All New 2017 Mazda 3

[dr_pido]

Probably depends on how often we charge (coz of my schedule). I just do it once a week. Prob should have done the daily charge. Botchi santos (who underwent a seminar from ctek) does a daily charge with his cx3.


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[travajante]

Probably depends on how often we charge (coz of my schedule). I just do it once a week. Prob should have done the daily charge. Botchi santos (who underwent a seminar from ctek) does a daily charge with his cx3.


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On our seldom used ones, they're on daily. Motolites could last twice or longer than their usual.

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[dr_pido]

On our seldom used ones, they're on daily. Motolites could last twice or longer than their usual.

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Or is the oem brand to blame for the short lifespan?


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[travajante]

Or is the oem brand to blame for the short lifespan?


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Can't expect much from those batts that come stock. There's a reason for the short 12mo warranty.

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[tool_46n2]

So how much is the cheapest istop compatible battery that runs well?

I went to Philippine International Motor Show (PIMS 2018) in Worldtrade Center earlier this week, there is a Panasonic booth there. If i remember correctly, their start-stop battery costs around 10-11,000 pesos.

If anyone could confirm it and if its compatible, that would be great.

[travajante]

I went to Philippine International Motor Show (PIMS 2018) in Worldtrade Center earlier this week, there is a Panasonic booth there. If i remember correctly, their start-stop battery costs around 10-11,000 pesos.

If anyone could confirm it and if its compatible, that would be great.

If it's the nippon-made Panasonic Q90 Start/Stop batt, it'll fit all iStop Skyactivs except the MX5 ND which uses a smaller/lighter 1.

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[jojopad]

Probably depends on how often we charge (coz of my schedule). I just do it once a week. Prob should have done the daily charge. Botchi santos (who underwent a seminar from ctek) does a daily charge with his cx3.


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The 2yo hobo motolite battery we have is now going 3 yrs. Weekly charging only. I started using ctek on this battery only this Jan 2018. Car is a garage queen, used only 2 to 3 times per month.

I also do a weekly charge on my M3's oem efb batt. I rarely use the istop feature due to the horrendous daily standstill traffic conditions. I'm hoping that with ctek the batt would last up to 3 years (at the least). Yeah it's frustrating that there's limited options where to buy quality efb battery. It's an expensive maintenance cost. I was under the impression back then (after reading past posts in this forum) that Amaron Pro 1SM can be a replacement if you don't need to use istop. I should have known better...

Btw doc, did you start using ctek right after you bought your M3?

[travajante]

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[dr_pido]

The 2yo hobo motolite battery we have is now going 3 yrs. Weekly charging only. I started using ctek on this battery only this Jan 2018. Car is a garage queen, used only 2 to 3 times per month.

I also do a weekly charge on my M3's oem efb batt. I rarely use the istop feature due to the horrendous daily standstill traffic conditions. I'm hoping that with ctek the batt would last up to 3 years (at the least). Yeah it's frustrating that there's limited options where to buy quality efb battery. It's an expensive maintenance cost. I was under the impression back then (after reading past posts in this forum) that Amaron Pro 1SM can be a replacement if you don't need to use istop. I should have known better...

Btw doc, did you start using ctek right after you bought your M3?

Mine's a daily driven averaging around 30-40 KM per day. Weekly charging. Got the ctek a week after purchasing the M3. I think my habits with regards to power consumption may be the culprit. 2 phones always on the charge (1 for waze the other for calls), parking sensors always on, headlights always on auto, plus a dashcam (mini2), cabin lights on when doors are opened. I am still trying to reach OVTph regarding the delkor battery however not getting any reply. Probably I may have the wrong number, will probably reach them thru FB as well.

[dr_pido]

Anybody here had problems with the magnetic clutch of your a/c compressor? After all the diagnostics done to find the cause of my M3's squealing problems they're suspecting it might be this one that's giving my mazda 3 issues (a year already)