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Automotive Tips from Tuffy Wyoming: Battery Testing

July 25, 2016

The simple fact is that 70% of car batteries fail within 4 years. They just need to be replaced at Tuffy Wyoming when they are no longer able to hold a full charge.

Batteries are a big ticket item for most Wyoming drivers and it’s tempting to put off buying a new one as long as possible. But a battery that cannot hold a full charge requires the alternator to work extra hard, causing it to wear out prematurely.

Your Tuffy Wyoming service advisor can test your battery to see if it should be replaced. Testing is a good idea for Michigan drivers because a battery might still be good, but become dead because of a bad alternator or even a worn serpentine belt and tensioner.

Tuffy Wyoming
4315 Clyde Park Ave. SW
Wyoming, Michigan 49509
616.534.8643

 

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