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For those that replaced with an Interstate Battery

Discussion in '458 Italia/488/F8' started by DiamondDog, Jun 9, 2022.

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  1. DiamondDog

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    #1 DiamondDog, Jun 9, 2022
    For those of you that replaced with an Interstate Battery, how long did it last or is it lasting?
     
  2. Bob in Texas

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    #2 Bob in Texas, Jun 9, 2022
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    I replaced the battery in my 430 and it was 4.5 years old when i sold the car
     
  3. docf

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    #3 docf, Jun 9, 2022
    Mine is currently long into it's 4th yr. No issues what so ever. I know everyone said replace it at 3, but I'm just playing with it.
     
  4. ShadowLAP

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    #4 ShadowLAP, Jun 9, 2022
    Mine is dared 2017. Still going strong. Probably will change it next year
     
  5. Hopeful

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    #5 Hopeful, Jun 9, 2022
    I put an interstate in my 488. Mine lasted less than 2 years and was always on the tender. And it crapped out without warning (i.e., no funny electrical problems leading up to it.) Parked after a 15-20 minute drive and would not restart, leaving me stranded.
     
  6. rob5819

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    #6 rob5819, Jun 9, 2022
    I guess I have been lucky, my factory battery in my 2014 458 Spider lasted eight years. It never actually failed, just became sluggish. I always kept it on a CTEK 7002 tender (I keep all my cars on a CTEK 7002 tender). I also keep jump kits in all my cars, just in case . . . .
     

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  7. DiamondDog

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    #7 DiamondDog, Jun 9, 2022
    Will a jump kit start any dead battery? Or can there be a situation where the batter is dead and a jump kit wont even jump the battery?
     
  8. rob5819

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    #8 rob5819, Jun 9, 2022
    I used a jump start kit to start my 4.7 Liter Maserati Gran Turismo several times before I was able to get the battery replaced. It's a similar F136 engine to my 458 so I have total confidence in the jump start kits. I have several kits from BeatIt and NOCO. They are small and cost about $100 so totally worth it to me. I even got to stop in my 458 one day and jump start someone else's dead Jeep Cherokee.
     
  9. DiamondDog

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    #9 DiamondDog, Jun 9, 2022
    May I have the model numbers of the units? Which is better? The NOCO or beatit and why?



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  10. rob5819

    rob5819 Formula Junior

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    #10 rob5819, Jun 10, 2022
    Lot of good discussion and other people's opinion at https://www.ferrarichat.com/forum/posts/148398462/

    I prefer the Beatit because you can use the connectors without the jump battery connected to measure voltage, but i can't find them any more. The NOCOs I have are https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0924V8SPC/ref=ox_sc_act_title_2?smid=ATVPDKIKX0DER&psc=1.
     

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