What make of battery?
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Need a new battery for the Puegeot 208., 1.4 diesel. Tayna seems to be the recommended supplier but what make do I go for?
Probably stick to a name I've heard of (current battery is a Lion from EuroCarParts and it's crap) but is there much in it between Exide, Varta, Bosch, Yuasa?
Should I take the CCA ratings with a pinch of salt eg is an Exide 640CCA at £75 going to be the same as a Bosch 640CCA at £93
Thanks
Probably stick to a name I've heard of (current battery is a Lion from EuroCarParts and it's crap) but is there much in it between Exide, Varta, Bosch, Yuasa?
Should I take the CCA ratings with a pinch of salt eg is an Exide 640CCA at £75 going to be the same as a Bosch 640CCA at £93
Thanks
JimM169 said:
Need a new battery for the Puegeot 208., 1.4 diesel. Tayna seems to be the recommended supplier but what make do I go for?
Probably stick to a name I've heard of (current battery is a Lion from EuroCarParts and it's crap) but is there much in it between Exide, Varta, Bosch, Yuasa?
Should I take the CCA ratings with a pinch of salt eg is an Exide 640CCA at £75 going to be the same as a Bosch 640CCA at £93
Thanks
Our Fabia battery replacement was a Yuasa from Halfords. Straight swap by myself.Probably stick to a name I've heard of (current battery is a Lion from EuroCarParts and it's crap) but is there much in it between Exide, Varta, Bosch, Yuasa?
Should I take the CCA ratings with a pinch of salt eg is an Exide 640CCA at £75 going to be the same as a Bosch 640CCA at £93
Thanks
Any of the 4 makes mentioned, Yua Bos Var Exi, i go for the longest warranty with the best performance and value, if there's a Diesel battery option usually more powerful which fits in the holder prefer every tme, doesn't apply here but something i do with petrol cars whenever possible.
Had no issues with Yuasa over the years (seen online comments not as good as they were, that hasn't been my experience), currently Exides in 2 cars which are doing fine, my last Varta died when a CTEC smart charger packed up during winter unbeknown to me leaving an expensive battery less than one year old unrecoverable...Varta blameless for this.
Had no issues with Yuasa over the years (seen online comments not as good as they were, that hasn't been my experience), currently Exides in 2 cars which are doing fine, my last Varta died when a CTEC smart charger packed up during winter unbeknown to me leaving an expensive battery less than one year old unrecoverable...Varta blameless for this.
Edited by Smint on Monday 22 September 07:39
Mrs D had a Lion in her S2000 (which she uses sparingly), and it gave up the ghost after a couple of years. After it left her stranded in a car park I put in a Yuasa from Halfords (so god knows how long it was on the shelf) and that's been solid for a few years now despite being run flat several times.
The Lion may have been fine given normal usage, but she didn't change her approach after installing the Yuasa so that leads me to believe it's a much better battery. It's had a hard life and keeps going.
Points to note:
1) the S2000 battery is absolutely tiny for cranking a 2.0 with a relatively high compression ratio.
2) the car rarely enjoys connection to a battery tender despite being left for weeks between uses next to a battery tender.
3) the battery has been too flat to turn over several times in its life
4) the car frequently has the roof raised and lowered multiple times without the engine running - I approve, because this is my daughter enjoying playing with the car whilst Mrs D supervises from the passenger seat. But I disapprove of this happening without benefit of the alternator.
The Lion may have been fine given normal usage, but she didn't change her approach after installing the Yuasa so that leads me to believe it's a much better battery. It's had a hard life and keeps going.
Points to note:
1) the S2000 battery is absolutely tiny for cranking a 2.0 with a relatively high compression ratio.
2) the car rarely enjoys connection to a battery tender despite being left for weeks between uses next to a battery tender.
3) the battery has been too flat to turn over several times in its life
4) the car frequently has the roof raised and lowered multiple times without the engine running - I approve, because this is my daughter enjoying playing with the car whilst Mrs D supervises from the passenger seat. But I disapprove of this happening without benefit of the alternator.
TwinKam said:
Just replaced an Exide battery on a customer's car; he didn't think he'd had it very long, but my records showed that I'd fitted it for him on 11th October 2016.
That confirmed my faith, not that I needed it, it's long been my first choice.
My original AGM battery on my BMW 335d is still going strong. Built In Nov 2016. I don't know if in should replace it this winter 9 years seems long enough.That confirmed my faith, not that I needed it, it's long been my first choice.
anyoldcardave said:
TBH the only one I would avoid is Lion.
I have a Lion in my shed as fitted by the previous owner. No idea when it was fitted, but I have owned the car nearly three years and it has been fine.For my last shed I purchased an Exide from Tayna, for no other reason than it was the cheapest of the brands I had heard of.
anyoldcardave said:
TBH the only one I would avoid is Lion, not had luck with them, otherwise the correct spec from Tayna for an old car, it may die before the new battery lol.
My Scirocco TDI had a Lion, absolute crap, slow to crank , and gave ESP warnings on cold starts.I put on a Yuasa 5000 from Halfords never been a spot of bother.
Pica-Pica said:
TwinKam said:
Just replaced an Exide battery on a customer's car; he didn't think he'd had it very long, but my records showed that I'd fitted it for him on 11th October 2016.
That confirmed my faith, not that I needed it, it's long been my first choice.
My original AGM battery on my BMW 335d is still going strong. Built In Nov 2016. I don't know if in should replace it this winter 9 years seems long enough.That confirmed my faith, not that I needed it, it's long been my first choice.
I replace batteries at about 6 years as a precaution. It's not worth the hassle of a failure and the cost of more expensive emergency replacement.
If you source a good quality battery of identical electrical specification it won't need coding to the car. Brand doesn't matter. After a short while the charging system will adapt to the new battery.
There's no point keeping a knackered battery alive on a tender, it'll eventually let you down away from home. Tender is really for cars etc not in regular use.
If you source a good quality battery of identical electrical specification it won't need coding to the car. Brand doesn't matter. After a short while the charging system will adapt to the new battery.
There's no point keeping a knackered battery alive on a tender, it'll eventually let you down away from home. Tender is really for cars etc not in regular use.
donkmeister said:
Pica-Pica said:
TwinKam said:
Just replaced an Exide battery on a customer's car; he didn't think he'd had it very long, but my records showed that I'd fitted it for him on 11th October 2016.
That confirmed my faith, not that I needed it, it's long been my first choice.
My original AGM battery on my BMW 335d is still going strong. Built In Nov 2016. I don't know if in should replace it this winter 9 years seems long enough.That confirmed my faith, not that I needed it, it's long been my first choice.
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