Not every job that comes into the shop is a big complicated repair or diagnosis. Sometimes it is just customers bad luck with junk parts. This is just the case here in this video.
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Eric
you are the Cardiologist of car repair
Car was simply never properly diagnosed until arrived your shop. Happens alot
Friends car had similar symptoms – was not the battery or draw. Car would usually restart shortly after driving, while hot etc. After being parked might or might not start. Turned out alternator belt had been replaced with 1 slightly to long. Fully adjusted was almost right – but not tight enough. Depending on (electrical) load while driving the battery would actually be discharging (no belt noise). Car kept going, no charging error. Figured it out when we realized issue always showed up after night driving – when head lights were being used. Changed belt and correct adjustment solved the problem.
Whoever said the customer is never wrong has NOT worked in auto mechanics.
A professional doing what they get hired to do.
Fix the problem the customer hired you to fix.
Do what's in their best interest.
That's what they hired you to do.
Two kinds of " parasites " one drains batteries the OTHER drains wallets.
I'm sure you checked the alternator first thing?
I guess my question is, if that battery is too small to crank a flipping 1.8 Sentra, what’s it made for??
So classic the customer bought the cheapest part possible
Sometimes you get what you Paid For, Cheap Battery and too Small for Car-not Good…I Love the NAPA Sealed Batteries, never any Corrosion/Battery acid on Posts…