Just wondering how many of you are running a Optima Battery under the hood of your C-5 or C-6? I have a Optima Red Top Battery in my C-5 that was just installed before I purchased the car. I am starting to learn more about this type of battery and all that I have read is not that great I feel. I have to say I am concerned about this battery in my car being I don't drive the car everyday. I took the C5 out Monday night to a Car Cruise. It didn't turn over well but started being it sat for almost 2 weeks since I last drove it. I hear the C5 and C6 are tuff on batteries if you don't drive the car much. My guess is I will have to keep a Battery Tender on it at all times especially during the Winter Months. I have quite a few of those cheap Harbor Freight Battery Tenders I picked up some years ago for under $10. I keep one on my Polaris Sport Utility Quad that I own and one on my garden tractor now during the winter months but haven't used them on any of my cars to date. I am pretty sure I have maybe 3 or 4 of them.
From what I understand from reading once a Optima battery goes dead you may not be able to revive it being it is not a Acid Core Battery but a Gel Battery. This I did not care to read. The reason behind people using the Optima in a C5 is because of the dripping acid issue that a lead acid battery can have being the battery sits right over computer controls that have caused problems for plenty of C5 owners.
Got an idea for someone that may make some money. Maybe someone should come out with some sort of rubber boot that fits right under the C5 and C6 battery tray that will route any drippings away from the computer controls out to the ground under the vehicle. I bet someone would sell a ton of them.
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Batteries are a very important component of C5 and C6 cars.This is what I learned from a GM engineer at BG .
Keep a good charge in your battery at all times .Use a tender if parked for more than a week but disconnect the battery if the car is to be dormant for 30 days or more.When disconnecting the battery do so when it's fully charged.
As far as batteries I use original equipment Delco.I do swap out my batteries from the vett with some other vehicle every couple years.
Oh,I've stored my car in Florida in the winter and there is no power so I do disconnect the battery with no issues.
The optima red-top in our 97 lasted 9+ years - our everyday car. Yup, the C5-6s have lotsa gizmos that ate on "standby" even when the car is sitting. I've found 2-3 weeks of non-use is the usual time for the battery to drain.
Oh,I've stored my car in Florida in the winter and there is no power so I do disconnect the battery with no issues.
Nothing to do with batteries but when I store the Vette for the winter I also place a couple of dryer sheets under the hood. They smell nice and keep the little critters away. Lou
Oh,I've stored my car in Florida in the winter and there is no power so I do disconnect the battery with no issues.
Nothing to do with batteries but when I store the Vette for the winter I also place a couple of dryer sheets under the hood. They smell nice and keep the little critters away. Lou
Good idea ,I do place a packet of" one bite" in the corner of the storage unit.
The odd thing is when I reconnect the battery I don't have to index the windows or re-set the time or radio .Everything is just as I left it .
