Optima Battery Sucks

So about two years ago I purchased an Optima Yellow Top battery to replace an old Costco battery that was originally on the vehicle when I bought it about 4 1/2 years ago. When you hear the name Optima you think... Expensive battery... Excellent performance... Reliable... Those are good reasons to purchase them. That's why I got one about 2 years ago. Just a few months ago my car has been starting issues. I already got the starter rebuilt last year. So all fingers point to the battery. I purchased a battery charger last year because the Optima Yellow top was drained when I came back from vacation. So I hooked up the charger and let it charge for a substantial about of time. I started the Supra, and everything sounded good. Three days later the problem came back again. The car was a bit sluggish starting up. I checked the voltage and it was low again.

Today I decided to be done with it. I've researched and went for the Interstate Mega-Tron Plus battery. It has 100 more cold cranking amps and 1000 cranking amps than the Optima. You can't beat the 85 month year warranty! So if this battery decides to go out in two years, I'll be covered! I just hope it lasts compared to the Optima.

Sometimes you don't get what you pay for.

A/C Service Time

I just dropped off the Supra to get the air conditioning checked out at Miramar H&A. I've been running with no air conditioning since August or September of last year. There were some days that I wished that I had air conditioning. My friend who is a Toyota mechanic told me that my freon is completely empty. So since summer is almost upon us I think it would be a good time to service it. I just hope it's something minor.

Clutch Master Cylinder and Cylinder Slave Replaced

With the amount of mileage my car has its only necessary to replace a lot of things. I was informed when I got my starter rebuilt that my cylinder slave was leaking. I purchased all the parts before hand from my roommate and had Mike (Toyota Tech) replace them. I also installed a stainless steel clutch line to replace the old rubber line. It took about 2 or so hours to get everything installed. Everything feels really good now. I'm good for another 100k. Hopefully that won't be anytime soon.