How to change the battery of my car

Do you feel that your car is hard to start ? Does it lack power when climbing hills or higher areas? If your vehicle shows signs of this type of failure, you will probably have to change the battery . Needless to say, there is always the possibility that you go to your trusted mechanic to replace it, but if you want to save your money, we will explain how to change the battery in my car so that you can repair it yourself.

• A fixed wrench
• Insulating products for protecting discarded terminals
• A new battery (can be purchased in retail stores and department stores)
• The car manufacturer's guide

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Before checking the appearance of the battery, you must turn off all the contacts of the car to isolate the motor and prevent any kind of electric shock. Also, try to be in an isolated place with good ventilation to avoid intoxication due to substances that are released in the engine (fuel, oil, refrigerants ...)

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If the battery has scratches, bumps or cracks, the diagnosis is definitive: you will have to change it.

If, on the contrary, it presents an impeccable appearance but the problems continue it can be a problem in the terminals or terminals, that is to say, the buttons with the symbols of positive and negative to which the cables of the alternator are hooked. If they are oxidized, they may make it difficult to circulate the current in the engine and that is why the car loses power. If this is the case, clean the terminals or clean the terminals and check again how it circulates. If the problem persists, it is time to change the battery.

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It's time to get the problem out of your engine. To do this, use a fixed wrench and first remove the negative terminal (the one that is anchored to the black cable) and then the positive terminal (red). Never remove red first, as a small explosion may occur. When removing them, be sure to leave them separated from each other and, if possible, covered by some type of insulating material.

4

Once this step is completed, you can use the key to unlatch the battery clips and remove it from the vehicle . It is advisable that, before introducing a substitute, clean the terminals and the tray where it is inserted with hot water or some type of degreaser.

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Before installing our new battery, there are a few factors when choosing it and, if we do not want to make mistakes, the smartest thing to do is to carefully read the manufacturer's manual that they give us when we buy our car, which will specify the size, the Compatible brands or the reserve capacity of our original battery. Based on these parameters, we can acquire a new one in any large warehouse that has an engine section, with standard prices of between 80 and 200 euros.

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Now that we have the piece at home, it's time to install it. We will place it in the tray in which the original battery was inserted, making sure that each terminal is in its correct position. First, with a fixed key, we will anchor in positive terminal to the positive terminal, and the negative terminal to its corresponding terminal. Make sure the fixation is secure and you already have a brand new spare!

• It is very important that the car's contact be switched off at all times
• Read the Manufacturer's Guide carefully to correctly choose the new battery
• Once the spare part is installed, there are recycling centers where you can take the old part