Q: I put a 4x4 (Jell Type Marine) battery in my sedan. Car starts and runs but loses power and completely stops.
So I put a new 4 x 4/marine battery in my 2005 Mazda 6. Obviously a stupid thing to do. It started but ran really rough and would stall and turn off. I put the original battery back in and everything is tight and secure. We hooked up and ran for 30 minutes. Drove around town, all good. Started this morning (with original proper battery of course) and got down the block, lost power. Had to turn off and start again a few times in order to get back home. Have I done damage to the vehicle? What could it be? Fuses? Alternator? Electrical/computer system? Should I drive more to give it time to "reset"? Thank you so much for any advice. I'm beating myself up over this . . .
Ben
My car has 80000 miles.
My car has an automatic transmission.
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