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thanks CaptainCaptain wrote:I personally go with the highest CCA I can find. OEM battery's suck.
I think I got 1100CCA if I remember correctly.
http://www.thenissanpath.com/viewtopic.php?t=6532eieio wrote:hey t!disallow wrote:Reviving an old post here. I hereby rescind my endorsement of the Optima Red Top! At 2.5yrs, it has crapped out on me twice in the past 3 weeks. I have done my diagnostics, and there are no abnormal parasitic loads, so its definitely the battery.
Also, due to some massive renovations we are doing, I misplaced my bill for this thing, and apparently it is required in order to get warranty. My bad I guess, but my experience in the past is that they mark off the label on the battery with the purchase date, and go off of that for warranty purposes. Not the case with Optima, in fact it specifically says (in small print!) that you need to keep your receipt. Dang.
As blowing another $180 on a battery is not a priority right now, I decided to go for a Kirkland brand battery from Costco. I ended up using a Group 35 (coincidentally the same size as the Optima) as they didn't have a 24 in stock.
$78.99 + $10 for the core.
I have attached a pic of the label, that shows the CC and CCA. Should meet the requirements. Also, note the warranty listed on the label. 3yr free replacement, 100 month prorated. Doubt I will have this truck in 100 months! so we are good to go!
t
i currently have an Optima Red Top in each of my Pathfinders (both 2005 R51's)
both of mine are slowly failing
all diagnostics are good, except for the batteries, which will not accept a charge of any more than 12.4 VDC
these batteries are 3 & 4 years old - not the least bit impressed with their quality (sorri i bought them)
i, too looked toward Costco for a replacement
they told me the same, that the Pathfinder takes a 24F battery with 700 CCA, but they don't make one
i think the (Group 35) battery that you bought is for the Frontier of the same year, which they say requires a 550 CCA battery
what i don't understand is why the PF has a different CCA requirement listing than the Frontier
also, need i be concerned that the CCA of the Costco battery is 60 CCA lower than they list
seems that you live in a colder environment than i do
i want to buy the new batteries at Costco because of my confidence in their way of doing business, their quality, and great customer service
just want to be as sure as possible that i'm making the right decision buying batteries that aren't quite to "spec "
has your Costco battery been performing to your satisfaction?
thanks, e
thankssmj999smj wrote:According to ALLDATA, the specification are as follows:
STANDARD BATTERY:
Group: 24
Capacity (20 HR) minimum V-AH: 63
Cold cranking current (For reference value): 550 A
Personally, I've been using the Walmart Everstart Maxx batteries. They are always highly rated by Consumer Reports, have a terrific warranty and fairly priced around $75-85. The one they list for the 05 Pathfinder has 750 CCA and 3-year free replacement warranty. The Interstate Megatron is also highly rated but they tend to be a bit pricey.
Thanks again smj999smj!smj999smj wrote:ALLDATA's information largely comes from the factory service manual. It should be listed in there somewhere.