750 CCA battery OK for a 2000 Buick LeSabre?
#1
Junior Member
Posts like a Ricer Type-R
Thread Starter
750 CCA battery OK for a 2000 Buick LeSabre?
We had an 800 CCA (group size 7 battery in our car which needs replacing but the closest they have is 750 CCA. It still has the sideways terminals and looks identical to the one I removed from my car, it'* just 750 CCA instead of 800. Would this be OK or do I need to keep looking?
The following users liked this post:
OldsManiac1990 (05-20-2021)
#2
Senior Member
Sounds to me that any side terminal post battery group 78 should fit in, and then you should be able to find 800CCA +
The longer lasting deep cycles batteries today are now called AGM. Absorb glass mat, perform better in the cold last longer, & better sealed, so you wont get any terminal corrosion.
AGM = look for. Napa, AGM Exide AGM ,& the best Odyssey (which is virgin lead) are tough to beat.
The longer lasting deep cycles batteries today are now called AGM. Absorb glass mat, perform better in the cold last longer, & better sealed, so you wont get any terminal corrosion.
AGM = look for. Napa, AGM Exide AGM ,& the best Odyssey (which is virgin lead) are tough to beat.
__________________
1997 Buick Pk Ave (Soft Ride) Suspension!
1997 Buick Pk Ave (Soft Ride) Suspension!
#3
Senior Member
Also I'm not a big fan of side post batteries due to the fact of a smaller contacts & sometimes difficult to access.
I converted my Buick PA to a top post easily. The blue battery is an Exide AGM.group 34 top post only.
I also have an Odyssey battery, the most powerful battery period,= tested on midtronics load tester at 1200CCA new.
The 34/78 DT (dual terminal) with side posts can last 10-12 years.
I converted my Buick PA to a top post easily. The blue battery is an Exide AGM.group 34 top post only.
I also have an Odyssey battery, the most powerful battery period,= tested on midtronics load tester at 1200CCA new.
The 34/78 DT (dual terminal) with side posts can last 10-12 years.
__________________
1997 Buick Pk Ave (Soft Ride) Suspension!
1997 Buick Pk Ave (Soft Ride) Suspension!
#4
Senior Member
True Car Nut
We had an 800 CCA (group size 7 battery in our car which needs replacing but the closest they have is 750 CCA. It still has the sideways terminals and looks identical to the one I removed from my car, it'* just 750 CCA instead of 800. Would this be OK or do I need to keep looking?
#5
Senior Member
Posts like a Turbo
Also I'm not a big fan of side post batteries due to the fact of a smaller contacts & sometimes difficult to access.
I converted my Buick PA to a top post easily. The blue battery is an Exide AGM.group 34 top post only.
I also have an Odyssey battery, the most powerful battery period,= tested on midtronics load tester at 1200CCA new.
The 34/78 DT (dual terminal) with side posts can last 10-12 years.
I converted my Buick PA to a top post easily. The blue battery is an Exide AGM.group 34 top post only.
I also have an Odyssey battery, the most powerful battery period,= tested on midtronics load tester at 1200CCA new.
The 34/78 DT (dual terminal) with side posts can last 10-12 years.
I admire the work you keep your park avenue nice with. My car started dirty and rusty and a little rough around the edges so I have not made an attempt to make it perfect but my next one will
i have a north star and brass terminals. I recently found brass nuts. You don’t have to worry as much since you detail your engine but it’* An added bonus.
also, we both should DEFINITELY get the gm battery insulator they had from factory. Heat is killing our AGMs because they are denser and they are already under hood which gets toasty
#7
Senior Member
Thanks, I try to keep it clean. It'* still driving well after all these years & batteries are still working ok. Am at 9 years I think on the Odyssey.
Yours is much better than many I've seen. I remember once at a gas station the guy next to me also had a PA & when I lifted my hood to check the oil his jaw dropped.
Hey bud he says, how did you keep it so clean under the hood? My reply was hard detail work, power washing & LPS Pre-solve de-greaser. His had never ever been cleaned.
The wiper is a bit bent but still swipes ok too.
Yours is much better than many I've seen. I remember once at a gas station the guy next to me also had a PA & when I lifted my hood to check the oil his jaw dropped.
Hey bud he says, how did you keep it so clean under the hood? My reply was hard detail work, power washing & LPS Pre-solve de-greaser. His had never ever been cleaned.
The wiper is a bit bent but still swipes ok too.
__________________
1997 Buick Pk Ave (Soft Ride) Suspension!
1997 Buick Pk Ave (Soft Ride) Suspension!
Last edited by Soft Ride; 05-18-2021 at 07:00 PM. Reason: cant spell
#8
Senior Member
Posts like a Turbo
Thanks, I try to keep it clean. It'* still driving well after all these years & batteries are still working ok. Am at 9 years I think on the Odyssey.
Yours is much better than many I've seen. I remember once at a gas station the guy next to me also had a PA & when I lifted my hood to check the oil his jaw dropped.
Hey bud he says, how did you keep it so clean under the hood? My reply was hard detail work, power washing & LPS Pre-solve de-greaser. His had never ever been cleaned.
The wiper is a bit bent but still swipes ok too.
Yours is much better than many I've seen. I remember once at a gas station the guy next to me also had a PA & when I lifted my hood to check the oil his jaw dropped.
Hey bud he says, how did you keep it so clean under the hood? My reply was hard detail work, power washing & LPS Pre-solve de-greaser. His had never ever been cleaned.
The wiper is a bit bent but still swipes ok too.
mine is superficially clean. I sprayed with a washer, I painted parts that had lost paint. But no shiny plastics amd lots of wear. Engine had been in and out in different hands,. Splash shields are missing and firewall has slight burns, etc.
runs like a clock tho, no oil burning 225k.
if not for unibody rust I’d be keeping it better but I’m just gonna do what is reasonable until it dies then I’m taking the good stuff with me to my next one
#9
Senior Member
Posts like a Turbo
Thanks, I try to keep it clean. It'* still driving well after all these years & batteries are still working ok. Am at 9 years I think on the Odyssey.
Yours is much better than many I've seen. I remember once at a gas station the guy next to me also had a PA & when I lifted my hood to check the oil his jaw dropped.
Hey bud he says, how did you keep it so clean under the hood? My reply was hard detail work, power washing & LPS Pre-solve de-greaser. His had never ever been cleaned.
The wiper is a bit bent but still swipes ok too.
Yours is much better than many I've seen. I remember once at a gas station the guy next to me also had a PA & when I lifted my hood to check the oil his jaw dropped.
Hey bud he says, how did you keep it so clean under the hood? My reply was hard detail work, power washing & LPS Pre-solve de-greaser. His had never ever been cleaned.
The wiper is a bit bent but still swipes ok too.
it’* not too bad from a distance tho
#10
Senior Member
True Car Nut
Yeah, looks like a nice one!