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I think you might be right on that one. guess I can add that into my normal routine for tire rotations, so they'll get checked every 5k.

 

Thats what I was wondering, i've been running it like this for a while and really just noticed it has been touching. I guess ill pull it out tonight and see if there is a way to drop it down a little more.

 

I will check that as well. I just found it odd how it just all of a sudden came back to life with me not doing anything really. The stuff I took out of the boot wasn't heavy, it was just my mountain biking gear... To insulate the positive connection should I just electrical tape the heck out of it? the cables looked good when I was in there this morning I just noticed all the foam shavings sitting on the terminals.

 

I never did get around to playing with the terminals last night, Im still unpacking/fixing things in my house.

However this morning my car started with no issues... until I pulled out of the garage it didn't stall but the radio turned off for a second and a bunch of lights flashed on the dash. I figured maybe it will start behaving I made it 200ft down my street it did the same thing just long enough for me to see a check engine light and the battery light blink on. I also noticed my scan gauge was still reading 13.8V.

I turned around and went back home, I quickly loosened the jump terminal and tightened it back down (didn't seem loose but figured it couldn't hurt) I also removed the positive cable and snugged it down on the post as much as I could, I then wrapped it with electrical tape. After doing all this I didn't have anymore erratic behavior. But seeing how the issues appear to pop up after the car sits overnight I suppose I won't truly know until tomorrow morning.

 

The strap isnt touching the top of mine. I actually need to get in there and do something similar as the battery can slide around a little.

Also an update from this morning, The car started with no issues and I never had the light show either. It appears snugging up some connections may have done the trick. I will see how the next few days play out.

 

Well my battery decided to be a pain again today. Although this time every time I turned the wheel without reving the voltage would drop to 7V (and everything would blink off for a second). Once I got to work and turned my car off.. car acted completely dead as if the battery was gone. I decided to check the terminals as I was lifting the boot cover the car came back to life. Just as a safe measure I pulled the positive cable off and pushed it back down and really snugged it up. I turned the car back on and tried to reproduce the issue I was having a minute before. The car behaved well.. even with the wheel at full lock at idle I only saw as low as 10V. I am hoping this was just another loose connection but time will tell. My battery is still in warranty so I may get my friend to swap it out just to see.

I should also add that I was lazy and only about a week ago I finally added some rolled up cardboard to the battery tie down to hold it in place. I am hoping that the terminal was just loose because of it sliding around prior to me snugging it up.

 

@AAONMS, i've actually heard from several people of the declining quality of Optima's before I bought mine I figured just dumb luck I guess. Then when I started having my issues I went straight for the battery. although my issue seems to be with the terminals getting loose i'm hoping this last round of tightening will be my last. but my car does rattle quite a bit (still suspension, engine mounts, etc) so I kinda doubt that.