Why Do Car Batteries Die in the Winter?
Cold Weather is often blamed when your Car Battery Dies, but often the damage was done months earlier when summer’s hot temperatures sped up corrosion of internal plates. The Battery could withstand this damage until winter when cold temperatures thicken motor oil making it harder to Turn the Engine Over.
Your Battery won’t always warn you before it dies, but here are some common signs:
· Engine cranks more slowly
· Battery is over 3 years old
· White or light blue corrosion on the case or at the positive post
· Headlights are dim yellow instead of white
· Dome lights are dim
· Electronic accessories fail
· Battery case is swollen or cracked
· Smell of sulfur or rotten eggs
· Car horn sounds unusual
We will be happy to check your battery to make sure it is working properly to keep you safe and on the road.