Battery life
Submitted: Friday, Jul 06, 2007 at 08:28
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Good day all,
Yesterday my cranking battery died, so I need to replace it. I know that there have been many dicussions about batteries but I was wondering if you guys n gals could tell me what lifespan you have been getting from your setups. The one I had has lasted five years and was a big AGM battery about 1000 CCA's as it replaced the OE twin setup in a 100 series TD. I now run 2 batteries one beep cycle and one cranking but was looking also at these yellow tops or red tops which I am led to believe can handle both applications. OOOPS sorry for carrying on, getting back to my question what batteries are you running and what lifespan are you getting.
Thank you in advance for any replies.
Cheers Walter
Reply By: Member - Troll 81 (QLD) - Friday, Jul 06, 2007 at 08:37
Friday, Jul 06, 2007 at 08:37
I would be pretty happy with 5 years out of a cranking battery
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Reply By: guzzi - Friday, Jul 06, 2007 at 08:55
Friday, Jul 06, 2007 at 08:55
5 yrs eh, not a bad effort.
Longest battery life for me in lead acid was 7 yrs, worst 18 months.
The oddessy battery (gel cell) in my bike has now passed 6.25 yrs and still going strong and that spends a lot of time sitting between rides these days.
I find fitting the largest battery with the greatest capacity that will fit in the available space gives longer life.
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Reply By: Member - Oldplodder (QLD) - Friday, Jul 06, 2007 at 17:29
Friday, Jul 06, 2007 at 17:29
5 years is about average for me with a cranking battery in the Paj. Has been 3 years sometimes.
But generally get 7 to 8 years in the beetle. It sits under the back
seat and doesn't get the heat the from the engine the Paj battery does. Doesn't need topping up with
water as much either, which I take to be a good
sign.
I run two cranking batteries in the Paj, one for cranking, one for auxilary. Been swapping them over every 3 to 6 months and getting better battery life from both.
I don't buy expensive batteries either, generally pay about $110 to $130 for a N70ZZ.
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Reply By: Muddy doe (SA) - Friday, Jul 06, 2007 at 17:46
Friday, Jul 06, 2007 at 17:46
Last week I had my 3 year old Prado TD serviced (95,000km) and mentioned it was a bit slower starting over the preceeding weeks.
They replaced the cranker with a new N70ZZL. I was expecting around 5 years but it lasted 3 years 1 month.
I have a dual system with a 115AH Trojan so the cranker only starts the car and runs the spotties.
Cheers
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Reply By: fujimiester - Saturday, Jul 07, 2007 at 20:42
Saturday, Jul 07, 2007 at 20:42
Muddy doe, did toyota replace the battery? or was it your local mechanic? I have a 2002 playdoe and the cranking battery (knock wood) is still going strong 5 years this month.. Considering getting a similar battery if Toyota have them.
fm
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Reply By: Graeme - Saturday, Jul 07, 2007 at 21:28
Saturday, Jul 07, 2007 at 21:28
My 2001 model 100 series TD has just had the batteries replaced. They were still OK as far as continued use starting but if the car was not used for a week they were a little sluggish to start.
Change them for Supercharge Gold Calcium/Calcium, 760CCA and 160 RC.
Have also insulated them in the engine bay and ducted an airflow from the front into the insulating case. The thermocouple readings of air temperature around the battery's case is 68 celsius in 40 ambient air, so expect they will have a much better time handling the thermal load in the future
Cheers
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Reply By: Mainey (WA) - Monday, Jul 09, 2007 at 18:21
Monday, Jul 09, 2007 at 18:21
Delkor DC27
Yes it's a sealed Calcium Deep Cycle battery, spent the first 4 years powering a fridge etc now for the last 15 or 16 months has been my Starter battery, one day it may die.... but I won't spend $350+ on a 0ptima, when can get sooo many different batteries with the same technology for less coin.
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Reply By: Robnicko - Tuesday, Jul 10, 2007 at 09:22
Tuesday, Jul 10, 2007 at 09:22
Walter,
I recently had to change the cranking battery in my 80 series. The 'old' one was an Exide Extreme which lasted 7 years!!! I just got another and expect another long run.
Rob
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