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[Ang1Sgt]

I just wanted to say thank you ALL for having such a great forum! With patience and a little Skill so many things can be taken on and fixed or made better with help here in the Forum.

A little over a week ago I saw my “Check Engine” light come on. Oh SHOOT, less than a week after I had it inspected! I thought the worst and had a friend at a Big Box Parts store run the code, and I had only one, a “PO171”. The Jeep seemed to be running okay, so I waited to see if anything else would pop up.

Yesterday I got the Auto Stop/Start needs Service light on and the Jeep MPG tanked big time. Did a little more reading here and decided that here I have a 2020 Jeep with the original batteries in it. Decided that it was time to swap them out. Of course I thought about ridding myself of the AUX Battery, but this has such low miles and is my Hanger Queen in the Winter so I thought I might as well swap them.

I went with the AutoZone AGM battery with a 3 Year Warrantee, and then went to Costco for the Interstate AGM H7 battery. I went with the H7 for my Cold Crank amps and it was the same price as the H6 that was in there.
Of course I pulled the fender and liner as shown in one of the videos I saw here. Well, the clips that are shown in that video, they DO BREAK and I busted up like 5 of them. Thankfully the thread has a link so I ordered in a bunch of them just in case, and they are scheduled for tomorrow.

One thing on these clips. They show the use of a metal panel fastener tool which I really don’t like to use near paint. I wondered about it and I had a tool in many of my tool boxes that worked the charm. A simple used Hemostat. Each of the broken clips I had enough space to get behind, squeeze together the clip and out they came. Was able to save a few this way. I have these for different uses. One for soldering, one for working on my bicycles, and another for when I do restoration work on Sewing Machines. Good tool to have around.

Had to run all over to get the batteries, but I got them. Got them both in with little issues. Fired the Jeep up and she started like she was supposed too. Smooth idle again, no Auto Start/Stop error and no Check Engine light. I’ll have to wait till I get the clips to take her for a drive, but I think she is much better.

Again, a Helpful Forum is something that is unique and I am glad that I found what I needed to do!.
I’ll post a few pics!

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[tomk62]

You're welcome!

 

[Melchior]

Great idea on that hemostat tool! I didn’t know the clips were accessible from the back

 

[GrayWolf.Overland]

Very rarely people take the time to appreciate these small acts of camaraderie and kindness esp in the internet where non one owes the other person anything..

@Ang1Sgt - thank you for recognizing what goes unsaid most of the time.

 

[Ang1Sgt]

Very rarely people take the time to appreciate these small acts of camaraderie and kindness esp in the internet where non one owes the other person anything..

@Ang1Sgt - thank you for recognizing what goes unsaid most of the time.

Thanks,

I’ve been on many forums in the past. Even a Moderator on one forum that I gave my all too because it was in the support of fellow Vets. I TYR to contribute in a meaningful manner with respect to all. There are times I’ll write a reply and then read it back seeing if it makes sense, seeing if it helps, and there are many I won’t post.

I was really upset about having to change out my batteries. I knew I could do it. Darn the things I’ve done over the years, the changes I have seen in the Automotive World in 50+ years. Many times I wanted to give up and just take it into see a Mechanic or Technician. My first new Stationwagon, a 1982 Chevrolet Malibu Wagon with the Computer Controlled Carb was one of them.

There are many I should thank, and that says something about an active Forum like this.

 

[Bayrat]

This is a great forum, and I belong to other great forums as well. We get back out of them what we are willing to put in. When the opportunity arises, I like to help other people, and appreciate the in-kind assistance provided to me. It seems that Jeep Wrangler people are bonded similarly, as the Harley, boating/sailing, RV and many other forums I haunt. Good people, all of them.

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