The Battery

[Simon Templar]

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

[Rusty2009]

I'd look on euro car parts etc to find a better quality one cheaper.


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[Simon Templar]

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. .

[Rusty2009]

No no how-to mate I'll see if the info is on TIS for you.

[Simon Templar]

Turns out, that Halfrauds have the right one for £85. .

[bhalay207]

I have a Halfords trade card... I'd be devastated if I lost it!

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[bhalay207]

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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[GOKIWI]

Try Tayna

https://www.tayna.co.uk/S5-007-Bosch-Car...P9700.html

[Rusty2009]

When I have to change battery's I always go higher than what was on there never lower.


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[GOKIWI]

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.

[Simon Templar]

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 . .

[tucpal]

There been a few this week on here for sure

[bhalay207]

Join the club. Bloody expensive these batteries. Expecially when you have stop start.

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[tucpal]

So did the stop start work now with the new battery ??

[mrtc]

i take it if you have stop start the batteries are alot more, sure my smart fortwo cost a fortune when its battery died

[bhalay207]

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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[GOKIWI]

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.

[bhalay207]

I've never heard of it until i needed to replace it ...typical lol

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[Simon Templar]

My car doesn't have stop start and why it has such a powerful battery as standard is baffling .