Battery change Astra K
Battery change Astra K
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Toyoda

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1,573 posts

124 months

Tuesday 3rd February
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Recently bought a 1.6 petrol 200 Astra K, and the battery is on its last legs. Couple of questions if you please... Do these need programming? There's conflicting info online. And secondly, when you look for replacements some places list the bigger "115" battery, with a few more cold cranking amps, I'm keen to go bigger and swap the existing 096 for a 115, so are there any known issues doing that please?

Scrump

23,758 posts

182 months

Tuesday 3rd February
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I can’t answer on the coding, but with regard to a larger capacity there will be no issues going for a larger capacity battery - as long as it physically fits in the car. Check the battery tray space first and if it will physically fit then all good.

Panamax

8,328 posts

58 months

Tuesday 3rd February
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If you fit an absolutely identical battery (in terms of electrical specification, not brand) you won't need coding.

If you fit a bigger/more powerful battery you will definitely need coding.