Best battery for 98 Explorer 4.0

[corkey]

not me,, i begin to worship,
also used some of his tips,, get over 25 mpg now myself,

 

[reserved50]

i drive downhill all the time and get 100 plus mpg with the engine off

 

[askingxforxit]

I've gotten the most use out of an Optima blue marine battery compared to any other battery (even the red, and yellow Optimas). I would avoid Exide. Check my poll on batteries: http://www.explorerforum.com/forums/showthread.php?t=159284

I was going to buy a red top and paint it blue to match my add-ons. I'd like to hear more reviews about the Optima Marine blue Tops!!!

 

[Joe Dirt]

so we should actually beleive everything you say ? and if so why

I hedge a guess someone sells cars...

 

[Nocturnall]

I have read some, when someone says they get over 38 mpg with an Explorer
I begin to wonder

I would too if it wasn't for the fact that the stuff he's done others have seen similar results with. Just haven't done all the same things so haven't broken 30mpg.

 

[reserved50]

or you could get the ECU reprogrammed for a leaner setting just off idle with reduced timing, sure its bad for emissions but the mileage is great ...for a truck. A big jump on the highway would be spending several hundred dollars and installing 2:73 gears if you have 3:55s etc ... quite a bit is driving style though.

 

[garye]

I hedge a guess someone sells cars...

if you are talking about me I don't sell cars or anything else

 

[BrooklynBay]

I was going to buy a red top and paint it blue to match my add-ons. I'd like to hear more reviews about the Optima Marine blue Tops!!!

http://www.explorerforum.com/reviewpost/showcat.php?cat=all&stype=1&si=optima

 

[askingxforxit]

http://www.explorerforum.com/reviewpost/showcat.php?cat=all&stype=1&si=optima

awesome thanks!! Great info!!

 

[Jeff00000168]

I got the Bosch battery from Pep Boys for $99

 

[Blacksheep Josh]

I have read some, when someone says they get over 38 mpg with an Explorer
I begin to wonder

as far as i know Aldive's top mileage rating to date is 36.4...

 

[DCExplorer]

If you plan on keeping the car for awhile, I rec you pick up a battery from an auto parts store close to your house that is open 7 days a week. Johnson Controls makes the batteries for most of the big companies. Interstate makes the rest. So, if it is a Napa, Autozone, Walmart, Sears etc, the battery is probably made by JC. I have found that most batteries will have a problem a few years down the road. They are all well guaranteed. So now, I buy the AZ battery near my house. Had a Napa battery go on a Friday night and had to wait until Monday to get it replaced.

Johnson controls makes both the Optima and supplies all the Sears Die Hards. They also supply batteries to Interstate. Retailers like Autozone can have multiple suppliers but I believe their "Gold?" series is supplied by JC. I know JC also supplies some of the walmart batteries. However, the cheaper batteries at major retailers I suspect are being supplied by someone else. Napa gets their batteries from Deca, and not JC. Also, Exide also makes many rebranded batteries. If you can figure out who is supplying the battery, try to get a JC if you can and avoid Exide.

Also, I had a Optima in my boat that failed. I got it replaced under warrentee, and have been happy ever since.


My bad. Didn't notice you already bought the Bosch. It's really an Exide with a Bosch label. Good luck.