How old is this battery ?

[voodoo1111]

Can you tell how old it is from these pictures, or are there other markings somewhere on the battery ? (where). Thanks :)

[Russ]

Your battery shows 08/03 at the right hand side!

 

The age of a car battery is always stamped on a label which is normally located on the side of the battery. This label indicates when the battery was shipped from the manufacturer. Important battery information starts with 2 characters:

Letter - indicates which month the car battery was manufactured in (Example: A is January, B is February, C is March, etc)

Digit - indicates the year in which the battery was manufactured (Example: 9 for 1999, 0 for 2000, 1 for 2001, etc)

For example an automotive battery date code that starts with "B1" would be February, 2001.

Taken from http://www.atbatt.com/car-battery/faq

[voodoo1111]

3 minutes ago, Russ said:

The age of a car battery is always stamped on a label which is normally located on the side of the battery. This label indicates when the battery was shipped from the manufacturer. Important battery information starts with 2 characters:

Letter - indicates which month the car battery was manufactured in (Example: A is January, B is February, C is March, etc)

Digit - indicates the year in which the battery was manufactured (Example: 9 for 1999, 0 for 2000, 1 for 2001, etc)

For example an automotive battery date code that starts with "B1" would be February, 2001.

Taken from http://www.atbatt.com/car-battery/faq

Thanks for the reply. So it looks like ill have to take the battery out of its surround and look for another label maybe. Cant tell anything from the pictures above ? AB-10655 .... B - 10... Feb 2010 ?

[Russ]

Just now, voodoo1111 said:

Thanks for the reply. So it looks like ill have to take the battery out of its surround and look for another label maybe. Cant tell anything from the pictures above ? AB-10655 .... B - 10... Feb 2010 ?

I edited the post to say your battery shows 08/03 at the right hand side.

[voodoo1111]

12 minutes ago, Russ said:

I edited the post to say your battery shows 08/03 at the right hand side.

Thanks, 8 year old battery, doesnt seem bad going. I've only had the car a couple of years, and ive had no real issues yet with the battery, but recently couple of signs it might be slowly giving up the ghost finally. 

[jeebowhite]

Batteries do well to last 5 years, when they get to 8 they have lived a hard life and you would expect them to misbehave.

 

Treat your car to a Bosch S4 and it will love you.