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Super helpful. I was hesitant to try to replace the battery in my 2005 Buick LeSabre until I watched your excellent video. I have limited mechanical abilities and even less confidence, but your instructions were so clear I think I'm actually going to replace my dead battery myself instead of having the car towed to the shop.
Mr. Barbour, I finally bought a new battery at Autozone and then used your excellent instructions to install it in my 2005 Buick LeSabre. This is the first time in my 72 years that I successfully did something with an automobile. You've added a whole new dimension to my life. :) Thank you!
Thanks a million. I got partial information from several sources, but yours had everything I needed to know. No one mentioned the vent tubes. The place that sold me the battery says they don't do installs because of COVID-19. No one mentioned the safety measures either.
It was mighty cold the day I replaced the battery, kneeling in snow. It was a great blessing to know the wrench sizes before I started. Thanks also for info on those vent tubes. Good video and audio quality, sadly rare on RU-vid.
Great video! The ONLY one that tells what that "tubular harness" is for. I won't "chunk" it because you let me know what it does and why. Thanks bunches!
Thank you for the video. You have a way of explaining things very well for us newbies. I cleaned my battery terminals earlier today, but i wish i saw this video first because i didn't even think to wear gloves or eye protection. Next time i will. PLEASE MAKE MORE VIDEOS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
very valuable information. i replaced the battery without watching this video first. I was lucky. I also failed to plug the vents so it was leaking that acid for a few minutes. I took a shirt to absorb the acid and a few hours later the shirt was ruined. I also felt some itching in my hands too but doesnt seem serious.
Great video, bought the Bonneville a few months ago, just never drove it, well the battery was dead, so I opened the hood, & well, I've never seen this before, no battery. Saw the red cover by the fuse cover, took that off, well that was no help. So though I can't believe it, I guess the battery is under the back seat, I wonder why?. Almost as bad of an idea as my model T, with the gas tank under the seat. Oh well, live I hope, & learn. Thanks for the video, it is a big help. I'd be looking for that thing for another year.
excellent video best one for the "under the seat battery" for the Buick. My question who makes the best replacement and should you exceed 770 CCA. Is there a special name for this battery? The Dealer and Sears is way off on price.
There are a lot of brands that carry a decent warranty. What ever brand you choose try to get a good warranty. As far as the CCA, just go with what the spec is for the vehicle. I'm a "just keep it spec" kinda guy. Those engineers that came up with those specs are pretty smart fellas.
I don't know if putting the battery under the seat is so "pretty smart". I'm guessing some management type had a brain storm and the pretty smart engineers had to do this to comply. And they had to sweet talk the battery manufacturers to concoct the venting system. Anyway, all' swell
My parts store gave me a group size 79 battery instead of a group size 75 battery (which is the standard for the car). I didn’t think anything of it since there’s tons of room in the backseat but the vent caps won’t fit on it… is that dangerous?
Yea, I don't wear my ring at all now. The guys at work kept on giving me a hard time about it. I'm so forgetful I figured it best just not to wear it. Not good around cars.
See my positive cable refuses to connect. The bolt doesn't grab threads, I had to zip tie it. Now it's loose again and won't get a good connection. Any help would be appreciated.
You'll have to ask the engineers that made the car. I guess they thought putting the tubes to direct the gas out of the vehicle was good enough to take care of it. Who knows?
+GS7093 Great question! Mot on this car, but it is fare to note some radios will lock. That's why it's always important to consult your owners manual and repair manual.
+Subrato Kuri Oh there are so many factors to consider when purchasing a vehicle. It’s my opinion that Buick is a great brand. However, I haven’t seen the vehicle you are wanting to purchase. I would suggest taking the vehicle to a reputable shop for a pre-purchase inspection. You’ll need someone to look the vehicle over for you to make sure it’s in good working order before making a purchase. 250,000 Miles is getting up there so if you do purchase it just expect to have things on your vehicle fail. Nothing wrong with having a vehicle that breaks down as long as your ok with fixing it. My vehicles are older vehicle with higher mileage and they keep me busy.... Good for making videos. Hope it works out for you.
Thanks bro, they said its just need a battery...thats all,, as well as i will inspect if before buy, there was no accident, but the mileage is high..i need an expert suggestion like what will the point you gonna give to this car on out of 10...specifically should i buy it or not?
Good point. That's one reason I always recommend referencing an owners manual and repair manual. I recommend it at the end of each of my videos. Though this isn't an issue with the 01 Pontiac Bonneville featured in the video, I'll add an annotation to the video. Thanks again!
So I'm guessing the special vented battery for my 2003 Buick Lesabre is more than the average 600 cranking amp batteries. Whoever's idea it was to put the battery under the back seat are pretty silly. There is plenty of room under the hood of a Bonneville or Lesabre to put a battery.
When I took my battery out; there was water sitting under and around the battery. Anyone know why? I dried it all up before installing the new battery but idk where the water came from.
It may have actually been battery acid. If it was water I’d suspect a water leak. Some how water got into the vehicle. Someone may have left the window open.
BarboursAutoHelp I don't think it was battery acid. I touched it with bare hands when cleaning it up and it didn't burn. No widows were left down, actually no windows even roll down but the drivers side. BUT HERES THE WEIRD THING after I dried it all up as soon as I put the new battery in (not connected, bolted down, or anything just set it in there) it filled with water again... I have no idea where it came from.
Does your vehicle have a mold smell in the trunk? It’s possible you may have a leak in the trunk and the water is running toward the battery..... just a guess. Sounds like you need to have someone look at it. For something like this I’m not going to be a lot of help. I’d have to see it, which isn’t going to happen.
BarboursAutoHelp I don't think so.. I'm not too worried about it, I'm going to be trading it in soon. I just thought it was weird. Thanks for your help though!
My biggest complaint is that the audio is almost unintelligible once the guy gets into the job. Unfortunately, the only other video I saw here had even worse audio. I would highly suggest you watch how you remove and reinstall the venting system.
