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Is it cranking fast or slow and laboured?
Dorset_dumpling
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The Yuasa 640 amp I got from Halfords for £100 has worked perfectly fine on mine for the last 2 years and still has 3 years of warranty left.
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Are the heater plugs working ok
i disconnected the battery early december.
it sat in the garage for about 6 weeks .
reconnected the battery gave it about 40 seconds on pre heat (very cold day about -2) .
it sounded like it wasn't going to start then it sort of grumbles into life
bit like me
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When cold I find it is good to turn engine over for 2/3 seconds before giving heat. This puts some fresh fuel vapour in the combustion chambers to warm up.
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It’s possible, but needs a lot of cranking, how long was yours turning over before it started
A decent battery will maintain 12.6 V and rise quickly after use.
With ignition on turn on headlights then try to start, if they dim considerably then battery usually issue.
U could try jumping from another car, and if it starts quicker than usual then almost certainly the battery.
But to get back to your question, Halfords do a good range with long guarantees, they are easy to deal with but not cheap.
The likes of GSF do an online battery search which you can then buy direct or go through local factor.
With ignition on turn on headlights then try to start, if they dim considerably then battery usually issue.
U could try jumping from another car, and if it starts quicker than usual then almost certainly the battery.
But to get back to your question, Halfords do a good range with long guarantees, they are easy to deal with but not cheap.
The likes of GSF do an online battery search which you can then buy direct or go through local factor.
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Halfords batteries, especially the less common ones, tend to sit on the shelf without getting a regular charge
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Just replaced my plugs and the difference is immense previously needed 3 or 4 long heats now goes after two short uns
I buy quite a few Halfords batteries as they can be very reasonable with the trade discount, never had one fail.
And they come with decent guarantee.
If you have a card, apparently Costco are good also.
laboured
prob 8 seconds .
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Another vote for Yuasa batteries, I have two Toyotas a landy s3 and an old river boat with them in.
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And likely in warmer times half your time will do.hi tottot said ,
tried turning the engine over like you said , then the glow plugs for 40 seconds .
it started a treat
even in the milder months it still requires about 30 seconds , so looking forward to trying the turning the engine over before the pre heat in the summer
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looks like yuasa is a rubbish brtand now i heard lots say they have no faith in that brand now, the oem batteries used in some toyotas was not even yuasa some fs brand or panasonic and i found out the oem batteries get a long time my parents corolla got almost 10 years i think before it was replaced, i had a exide in mine a philipine made one and i had 7 years on it and the winter was its last run and that was in 2022. i defo dont like century batteries we have them in australia but i have heard of people that have had them fail in a few years.
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