Battery issues

battery is cactus
how many amps are going in to the battery?
is the battery a din 66 size euro battery
i regularly use delkor as a cranker
depends on where you are as to price and availabilty
the delkor silvers crank a little more but the standard calcium is fine

If its letting off "steam"......um that will be acid mist buddy be careful.....I assume its a screw top battery.

Is that "steam" coming out of one or more cells and is the electrolite level down in one or more cells more than the others?.....In that case the battery has probably dropped a cell.

Now with the engine turned off and the battery at rest for at least 15 minutes...what is the terminal voltage?.......if it is other than 12 - 13 volts ( realy about 12.5 volts) .....particularly considerably less like 10 to 12 volts ..its dropped a cell.


If the battery is boiling its head off in all cells and no cell is dramaticaly down on fluid more than the others....AND...ya resting voltage is around the 12.5 ish no lower.

Your alternator may be over changing......ya battery may still be $#@!&...um unservicable.

Always get ya alternator checked when fitting a new battery.

Now what battery to buy....cheap is bad value.....don't wast ya time on anoter screw top unless you are selling the car.

If it takes a standard N70 battery like most 4wds ( that is a batterey about 300mm long about 180 wide and about 200 high....and has N & 70 in the part number.
My prefered is the Supercharge Seamaster Gold marine battery in the same size.

cheers
.