Has anyone taken the battery out of a CDTi 1.7 . .
It isn't just a two terminal job and it looks like the handles on the battery are removed from this big, lump, of a battery- 75AH and 720 CCA !!
Apart from the removal they don't seem to have the right one at the VX dealers plus , it seems the likely cost is £140
I'd look on euro car parts etc to find a better quality one cheaper.
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Is there a how to, on taking the battery out , Rusty. .
I can't find one at the moment but navigation of the new site isn't one of my strong points. .
No no how-to mate I'll see if the info is on TIS for you.
Turns out, that Halfrauds have the right one for £85. .
I have a Halfords trade card... I'd be devastated if I lost it!
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Just reviving a thread for a sec.
I'm getting a new battery for my car which is a 2.0cdti. The Halfords website has said I need a 096AGM battery. Apparently the spec is 760A and 70ah.
I've looked at the battery that's in mind currently and it has a 80ah 800a.
Will the one from Halfords be too small? My car is a 2.0CDTI with start stop.
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When I have to change battery's I always go higher than what was on there never lower.
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I agree with Rusty (the battery in my link was just for an example), The higher the spec the better, not sure about nasp/stop-start cars but for the Leon the higher the CCA the better. I guess stop-start cars are pretty hard on batteries so would need higher specs than a non stop-start version.
(6:th-Jun-2016, 07:49:21)GOKIWI Wrote: [ -> ]I agree with Rusty (the battery in my link was just for an example), The higher the spec the better, not sure about nasp/stop-start cars but for the Leon the higher the CCA the better. I guess stop-start cars are pretty hard on batteries so would need higher specs than a non stop-start version.
I finally got my battery changed today. . it finally gave up the ghost . .
I had to buy the genuine article because it was the only one that would fit/ and had the right spec 75ah 720 CCA
There was a Bosch at 80ah but the CCA was only 620 . In the end came it from the dealer at £141 plus the exchequer . .
Fucken ouch . .
The hot weather killed it apparently . .
There been a few this week on here for sure
Join the club. Bloody expensive these batteries. Expecially when you have stop start.
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So did the stop start work now with the new battery ??
i take it if you have stop start the batteries are alot more, sure my smart fortwo cost a fortune when its battery died
(7:th-Jun-2016, 08:42:49)tucpal Wrote: [ -> ]So did the stop start work now with the new battery ??
Seems to mate yeah. I've only taken it out a couple of times since.
@mrtc Yeah, the batteries are called AGM batteries. It's something to so with them having glass matting inside which deals better with the stress and strain of stop/start
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AGM as a technology has been around quite some time. Lithium Iron will be the next "latest" thing in car batteries once they can sort the charging side of it out.
I've never heard of it until i needed to replace it ...typical lol
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My car doesn't have stop start and why it has such a powerful battery as standard is baffling .