Repair: MacBook Pro 15, Late 2013 Battery Replacement [ENGLISH]
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- čas přidán 19. 08. 2017
- Fed from Puromac walks us through replacing the battery on his 15" MacBook Pro, Late 2013, using a kit from iFixIt. He also shows an alternate technique for safely removing the battery pack without completely disassembling your MacBook, by using a nylon string and adhesive remover. [English Version]
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Sir, I can't thank you enough for this very clear walk-through of the process from end to end. I took my MacBook Pro 15, Late 2013 in to the Apple store in late December 2022 and was prepared to pay them $200 to replace the battery. The machine was crashing frequently and when I took it off the charger, the battery level would go from 100% to 70% in about 5 minutes and then crash. Apple told me that the machine is so old, they don't offer replacement batteries anymore. I was going to take it to a 3rd party fixit place (GoEBITS) but then I came across your video. (Isn't CZcams the most wonderful thing?!) I took your advice and bought the battery kit from IFIXIT for $90. I noticed they also offered replacement plastic feet, so I bought a set of those too (3 of mine had fallen off). It took me about 90 minutes total to replace the battery and the feet and now my computer has a new lease on life! (And I feel so accomplished -- I'm a computer repairman!) Thank you, thank you, thank you!
Thank you for this! Btw, dousing the string with the adhesive remover helped immensely.
Wow. I can't believe I find this video from a super old friend! Yes, I'm replacing the battery on my MacBook Pro... Thanks! Miss you buddy! Cheers Fed!
Thanks for the video, will be replacing mine this weekend!
For everyone watching don't remove the tape on top from the new battery until after you glue it and line it up! makes the process easier to line up the new battery.
How did it go Angelo?
You should also test the battery to make sure it's working correctly.
Your clear and uncomplicated instructions worked perfectly for me. Thank you, Puromac!
Thanks for the brilliant string technique! Worked like a charm.
Great idea using the nylon thread/string, it worked like a charm and installation was a breeze. Keep posting more videos like this.
Perfection! Thanks for such a thorough and well filmed tutorial! I followed exactly and easily and now have a wonderfully working macbook and trackpad once again!
Best one I’ve seen yet!! Ordered my Ifixit kit , I have same model! Great job
Perfect guide, thanks for taking the time to put it together. Getting the adhesive off of the frame is the most time consuming part
TY. I watched this vid a month ago and it gave me confidence to order & attempt. I never would have for something with 50+ steps. I just got the battery today, watched it again, and successfully removed & replaced the battery.
Thanks again.
Worked like a charm. I didn't even need the string since I was able to gently pry them up with some plastic sticks. YMMV. Thanks for saving me a ton of time!
Great video - probably the best one out there for Macbook Pro battery replacement technique.
Thank you so much for this tutorial! I was hesitant to take my laptop somewhere in fear of someone else potentially doing more harm than good. Your instructions were VERY helpful and I was able to replace my battery with no problems! Appreciate this!! 🙏🏽
Thanks for this great video. I held off for more than a year on replacing my battery after looking at the enormously complicated ifixit guide but with this video it was all over in less than an hour and I didn't even need glue remover (I used nylon string).
Just used your method and it saved me a bunch of time. I ordered the same kit you used from ifixit, and I was able to change the battery and now all is working well. Thanks so much dude, your video was SUPER helpful!
Awesome video! Expecting the new battery today and will follow these instructions to install. Thanks for posting!
Excellent video! I just completed the change out of my old swollen battery on my 2013 Macbook. It now sits flat again and my track pad works. Very pleased and thank you for eliminating all those unnecessary steps. Very thankful for your video!!!!!
Fantastic. so much easier and intuitive than the other videos removing all of the extraneous components.
Thank you, thank you, thank you! I’ve been putting off replacing the batteries in two of my MacBooks for ages. After watching your video, I’m far more comfortable attempting it with using your technique than others I’ve seen.
Just wanted to say thank you for posting this guide - it prompted me to take on my early 2013 MacBook Pro whose battery was on its last legs. I ordered the kit from the European iFixit store (big up to them for delivering in two days to the UK from Germany - great service). The kit was fantastic and literally has everything you need.
The only hiccup I had was that there is a base plate (shown in your video) which protects the touchpad and I accidentally removed mine as my nylon string went behind that instead of the battery. Absolutely no biggie as it stuck back down nicely and the job is done - took around an hour of careful labour using your string/twine method.
Thanks once again.
Wow what can I say but the best video on the web for changing the battery on my laptop. I previously watched a video taking all the parts out of the computer before replacing the battery . Glad I found you
Best Regards
Allan
I watched several videos on this and yours was by far the most helpful. Thank you so much for making this. When I took the case off, there was a lot of dust in the computer. I used compressed air to carefully clean all of that out. Got the battery and kit from iFixit. Used a guitar string and a pair of gloves, which made the battery removal pretty simple (still used the chemicals that came with the kit). Got the whole job done in 40 minutes. Mac is now back up and running and in excellent condition. Saved a lot of money and multiple days of down time from what Apple quoted me and learned a lot in the process. Thank you!!
This is SUPER it gave the confidence to go out and do it my self
Thanks for the video. I was able to replace my battery with your video instead of taking the entire macbook pro apart, like some other videos.
Thanks very much. Watched a few videos and they made it overly complicated. Followed you step by step and now my laptop is working like new again!
Thank you for your video, the twine technique worked amazing. Watched your video and had the battery out and new one in within an hour.
Thanks for the tutorial. Followed it for replacing the battery in my Macbook pro and went pretty well although took quite some time as the middle two batteries really seemed quite stuck. You just saved me £120
I used this tutorial for my MBP 15" early 2013 model, and it worked great! In addition to improving my battery life, my laptop also runs much cooler than when my old battery had a "service battery" warning. I use the Mac Fan Control app, and I was clocking CPU core temps of 85-90C while using Google Chrome prior to this repair, and up to 100C for Adobe design programs! Now, the CPU cores run at about 45-55C for Google Chrome usage, and about 70C for Adobe programs...
About the tutorial, I will say that the adhesive was much, much harder to dissolve than this video advertises. It took hours of applying solvent and sawing/prying under the battery in cycles. **Be super careful not to bend or warp the battery, it can catch fire or explode** Also, the trackpad is directly underneath the two main battery packs towards the center of the laptop. I almost dislodged the trackpad from the laptop when attempting to pry the battery from the adhesive. Make sure to wipe any excess fluid or remaining adhesive from the edges as well. Luckily, it still functions just fine, although it doesn't press down as far as it used to. Another note, the battery from IFixit did not sit perfectly flush some reason. Make sure to connect the battery to the laptop before you remove the protective plastic coating from the new battery & stick it into place (if you run into the same problem). There is a bit of flexibility in the wires that run from the battery pack to the connector. Lastly, make sure to dispose of your old battery using a hazardous waste removal company. It is unsafe to throw it in with standard trash.
there is another video showing that you do not require adhesive remover. I just used it. Worked a treat. Just needed gloves to "saw" through the adhesive with the string. Adhesive remover not required
@@emmastables5332 may I to know which video shows that?
@@patrickw72: Here's one video showing essentially the same technique as shown above, but without using adhesive remover, but keep in mind that the stickiness and the stiffness of the adhesive might vary from one Macbook to the next, so that some people might find they can't saw through the adhesive without softening it first: czcams.com/video/fupkPz55tUo/video.html
Thank you so very much for this - the BEST video I could find on replacing my MacBook Pro battery.
By far the best video on this subject.
Thank you!
Thank you! I followed this video and was able to change the batteries. I bought the batteries from iFixit. This is really good video! I found using thread more difficult than what is being shown on the video. The last part of cleaning up was a bit tedious and I had to use scrapper to clean it up.
Overall very helpful video! Thanks again!
I think you have the most accurate video about this subject. Thank you
Fed, thanks so much for this tutorial. I completely agree there is more risk to taking out all the internal components as recommended by iFixit so I was very pleased to see, and then use, your approach. I used isopropyl alcohol to dissolve the glue, which I'm fairly sure was not nearly as effective as using the adhesive solvent, so the process took a bit longer and was more tedious than I'd hoped. But nonetheless all went well and I have a new battery in my 2012 Macbook Pro, giving it another few years at least. Thanks again Fed and @puromac!
Stucked at zif connector in iFixit guide and switched to this video. Far more easier. Thank you very much.
Mate, you just saved me some cash, because I was so scared with OWC Battery Replace video and also IFixIt step by step that I was about to pay a technician to do this for me. None of the other methods are as easy as your "nylon and string" method. Thumbs up! But just a heads up: I wasn't that careful on avoiding the (OWC) Newertech adhesive remover touching the plastic base of the speaker that lays right in front the border cells. Just a little drop of it touched the black plastic and it turned white, as some chemical reaction was happening and melting the plastic. So people, while applying the adhesive remover be extremely careful to avoid dropping a bit of it on the logic board or touching any piece that is not supposed to. Again, thanks heaps for your video!!
I used the iFixit kit and instructions. Worked like a charm.
Great tutorial. Just replaced my battery following it (no issues at all), the string technique is what made it a lot easier, just have to be patient for the adhesive remover to do its work.
Excellent demo. It worked like a champ.
Thanks for your review and instructions. I followed your steps and it worked perfect. Over all very easy and saved my computer for 100 bucks.
Just changed my wife's MacBook Pro battery using your tutorial. Excellent work. The hardest parts: getting the adhesive off (ended up using a razor blade, very carefully) and aligning the two battery screws on either side of the connector (I didn't, and didn't put them back. The laptop is pretty much a desktop and won't be jostled too much, so I'm hoping that won't be an issue. Besides, the battery is solidly stuck in place now and won't move.) Kudos to iFixit for their excellent kit. I love that it came with all the tools.
Awesome! I used this video to successfully replace the same iFixit battery in my MBP late 2013 15". The battery was still holding a charge but had expanded so much it would not sit flat and the trackpad was unusable. Now it works great. Using the kit plus the idea of the string was brilliant. This video is how "how to" videos should be made. Thank you for sharing!
how is the new battery holding up?
Thanks! Just swapped out my 9 year old battery, made a huge difference!
This video saved us a lot of money. Good job, thank you very much!
Worked like a charm. Great tutorial! Big hugs.
Excellent walkthrough! Thanks
Thanks! This helped me. I did it without the iFixit kit so I peeled the batteries myself - and it turned out ok as well.
Just replaced it according to you advice! It is now the second time, since I got my MacBook in Feb 2013, that my batteries were bloating to an extend, where the trackpad wouldn’t work properly anymore. The first repair was within my Apple Protection plan and the repair was claimed to have normally cost me 980$ , so I was glad I had the protection plan. This second repair was done by myself. Spent 59€ ( about 67$) for the battery pack and less than 30 minutes following your advice. I was initially shocked when I reviewed the iFixit procedure on their website/ repair manual, since it was marked as very difficult, was long ( 50+ steps!!)and with its own adherent danger ( just for the sake of preventing solvent damage. ) My extremely bloated old batteries turned out to be removed with surprising ease , utilizing a bit dental floss and a plastic spur. Thx again for your fantastic video!👍
Thank you very much ! I sent my MacBookPro to Apple who told me after 2 days, sorry we can't repair it, it's too old ... I saw your video, ordered the ifixit kit and followed the steps you show on the video ... everything is working fine even the trackpad is working again... thank you very very much !
Amazing tutorial and so easy. I had to swap batteries today in a pinch and this video helped me greatly
Really good steps to do. I didn’t have the adhesive remove (which would have been easier) but I still managed to do it with the nylon thread but needed gloves as it was harder work to get the old battery out.
Make sure you have the right screwdrivers as well.
Great guide...thanks a lot
Thanks so much! was a life saver going this method rather than ifixit's 54 step horror ! :D
Used this and worked great; placing the MB on a little angle and using the cord are neat tricks!
You saved me so much time, much easier than the iFixit method!
Thank you for uploading and sharing. Because of you I attempted and successfully removed the old bloated battery. I will try and upload a reply video for others to reference (I’m not really a youtube content creator, so that might never happen). My battery was a fair bit more swollen but it all worked out. In Canada, ifixit does not provide the adhesive remover. I suspect they can’t import it and nothing local exists. The sawing nylon string method worked without any use of adhesive remover. I will say it wasn’t as smooth a process, but I was able to safely remove it with minimal off-gasing.
Thanks again!
Excellent instructions. I used nail polish remover and gift wrap curling ribbon and used gloves to exercise additional force on the ribbon without hurting my hand. Worked perfectly. Thanks.
Thanks so much for this video! First repair I ever did, and this video on the background helped me through. For anyone else trying this in the future: I found the dispenser of the adhesive remover a bit unpredictable. So I just used a double thread of dental floss, and with the sawing movement I did not have to use any iFixit adhesive remover to remove the batteries.
Great guide, thanks. I also ordered the iFixit kit and followed a similar technique to yours but used dental floss and no adhesive remover. My kit did not have a syringe but a bottle with a tapered tip which made it difficult to apply in the way you did, but using a sawing action the battery cells came out without too much trouble.
you saved me so much freaking time and pain. Thank you.
nice work! good idea on using the string to cut through the adhesive.
Thank you...I quite enjoyed your method/explanation on this! I'm getting some kind of overheating issue, or it feels hot on my lap these days, but there is really no battery swelling to date, so I'll have to check to make sure my fans are operational! I'd not heard of Ifixit, so I'll definitely look into this! I did upgrade my SSD drive via 'Macsales' using the Aura 1 TB SSD two years ago, and it's worked flawlessly, and my previous 512 SSD is now an external drive! I love being able to DIY and will again watch this video prior to changing my battery when the time comes! Appreciate you doing this video for us!
Thank you for the Tutorial! Just replaced my battery, not too thought, but not super easy… just little patience. Thanks for suggesting ifixit too.
Great ! Worked perfectly as described ! Thanks a lot .
Great video. Thank you. I purchased the iFixit kit as well. I used 80 lb test braided fishing line instead of string and I did not need to use the solvent to remove the batteries.
Jayson Nelson wow, that’s EXACTLY what I did. 👌🏻
Great guidance - Made the job that much easier. Thanks!
the best tutorial ever and approach for this task. Thanks!!
You're a life saver. Thank you for this walkthru :)
Thanks for the video! The procedure worked as explained. I used waxed dental floss to saw through the stickers and used the plastic tools to remove the batteries toward the front of the case while using the cards to leverage the batteries.
did u not use the adhesive remover?
Thanks for the video. Your instructions worked perfectly.
The "sawing with string" method seems like the best way to remove the batteries without using excessive force.... nice instructional video!!! Thanks for sharing!!!!! Ifixit will get another customer now!!!!
did everything work well for you?
VERY clear and concise instructions. Will attempt to change my battery myself vs taking it to a repair shop.
thanks man, finally a working video
Just finished my replacement based on this video. Excellent technique - the "string cutting" worked really well for me. An additional note for this technique: you may hear a little "popping" that sounds like it could be battery cracking - in my case that was the sound of the little piece of metal below the center batteries flexing as I "cut" the batteries off it. Once you know what that is, it's pretty obvious - but the first time it can make you worried that the batteries "cracked" (which, of course, no one wants...)
Fantastic video. Totally worth watching this and skipping the more complicated steps. I regretted not buying the ifixit battery but already bought a replacement kit without the tools or adhesive remover. For those in my shoes, you can use Goo Gone instead of the ifixit remover. It is non-toxic as well and worked great. It is a little nerve wracking at first to use the string method, but it works great. Thank you
Very informative video, all the details and stuff. Helpful. Thanks.
Thanks so much, worked great. I didn't have that kind of adhesive remover, what I ended up doing is dabbing some Goo Gone on the string, adding a little more as I worked down each battery, worked beautifully. Thanks!
Great explanation! Thank you so much
Thank you man, I’ve done it quite easily by your guidance
Very nice video. Everything went just as you described.
Still really helpful! Thanks for the video.
Just did this, and it works. Thank you for showing me how. One thing that is different - the iFixit kit now includes a squeeze bottle with a tip rather than a small jar of solvent and a syringe. Much harder to control where/how much solvent is applied. The center 2 batteries were much harder to free up, perhaps because I was too concerned about getting solvent on the trackpad, which was underneath. But it worked!
Great video, Simple explanation to big problems! :D :)
many thx. just finished according to your manual and it works!
Great video, through instructions!
Didn’t follow exactly but this video was excellent! I just fixed my battery in my laptop so thank you!
This is very helpful. Thank you.
I was not sure if there was a cover protecting the track pad, looks like there is ! Thanks, great video.
Great job man! I am going to do this shortly.
This kind of video its really helpfully, thanx.
Outstanding! I followed upur DYI! Perfect! Thank you!!
Good tutorial. One of my only extra bits of advice would be to not squirt the adhesive remover directly onto the plate covering the trackpad (squirt it onto the cloth instead), since some of it might leak around the edges of the plate and get to the workings inside the trackpad, where it might do some damage if there are any parts that are sensitive to acetone. Even if the acetone doesn't damage the trackpad, it could continue flowing downward until it leaks past the edges of the trackpad itself and drip onto the display, which of course has a clear plastic front, where acetone could indeed do some damage. Just to be certain, it's a good idea, before you start applying the adhesive remover, to insert something impervious to acetone and other fluids between the display and the keyboard/palmrest/trackpad, like maybe a sheet of aluminum foil.
Thanks for this advice! I may need to replace my battery soon and will do this! :)
That happened to me. It flow through the screen and stayed there for a while until I noticed. It damanged the black finish the LCD has... So be careful with adhesive remover.
May be worth putting a hand towel or such between the case and the display, since others have mentioned the risk of getting alcohol.acetone on the display and ruining it.
how would you get the cloth you squirted remover on, to glue under batteries?
I'm looking to do this on my MBP soon. Thanks so much for this video and information!
Did it today MBP2015 late 2013 not a big deal. I want to encourage you at this point. You can do it by yourself, no need for apple support and give your MB away for several days if not up to 2 weeks. :)
Great instructions!
Excellent instructions. I just changed my battery out and it was so much easier than I was expecting. I used the iFixIt kit and it seems to be operating very well.
How is the battery life and how does it hold the charge?
@@ElenGlazova so far it’s holding up very well. The battery holds a charge just as it did when I first bought my laptop 7 years ago
Thanks a million. The string tip for removing the old battery was great. I actually used 80lb fishing braid line and no glue solvent. Had to wear gloves so the line would not cut my skin, but it worked perfectly.
Now I can carry my MacBook again without the need of being plugged.
I was thinking that waxed dental floss would work too.
Mark Freemantle I red that works too.
what kind of gloves did u use
This was great. Thanks
Awesome, will try it next year!
Thanks Dude! Your video worked like a champ. Had to use acetone in lieu of the high speed glue remover. Worked, no problem.
You da man - great video - just what I needed to prepare - ordered my parts and now awaiting - had also seen ifixit guides but, your video looks sure to help. I didnt get kit but, got own acetone and air can duster, prods, screwdrivers, Q-tips etc. all for less... hoping all goes well - mine a swollen like little pillows and kinda worried about exploding etc....
I wish you made this look a little harder to do. I feel like my odds of blowing myself up just seriously increased.
Hahahaha
Hahaha likewise