How to test if battery is going bad?

Nimble Turbo · 03-19-2015, 11:39 AM

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MightyMouseTech · 03-19-2015, 11:49 AM

Does not sound like a battery if strange things are happening 20 min into a drive.

What years does the battery cable recall cover?

tracer bullet · 03-19-2015, 08:08 PM

FWIW, once it's running you should be on alternator power, batteries tend to relate more to starting the car. That cable might be more the right direction to go?

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MightyMouseTech Major General 4393 Rep 6,202 Posts Drives: 13 135i 6MT LeMans Blue MSport Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: Ottawa, Canada iTrader: (0)	Does not sound like a battery if strange things are happening 20 min into a drive. What years does the battery cable recall cover?
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tracer bullet Major General 6189 Rep 6,188 Posts Drives: '25 Z4, '15 X3 35i (135i sold) Join Date: May 2011 Location: Saint Paul, MN iTrader: (1)	FWIW, once it's running you should be on alternator power, batteries tend to relate more to starting the car. That cable might be more the right direction to go?
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