LeadFarmer
Well-Known Member
Ive just put a Varta I4 (CCA680) into my 300tdi.
Sounds abit small tbh, like Storm says, bigger is better, 800+ on cranking power and 90A on general usage (200TDi's use 70A though i think )
Halfords do sell a 850 rated 95ah battery for £89 i think, only just quickly looked at it when i was last in there picking up something, if you go for a 19J rated battery you'll be in a better situation.
Thanks Paul,
Can you remember what make it was?
I've had a look on their website but its rather confusing; you cant actually search for batteries
Found this one though:
Halfords | Bosch 12V Silver Car Battery HSB019
But that looks like its rather big compared and I'm not sure if that would even fit as its a lot longer than my current one.
- AH Value: 100
- Bench Charge: 6.0 Amps
- Dimensions (LxDxH): 353x175x168mm
- Guarantee: 5 Years
- Startup Power: 830 Amps
- Type: Silver
- Weight (kg): 23.17
Measure your battery space and whack it in..you wont regret it.
I've just pulled it out and its a "Halfords 12V Calcium Car Battery HCB072" 550 amps: (is 550 enough???)
Easiest thing for me would be to get the same one from Halfords as I'm only 5 minutes from the nearest Halfords.
550 is not enough to heat yer glow plugs, let alone crank a cold engine over
TBH I wouldn't touch halfrauds with a barge pole either...
You can get better & cheaper if you look around.
I would go for the biggest capacity CCA & A/hr rating that fits into your battery box...
Don't go for a LEISURE type battery- their NOT designed for starting engines but for holding charge over a longer period ie Caravans....
Optima are good but very expensive. Try yer local tractor shop
I'll check tomorrow but iirc I went for a high capacity VARTA
good value...
Will confirm later
Good battery thread this one. From my FFDAS activities looks like best options are:
Bosch 12v HSB019 which does CCA 830 and 100ah at about £90 (from Halfrauds) or Numax CXV-X which does MCA 1000 (about CCA 750) and 86ah for about £73 (delivered from Tayna).
The Bosch HSB019 is the one I've just installed and I've paid £116 for it; where did you get the £90 from?
Get a trade card if your buying from the Halfords,