Tamora- How To Change Battery

[love_my_tamora]

shall i connect another battery via the jump cables then replace the main battery, to prevent the millege meter reseting. (as alot of people have had that problem)

thanks

[macca666]

Thats what I'd do

[Tonto]

My experience is that as long as you don't get a spark when reconnecting the new battery you should be ok.
However, I changed my battery, got a spark and screwed the ECU up! It had to be sent away to be reset.
I'm pretty sure that I connected the terminals up in the wrong order, which caused the spark.

[love_my_tamora]

oh man tonto im getin worried now

[Fly Boy]

I have a vague memory from after I changed mine, that isn't there supposed to be tiny back up battery to stop that- or have I got a bum steer???

Please feel free to challenge, confirm or just rip the piss - 'cos I know some of you will anyway...

[willyworm]

When reconnecting put the positive on first and then the negative, that way you won't get a spark.

[KillerJim]

I`m been putting some heavy thinking into buying a Sagaris in the new year, but the line ..

love_my_tamora said:

to prevent the millege meter reseting. (as alot of people have had that problem)

..caught me by surprise. Does this mean the mileage on the dash can be reset to zero?

KJ

[Tonto]

willyworm said:

When reconnecting put the positive on first and then the negative, that way you won't get a spark.

Yep if I had done this, then I wouldn't have ended up with a duff ECU.

[PYNEY]

very silly question but where is the battery and how do you get access to it

[Fly Boy]

PYNEY said:

very silly question but where is the battery and how do you get access to it

Behind the ns front wheel. Access by removing the wheel & a panel in the wheel arch.
Double jointed dwarves with forearms like popeye excel at this job....

[VARLEYHYD]

PYNEY said:

very silly question but where is the battery and how do you get access to it

Here we go

Passenger wheel off


Battery box open (two screws and tie wrap)


G

[PYNEY]

i knew it was there somewhere but i never would have found it! thanks for letting me know and great photos

[Tonto]

VARLEYHYD said:

PYNEY said:

very silly question but where is the battery and how do you get access to it

Here we go

Passenger wheel off


Battery box open (two screws and tie wrap)


G

Gordon Bennet, thats a bit clean !!!! I can't even see any mastik on the Battery cover!

[rfisher]

Got to be the most stupid place they could have put it though.

The 'cover' is useless in terms of preventing mud/water/snow etc. getting in and there is a main fuse dangling down in front of the battery.

I'd much prefer it if they'd made the cover bit part of the passenger footwell as in Chims 'n' Griffs.

[VARLEYHYD]

Tonto said:

Gordon Bennet, thats a bit clean !!!! I can't even see any mastik on the Battery cover!

No mastick needed on mine,
but neoprene sponge would work well on the back edge of all the access panels, making it a doddle to remove them

G