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Originally Posted by FPenvy
I don't drive it in winter. only got a few more weeks if that with the Z until it goes into hibernation mode. hence why i'm half tempted to just wait it out and replace in spring.
but for now it just seems the initial crank is the issue. it trips up for a second then once it passes that it goes fine. figure the battery was probably made in 2008 and then placed in the car it's now 7 years old lol
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Plates are probably "sulfated" and the battery won't put out as much current as it used to. Cranking the engine requires a lot of current; maintaining the electronic modules doesn't require much. Probably good enough to keep the ECM, et al, going if you crank it every now and then and run long enough to re-charge the battery.
A battery tender would be a good idea.