Kirkland (Costco) Battery
in [Toyota Camry]
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From: Wes on 16 May 2010 12:21 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?
From: ED on 16 May 2010 13:35 "Wes" <wbraczko(a)gmail.com> wrote in message news:e8ef9c8d-6746-4173-944e-ba61d86e011b(a)u7g2000vbq.googlegroups.com... >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? It appears you should have replaced your battery with a Kirkland Group size 35 per: http://www.autobatteries.com/selector/index.asp?make=2368&model=115&year=20&brand=7
From: dsi1 on 16 May 2010 13:52 On 5/16/2010 6:21 AM, 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? I like to buy Kirkland batteries. They're dirt cheap and work fine. OTOH, I live in the tropics so I can't say how they do in cold weather. You'll find out soon enough. My guess is that you'll have no problem. If the thing dies in a couple of years, just buy another one. They're cheap enough.
From: ransley on 17 May 2010 07:05 On May 16, 11:21 am, Wes <wbrac...(a)gmail.com> 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? Its possible just the terminals were dirty or loose, thats why you test a battery.
From: Wes on 17 May 2010 11:53
On May 17, 7:05 am, ransley <Mark_Rans...(a)Yahoo.com> wrote: > On May 16, 11:21 am, Wes <wbrac...(a)gmail.com> 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? > > Its possible just the terminals were dirty or loose, thats why you > test a battery. 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. |