My Subaru Outback battery is swollen – any good services in Satwa?
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I was doing a routine check under the hood of my 2017 Subaru Outback over the weekend and I noticed something that genuinely made me do a double-take – the battery casing looks like it's bulging and swelling on the sides, almost like it's been inflated, and I immediately started panicking because I've heard that this can be a sign of a battery that's about to fail catastrophically. I've had the car for a few years now and I know the heat here can be brutal on batteries, but I've never actually seen one physically deform like this before and it's got me genuinely concerned about safety, especially because I park the car in a shared underground garage and I don't want to be responsible for any kind of fire hazard. I've been doing some research and apparently extreme heat can cause the battery plates to warp and the internal pressure to build up, leading to this kind of swelling, and once it gets to this point it's basically a ticking time bomb that needs to be replaced immediately. The thing that's really stressing me out is that I'm not sure if the swelling has damaged any of the surrounding components or if there's acid leaking that I can't see, and I'm also worried about whether I can safely drive the car to a workshop or if I need to get someone to come to me. I live in Satwa and I've been looking for a service that can come to my place and handle this safely, because I really don't want to risk driving with a swollen battery. A friend of mine who works in the automotive industry mentioned a place that offers Meticulous Battery Service Satwa and said they have experience dealing with swollen batteries and can handle the whole thing safely without you having to risk driving, which sounds exactly like what I need because I genuinely don't know how risky it is to drive with a battery in this condition. Has anyone here experienced battery swelling on their Subaru or similar car, and did you find that it was just a simple replacement or were there other issues that needed to be addressed because of the heat damage? I'm really hoping it's just a straight swap and nothing more serious, because I've already had to deal with a few unexpected repairs this year and I was really hoping for a quiet period with the car. Any advice would be massively appreciated because I'm genuinely worried about this and I want to get it sorted safely.