My Equinox Lives Again !!

My battery died a few days ago. It wouldn't hold a charge so I needed a new one, no biggie... 'till it was time to take it out. I worked on many older cars before, but never one this new. They like to hide shit under plastic these days. I mean this should be obvious, right? Well at first, it wasn't :/

Now that I went through it, I wanna roll my eyes at how simple it was. I admit it, I went online for some tips on how to get the battery out. And I found nothing really useful about my specific vehicle. So I figured it out on my own. Which brings me to the following issue. Since no one has posted much of anything worthwhile about this "simple" task, why don't I do it ;-)

So I took a couple picture of my Equinox's engine bay. Then scribbled a few things on them in a way that I would have loved to find, when I looked for some online help. So here it is, in laymen's terms... available to anyone searching for help on such a "trivial" task.

2011 Chevrolet Equinox Battery Basics 101

If you need clear information on the following issues,

inspect the pictures bellow.

Battery Location

Jump Starting Terminals

Battery Removal

Click the pictures for a better look.

2011 Equinox Battery Removal Steps:

1~  Slide off the plastic computer cover exposing 3 large wire connectors.

2~ Unclip the 3 connectors from the computer, label if needed.

3~ Remove the bolt that was hiding behind the middle wires. You can access this bolt if you have the right tools without unclipping the connectors. I took them off because it was very cold (-20C) when I did this. I did not want to put extra stress on the wires. It was easier to take the computer completely out of the way.

4~ Slide the computer off the metal tabs and put in a safe place.

5~ Remove the 2 bolts holding the metal bracket in place. The one towards the firewall is easy. The second one, is harder to get at since it's hiding under a plastic panel. Pop out the plastic faster indicated on the picture to lift the panel just enough to slide your ratchet or wrench in. If I recall correctly, you need 8mm all around.

6~ Remove the battery cables and voila!

7~ Reverse the steps to re-install.

If you find this information helpful, let me know ;-)

Close Your Eyes...

Click the Picture ;-)

~ Sorry ~

I Tried... :/

I guess some of you were expecting hotties O_o

Been a while, eh?

I'll think about it... Since I can't really

warm you up with tropical waves... ;-)

Well That's A Relief...

But it has been a "crazy" week :P

Go Libturds!

No so much for the rest of us... :/

I spotted the following story

over @AngryMike's a few days ago.

A little more insight into the Jellyfish Mind...

Oh Crap!

No Escaping It...

Dropped my daughter off to school this morning.

Figured I'd give y'all a glimpse ;-)

MissK ~ The Younger Years?

Actually I'm back, since late last night.

Just needed a little rest ;-)

~ Sweet Dreams for now ~

Hitting the Road Again Tomorrow

~ It's Groundhog Day ~

Uh... I mean Greyhound... :P

Wish me Luck ;-)

Stay Warm :)

Poody bunk beds?

2015 Prospectus

Happy New Year!!!

;-)

Tickled Pink

Damn it!

@ Old Navy

Brrrr....

Has to be a Racist!

Morning Love Bites

And Here I Thought it Was Global Warming ;)

Curtosy of Chief Nose Wetter ;-)

Ol' Saint.... Stevie?

The Buds gave You away ;-)

Merry Christmas!

That's The Holiday Spirit !!

Know the feeling? ;-)

Merry Christmas ~ Twisted Pic Dump

Right... And reindeer fly because of global warming... :P

Thinking....

Story Time...

Who Needs Instructions, eh? ;)

Mmmm... Protein :)

Broaden Your Child's Horizon...

What The Fuck??

Karma Time!

Don't Let Holiday Stress Bring You Down...

Grab it by the balls ;-)

MissK ~ On The Run...

Actually, I'm going Christmas Shopping... Laters ;-)

Good Night :)

A Method to The Madness

I Know That Look....

And I seem to recall... Pork... :P

Update: An extra link for you AngryOne ;-)

Better keep your eyes peeled....

Hit & Run: You're Doing it Wrong!

Or maybe it's just French Canadian Style... Sorry ;-)

Frank, You're a Dickhead! ;)

And a little cockeyed too...

Good Morning :)

How 'bout a Hug?

I missed ya ;-)

I'd like to see his tummy... ouch!

~ Whistling ~

Bonne Nuit ;)

Beaux Rêves!

Great. Now I'm Hungry...

~ Annoying As Hell ~

Wasn't Me :P

For some unknown reason, Blogger has tweaked it's settings and now EVERYONE making a comment, including myself is presumed a robot. I do monitor my comments to filter out the trolls and crappy annoying spam, but this "Capshit" setting is set to OFF, and I did not change it. I checked, it's still off. And for the fuck of it, as this is sometimes the fix in this "sensible" computer world we live in, I turned it on. Saved it. Went back to the settings, and turned if off again. Hey, sometimes it clears up the glitch. Not this time, and it seems alot of bloggers are dealing with it. It's no big deal really, but it is annoying as hell.... 

Kinda like this :/

F#*%@$*#!!!!

So until this fucking annoyance is resolved, you'll have to work a little harder to leave me some words, just know your comments are anticipated ;-)

Well Then....

No school, 2 days straight...

Lots of people lost power :/

We're good here.

I am glad I went grocery shopping last Tuesday.

Y'all know how teenagers can get ;-)

Good Night :)

Eh? :P

Beards Are Awesome ~ MissK Style :)

A few facts on the matter...

The Perks of Canadian Weather

...and apartment living :/

When you, and all the neighbors have been shoveling since the wee hours, yet everyone is still buried under piles of snow. And of course, the plow has us last on the list. Fun times. Someday, soon I hope, I'll be relocating to a much warmer place ;-)