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2nd Apr 2020 4:47 pm
dgardel
Member Since: 03 Nov 2009
Location: Greater Venice
Posts: 2025
Re: Battery Replacement
PAIO wrote:
Hi, maybe i have to replace my Battery Exide Ek 950 AGM Start & Stop 4 year old with a new one
I am evaluating the following brands: (more easy available in my city)
1) Varta G14 AGM Code: 595 901 085 850 A / 95 Ah
2) FIAMM VR 850 EcoFORCE Start & Stop AGM
3) EXIDE (same i have)
LR 4 2012 (no start & stop)
Thanks for your suggestions
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3rd Apr 2020 7:18 am
PAIO
Member Since: 12 Apr 2016
Location: BELLUNO
Posts: 107
Ok thanks but with Exide I have not been satisfied...it lasted only 4 years; when I was not using the car for several days I connected the battery to the maintainer (CTeck -AGM mode)..
3rd Apr 2020 9:19 am
L319
Member Since: 14 Dec 2013
Location: Herefordshire
Posts: 2080
I had an Exide fail on my D3, fortunately replaced under warranty by Tayna
3rd Apr 2020 9:24 am
Bardley
Member Since: 02 May 2018
Location: Hertfordshire
Posts: 441
Always found Yuasa are ok and do the job.
I think you're looking for a Yuasa 019
Member Since: 25 Jun 2011
Location: Cumbria
Posts: 454
When choosing a battery, be careful that you choose one that is designed for the stop/start vehicles. It's easy to simply look for a battery for a D4, but if you get one compatible for the earlier D4 and D3 without stop/start, you are asking for premature failure.
Needless to say, the stop/start compatible ones are a chunk more expensive. A quick check on the Halfords site (for example) shows they list the Yuasa HSB110Silver for non-start stop vehicles at £117. But a Halfords 019AGM for the start stop vehicles for £186.
But as Bardley says, Yuasa make a good battery. Just get the right one.
3rd Apr 2020 10:50 pm
PAIO
Member Since: 12 Apr 2016
Location: BELLUNO
Posts: 107
Ok my car wouldn't need an AGM battery as it doesn't have a Start & stop device
I’m not so sure, the MY12 I had didn’t have stop start but was fitted with an AGM battery.there is a few threads on here to suggest AGM batteries were standard on the D4 or at least by MY11.
10th Apr 2020 10:57 pm
DiscoJeffster
Member Since: 27 Feb 2016
Location: Perth
Posts: 204
Early D4 that weren’t AGM from the factory (like mine), were switched to AGM. It’s a better battery tech for this vehicle due to the heavy electrical loads it puts the batteries through. You’ll be ok without one but will get less life out of a standard cell battery.
FWIW ... I suspect most batteries will fail in under 5 years. If you get from Halfrauds, 5 year warranty one fails at, say year 3, they replace it and you get a battery guaranteed until 5th anniversary of original being bought. Chances are you'll get 3 maybe 4 years from it. So say 7 years for your outlay.
AGMs will fair belter, so say each does 4 years you get 8 years.
So, divide costs of battery by 7 or 8 depending on tech and that's what they really cost you per year.
11th Apr 2020 6:49 am
D4mation
Member Since: 29 Jul 2011
Location: Ruralshire
Posts: 593
AGM batteries are more tolerant of low states of charge, which is a downside of smart regenerative alternators.MY12 D4 HSE Ipanema Sand
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