a 24F, I'd get the Duralast Gold battery from Autozone. It has very good performance numbers and an 8yr prorated/3yr replacement warranty. It's about $90. The mid-grade Duralast is about $80 with 8yr/3yr warranty.I wouldn't go less than that (Valucraft). Duralast Gold: 935CA, 750CCA, 130min reserve capacity On May 22, 6:47 am, Wes <wbrac...(a)gmail.com> wrote: > I guess it gets a little confusing with all the numbers: > - 24F is the type stamped on the original Camry battery (i do not > remember any other numbers, since the battery is already disposed) > - in Costco Kirkland catalog the replacement for 24F is number 8 > (stamped on the Kirkland battery) > - the size stamped on Kirkland battery is in fact 35 - it is a little > smaller than original Toyota 24F
From: hls on 24 May 2010 10:55
"john" <johngdole(a)hotmail.com> wrote in message news:e035a912-0f0c-46bc-90c6-772d04810cbb(a)j36g2000prj.googlegroups.com... Many stores think they're helping the consumers by using simplified numbers instead of approved Group numbers by Battery Council International (BCI). Groups 35 and 34 are smaller batteries. So if your car can take a 24F, I'd get the Duralast Gold battery from Autozone. It has very good performance numbers and an 8yr prorated/3yr replacement warranty. It's about $90. The mid-grade Duralast is about $80 with 8yr/3yr warranty.I wouldn't go less than that (Valucraft). Duralast Gold: 935CA, 750CCA, 130min reserve capacity ****** Do you know who really makes these batteries? I have never used one of them, and have no experience with them. |