Re: Car Battery Tips

#1

Woodchuck couple of unrelated questions concerning a post you made
yesterday. I had a couple of other questions if you don't mind answering.
Its about the 2000 Passat window regulator I have been trouble shooting.
Would and OBD II code reader give me an indication or code if the passenger
side window regulator was not talking to the convince control module
computer. In your post back to me yesterday you mentioned there was an
address for the passenger side door regulator. I was just wondering if an
off the shelf code reader would do the job. Thanks
"Woodchuck" <stv_euroski (AT) yahoo (DOT) comXXX> wrote

Quote:

If I did all that I'd never have time to drive my car, truck, boat, car,
car, wife's car!(lol)

"Bill Darden" <william.darden (AT) uumail (DOT) de> wrote in message
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Top Ten Starting Battery Tips

1. Wear glasses when working with a battery, because it might
explode.

2. Keep your non-sealed battery properly filled with distilled water
and the top clean. The plates must be covered at all times.

3. To prevent permanent sulfation when not in use and especially in
hot weather, keep your battery continuously connected to a "smart" or
maintenance charger or recharge your battery at least one per week.
Cheap unregulated "trickle" chargers will kill your battery.

4. In hot climates, keep your battery as cool as possible and
non-sealed Low Maintenance or sealed AGM batteries are recommended.

5. When buying a replacement battery, be sure it matches your
charging system & Cold Cranking Amps (CCA) requirements, physically
fits, and is fresh.

6. Keep the battery cable mating surfaces and terminals free from
corrosion.

7. Avoid a deep discharge of your battery. This could kill it.

8. For longer battery life, do not add acid or additives and keep
your battery securely fastened.

9. Use chargers (or settings) that will recharge batteries over eight
to ten hours.

10. Thaw out a frozen battery before attempting to jump or recharge
it and always jump batteries positive-to-positive and
negative-to-negative. For negative grounded electrical systems, the
last negative connection should be to the frame or engine block away
from the battery.

For additional battery information, please go to
http://www.batteryfaq.org.

#2

Since I work for a dealer I don't know if that scanner can get the fault
codes in the CCU system. Some have said Auto Zone and such places scan a car
for free. Stop by and see if they can scan address 46. From what you
mentioned it could just be your window motor/control unit is going bad. If
you go used make sure all the numbers match as besides the part number their
are other codes that must match so ALL the window motors and CCU can talk
the same language.

"M.K." <etnmk (AT) ptd (DOT) net> wrote

Quote:

Woodchuck couple of unrelated questions concerning a post you made
yesterday. I had a couple of other questions if you don't mind answering.
Its about the 2000 Passat window regulator I have been trouble shooting.
Would and OBD II code reader give me an indication or code if the
passenger
side window regulator was not talking to the convince control module
computer. In your post back to me yesterday you mentioned there was an
address for the passenger side door regulator. I was just wondering if an
off the shelf code reader would do the job. Thanks
"Woodchuck" <stv_euroski (AT) yahoo (DOT) comXXX> wrote in message
news:3f15ca88$0$80500$4d5ecec7 (AT) reader (DOT) city-net.com...
If I did all that I'd never have time to drive my car, truck, boat, car,
car, wife's car!(lol)

"Bill Darden" <william.darden (AT) uumail (DOT) de> wrote in message
news:td2bhvo7808ufbmcg1rj78l04evor4p5qj (AT) 4ax (DOT) com...
Top Ten Starting Battery Tips

1. Wear glasses when working with a battery, because it might
explode.

2. Keep your non-sealed battery properly filled with distilled water
and the top clean. The plates must be covered at all times.

3. To prevent permanent sulfation when not in use and especially in
hot weather, keep your battery continuously connected to a "smart" or
maintenance charger or recharge your battery at least one per week.
Cheap unregulated "trickle" chargers will kill your battery.

4. In hot climates, keep your battery as cool as possible and
non-sealed Low Maintenance or sealed AGM batteries are recommended.

5. When buying a replacement battery, be sure it matches your
charging system & Cold Cranking Amps (CCA) requirements, physically
fits, and is fresh.

6. Keep the battery cable mating surfaces and terminals free from
corrosion.

7. Avoid a deep discharge of your battery. This could kill it.

8. For longer battery life, do not add acid or additives and keep
your battery securely fastened.

9. Use chargers (or settings) that will recharge batteries over eight
to ten hours.

10. Thaw out a frozen battery before attempting to jump or recharge
it and always jump batteries positive-to-positive and
negative-to-negative. For negative grounded electrical systems, the
last negative connection should be to the frame or engine block away
from the battery.

For additional battery information, please go to
http://www.batteryfaq.org.

#3

Thanks for the info. I have been to autozone and yes they do provide that
service. The scanner they use is one sold in their store, I think it is an
Acutron. I have had my Passat and my Honda in to have them read the codes
but in both cases they were Engine/emission related. I will do some further
research to see what I can find. Thanks for the valuable info.

"Woodchuck" <stv_euroski (AT) yahoo (DOT) comXXX> wrote

Quote:

Since I work for a dealer I don't know if that scanner can get the fault
codes in the CCU system. Some have said Auto Zone and such places scan a
car
for free. Stop by and see if they can scan address 46. From what you
mentioned it could just be your window motor/control unit is going bad. If
you go used make sure all the numbers match as besides the part number
their
are other codes that must match so ALL the window motors and CCU can talk
the same language.

"M.K." <etnmk (AT) ptd (DOT) net> wrote in message
news:VJlRa.830$lL.89505 (AT) nnrp1 (DOT) ptd.net...
Woodchuck couple of unrelated questions concerning a post you made
yesterday. I had a couple of other questions if you don't mind
answering.
Its about the 2000 Passat window regulator I have been trouble shooting.
Would and OBD II code reader give me an indication or code if the
passenger
side window regulator was not talking to the convince control module
computer. In your post back to me yesterday you mentioned there was an
address for the passenger side door regulator. I was just wondering if
an
off the shelf code reader would do the job. Thanks
"Woodchuck" <stv_euroski (AT) yahoo (DOT) comXXX> wrote in message
news:3f15ca88$0$80500$4d5ecec7 (AT) reader (DOT) city-net.com...
If I did all that I'd never have time to drive my car, truck, boat,
car,
car, wife's car!(lol)

"Bill Darden" <william.darden (AT) uumail (DOT) de> wrote in message
news:td2bhvo7808ufbmcg1rj78l04evor4p5qj (AT) 4ax (DOT) com...
Top Ten Starting Battery Tips

1. Wear glasses when working with a battery, because it might
explode.

2. Keep your non-sealed battery properly filled with distilled
water
and the top clean. The plates must be covered at all times.

3. To prevent permanent sulfation when not in use and especially in
hot weather, keep your battery continuously connected to a "smart"
or
maintenance charger or recharge your battery at least one per week.
Cheap unregulated "trickle" chargers will kill your battery.

4. In hot climates, keep your battery as cool as possible and
non-sealed Low Maintenance or sealed AGM batteries are recommended.

5. When buying a replacement battery, be sure it matches your
charging system & Cold Cranking Amps (CCA) requirements, physically
fits, and is fresh.

6. Keep the battery cable mating surfaces and terminals free from
corrosion.

7. Avoid a deep discharge of your battery. This could kill it.

8. For longer battery life, do not add acid or additives and keep
your battery securely fastened.

9. Use chargers (or settings) that will recharge batteries over
eight
to ten hours.

10. Thaw out a frozen battery before attempting to jump or recharge
it and always jump batteries positive-to-positive and
negative-to-negative. For negative grounded electrical systems, the
last negative connection should be to the frame or engine block away
from the battery.

For additional battery information, please go to
http://www.batteryfaq.org.

#4

I think the most vital battery tip in VWs is this:

In my 2001 Golf I recently realized the battery is not a sealed,
no-maintenance battery, as its appearance suggests. The top is sealed
with thin, cellophane-like tape that is easily removed, revealing fill
caps for each cell. The fluid levels were way down on many cells.
Checking these levels at least at every periodic maintenance interval
will save you a lot of money in battery replacement costs.

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