Changed my battery and now the car doesnt turn over as well.

**bjornbjorn** · 04-25-2012

I just changed my battery out for a new one. It is the right battery for my model and year but since I changed it it doensnt turn over as well when starting. How come and what could be the cause?

**Hippo Machine** · 04-25-2012

What battery did you get? Have you let it charge up all the way yet?

**bjornbjorn** · 04-25-2012

No I havent charged it up yet how long do I do that for? How long do I leave the car running

**Hippo Machine** · 04-25-2012

just let it run for like 15 minutes and rev the engine a bit or go for a drive. What kind of battery though?

**bjornbjorn** · 04-25-2012

AC Delco

**Hippo Machine** · 04-25-2012

it shouldn't be bad just let it run for a good amount of time or just drive it how you normally would and it will charge. Let us know if this doesn't help!

**bjornbjorn** · 04-25-2012

Thanks for your Help Hippo Machine.

**Slick2500** · 04-25-2012

Originally Posted by Hippo Machine

just let it run for like 15 minutes and rev the engine a bit or go for a drive. What kind of battery though?

If your battery is not fully charged you should put it on a charger, from what I have read charging the battery this way is not good for your charging system and can cause damage.

**Hippo Machine** · 04-25-2012

You're alternator is constantly charging the battery when your car is on, this does no damage to it. Whenever my battery is low this is how I do it...

Your car ever been jumped?

**97gtpjoe** · 04-25-2012

Ok I had the same problem when I changed my battery, the problem is the connection , you need to make sure the negative and positive go all the way into the posts , I mean alll the way to the bottom of the post and make sure you tighten them really good. The reason for the stutter start is that the negative and positive arent making good contact.

**bjornbjorn** · 04-25-2012

I have them almost all the way to the bottom of the post there is just a small gap. I cant seem to get them any lower. Do you have any suggestions to get them lower. I have hit them gently on all sides and tried to wiggle back and forth but they just wont make it to the bottom. They are clean as well.

**Hippo Machine** · 04-25-2012

Idk if anyone else would suggest it but a rubber mallet..

**97gtpjoe** · 04-25-2012

I used a flat head screwdriver then hammered around the terminals to ensure they where all the way down and I believe its a 10 mm to bolt them down .

**97gtpjoe** · 04-25-2012

make sure they are bolted really tight , if you see a gap or the terminal moves that means that they aren't tight enough and therefore the contact is not 100%.