Battery

[Gaffer]

Had a slight incident whilst queing up for petrol tonight. The battery completly died.

A nice couple of businessmen in a brand new rangie helped me out with a jump start...

Thanks guys.

Now, I need to get a replacement asap. So a trip to Halfrauds on my way home tomorrow is a priority.

What battery do I get and whats the likely cost? Is it hard to fit?

Claire

[olly]

Fitting (from memory) is not that easy as the battery lives in the passenger footwell & the retaining plate can be a bu99er (although a Chim owner should be able to advise better !)

Best place I found for a battery (for the Cerb) was National Tyres.... £47 (versus £78 at Halfwits)

[parrot of doom]

As for the type, just pull your existing one out and get another one of those?

[R666 TUS]

Mine died on me at the petrol station last
week. I knew it wasn't the battery as it
was a new one so I bought and fitted an alt.
Still the same, turned out to be a 66p fuse
between alt wire and the wire to the battery !
Dont know if you have one on the Chim? Dont
even know why the Tuscan has one as I have never
come across one on any other car I have owned.
Hope all is sorted for you soon.

Col

[Hoover33]

Bibble says type 072 630 amp.....I bought one of these from Halfrauds and it's taller then the GRP box, also shorter....... so I reckon there is a better sized one out there somewhere.

[tahiti450]

R666 TUS said:

Dont know if you have one on the Chim? Dont even know why the Tuscan has one as I have never come across one on any other car I have owned. Hope all is sorted for you soon. Col

Yes it does ....and no its not clear why its there, tho' i have postulated that it may be a way of reducing fire risk in a GRP car in a serious accident due to shorting the alternator to earth.

[2Munkys]

Try this Gaffer

I'm presuming your battery is of the same dimensions and fitted in a similar manner to that in the Griff.

I bought a Bosch battery from Europarts (they're everywhere) for £50; they also carry a Lion brand for about £37.
www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?t=175025&f=9&h=0&hw=Yippee+new+battery

Bruce

[speed8]

tahiti450 said:

R666 TUS said: Dont know if you have one on the Chim? Dont even know why the Tuscan has one as I have never come across one on any other car I have owned. Hope all is sorted for you soon. Col Yes it does ....and no its not clear why its there, tho' i have postulated that it may be a way of reducing fire risk in a GRP car in a serious accident due to shorting the alternator to earth.

If the chim does have a fuse then check this first. I bought a new battery because I forgot about the fuse only to find that it should have cost me £1 instead of £70 to fix my problem

On the positive side, the new battery has meant that I can leave the car for up to 7 weeks whilst I'm away working and it starts first time when I get back (I don't have electricity in my garage so no optimate)

[chim666]

If you are planning on buying one from Halfords, then they do a 072 which will suffice - it also fits the battery box ok.
As others have said, you will need to remove the battery box from the passenger footwell (bolted through the floor) but remember to mark the floor against the sides of the box with a marker pen for easier re-fitting!
The ECU and relays sit on top (or by the side) of the battery, just put them out of the way.
Remove the battery terminals and pull the old battery out.
Drill out the pop rivets holding the fibreglass box cover, then replace the battery.
I fixed the cover back on using some tie-wraps as there wasn't enough meat on the cover to use rivets again.
Before re-fitting the battery terminals, make sure you have the alarm 'blipper' to hand!
Refitting is the reversal of removal - other than refitting the bolts is not as easy as removal
Finally, seal the heads of the bolts with sealant to prevent water getting to the carpet.

[nawarne]

Claire,
Had a very similar thing happen on my V8S - battery just fell off the edge. Even after a jump start or charge, it would not hold a charge.

I went to my local motor factors and got a battery with a 740 amp cranking current. I think shpub recommends getting the biggest starting current battery you can for the Rv8 cars 'cos you're whizzing round 8 lots of pistons, rods etc until it fires.

Nick

[Gaffer]

Thanks guys, I know its the battery as she has been struggling to turn over for a few weeks, she was going to have a new one in a months time but looks like I need one ASAP.

May try national tyres and then Halfrauds.

Thanks again

Claire

[Pies]

Gaffer said:

Thanks guys, I know its the battery as she has been struggling to turn over for a few weeks, Claire

You sure its not a bad earth on the chassis,as this it what was causing mine to struggle to turn over.once stripped and cleaned it spun like a good un

[Gaffer]

Well she is having a new battery tomorrow from National Tyres.

The guy wants instructions on how to get the battery out and a new one in.

I feel a search coming on.

I am carrying a booster pack with me at the mo just in case.

Thanks for all your help lads.

Claire

[playmisty]

Motor world carry an Exide batt that perfectly fits the well box, 3 year replacement usual stuff, 65 notes. Dont just replace whats in there check it ... mine had a 520 cranking amps battery and became the source of the hot start issue cured fully by this new batt.

[Hoover33]

Just read the Bible on the removal of battery from the chimp..... still (may be it makes sense if you can see what they are refering to )

I'm glad I've got a Griff