Your premium, high tech battery needs an equally capable Pilot Battery Hold Down fixture to keep everything in place. You are probably aware how crucial your battery is and for that, you must give it the greatest possible protection and maintenance so it would work perfectly and efficiently for the overall operation of your car. Basically, a battery hold down is crafted from aircraft quality aluminum and designed to look good while performing a great job. Now, your battery ages as the active plate material sheds or flakes off due to the expansion of and contraction that happens during the discharge and recharge cycles.

Deep charges, heat and vibration accelerate this aging process. Sulfation is also a major cause of faulty batteries. This happens when batteries are stored or discharged for over six months – the lead sulfate makes the plate very hard dense and the battery less capable or incapacitated to be recharged. The battery dies when the active material in the plates loses its capacity to sustain a discharged current.

Hot climate or temperature is the harshest environment for a battery. Basically, good quality car battery can have an average life of 37 months. Another indication that your battery is going bad is its slow cranking. This time, the battery must be tested. You should visually inspect for obvious problems such as loose alternator belt. Low electrolyte, corroded cable or terminal clamps, loose hold-down clamps or cable terminals or a damage case. Preventive maintenance required for battery includes maintaining the correct electrolyte levels, tightening loose hold down clamps and terminals, removing corrosion and checking the alternator belt tension.