718 Spyder battery

[First Sea Lord]

My Spyder needs a new battery. Does anyone know what the latest is re which batteries are acceptable in order to preserve the warranty?

Is it Porsche supplied and fitted only - or is there a list of approved units that are acceptable published somewhere? OPC is encouraging me towards Porsche supplied and fitted but hasn't said it absolutely has to be a Porsche one (yet).

Thank you

[First Sea Lord]

Thanks. It's the former. Do you know the extent of the leeway? Presumably there's a list of approved manufacturers / units? Cheers

[First Sea Lord]

WG said:

That didn’t last long!, I sold my 987 Spyder at 8 years old with its original battery and my previous 996 Turbo at 10 years old with its original battery. Both kept on a trickle charger when not being used for a few weeks - as I do with my current cars! Did you let it run flat at all - just curious !

Long story, quite complicated and not for here. It was run down by a third party

[First Sea Lord]

Thank you for taking the trouble to come back to me

Am less focused on where to buy a Porsche / Porsche fitted battery outside an OPC, and more focused on how rigid OPCs are re warranty if 'their brand' hasn't been fitted. Thanks again

[First Sea Lord]

jeebsy said:

AFAIK the deal during the manufacturer warranty period is that indis can look after your car, but they need to fit OEM parts or parts of 'matching quality'; I reckon they would have a tough time arguing a Bosch or Varta battery of equivalent spec isn't of matching quality, but wouldn't put it past them in the event of an electrical fault.

Don't want to be that guy (particularly as I put a Bosch in my 718 GTS fairly recently which is under extended warranty), but with a 718 Spyder would it not be worth just biting the bullet and going OEM while it's in manufacturer warranty?

Thanks Jeebsy. A non OEM one is already in for reasons not worth discussing. Am just working out whether to change it or not

[First Sea Lord]

Got it. Thanks again. Have now got sorted