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The Battery - Simon Templar - 13:th-Feb-2016
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
The Battery - Rusty2009 - 13:th-Feb-2016
I'd look on euro car parts etc to find a better quality one cheaper.
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RE: The Battery - Simon Templar - 14:th-Feb-2016
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. .
RE: The Battery - Rusty2009 - 14:th-Feb-2016
No no how-to mate I'll see if the info is on TIS for you.
RE: The Battery - Simon Templar - 9:th-Mar-2016
Turns out, that Halfrauds have the right one for £85. .
RE: The Battery - bhalay207 - 9:th-Mar-2016
I have a Halfords trade card... I'd be devastated if I lost it!
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RE: The Battery - bhalay207 - 5:th-Jun-2016
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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RE: The Battery - GOKIWI - 5:th-Jun-2016
Try Tayna
https://www.tayna.co.uk/S5-007-Bosch-Car-Battery-Type-100-S5007-P9700.html
The Battery - Rusty2009 - 5:th-Jun-2016
When I have to change battery's I always go higher than what was on there never lower.
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RE: The Battery - GOKIWI - 6:th-Jun-2016
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.
RE: The Battery - Simon Templar - 6:th-Jun-2016
(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 . .
RE: The Battery - tucpal - 6:th-Jun-2016
There been a few this week on here for sure
RE: The Battery - bhalay207 - 7:th-Jun-2016
Join the club. Bloody expensive these batteries. Expecially when you have stop start.
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RE: The Battery - tucpal - 7:th-Jun-2016
So did the stop start work now with the new battery ??
RE: The Battery - mrtc - 7:th-Jun-2016
i take it if you have stop start the batteries are alot more, sure my smart fortwo cost a fortune when its battery died
RE: The Battery - bhalay207 - 7:th-Jun-2016
(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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RE: The Battery - GOKIWI - 7:th-Jun-2016
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.
RE: The Battery - bhalay207 - 7:th-Jun-2016
I've never heard of it until i needed to replace it ...typical lol
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RE: The Battery - tommyboy1289 - 7:th-Jun-2016
The latest tech
RE: The Battery - Simon Templar - 9:th-Jun-2016
My car doesn't have stop start and why it has such a powerful battery as standard is baffling .