Robot_Roo Posted June 20, 2009 Share Posted June 20, 2009 Which battery do peeps recommend for a 300 tdi? Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DiscoGlover Posted June 20, 2009 Share Posted June 20, 2009 spose it depends how much money you want to put into it but i would also be interested to know this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pinny Posted June 20, 2009 Share Posted June 20, 2009 spose it depends how much money you want to put into it but i would also be interested to know this go for the biggest that will fit in there with the highest cca you can get ive got an 086 in mine it was 50 quid trade so prob about 75/80 quid retail chris. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rolly Posted June 21, 2009 Share Posted June 21, 2009 My starting battery is an 800CCA / 100AH. Never had a problem in the 18 months its been in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teabag Posted June 21, 2009 Share Posted June 21, 2009 Have a look here....... http://www.performancebatteries.co.uk/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robot_Roo Posted June 22, 2009 Author Share Posted June 22, 2009 Big thanks, I guess the answer is the bigger the better!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trev892 Posted June 22, 2009 Share Posted June 22, 2009 Ive had my Disco for 5 yrs now a great runner ,but a bugger to start ,only a couple of months into ownership i put on a new battery and ok for a while ,then the cold weather came and bosh carp startin' again, so i bought another and kept them both charged up, but once again they started to fail, so with that i cleaned all the charging circuit, had off all the earth straps, and checked the alternator, that was fine. put in new heater plugs and the effect was the same ,carp startin' So i lashed out and bought a Optima Red Top starter battery ,and since then not a problem , it will start without the heater plugs ' if i had done this earlier i could have saved myself the cost of two batteries and my time.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freeagent Posted June 22, 2009 Share Posted June 22, 2009 Halfrauds calcium batteries seem OK (4 year warranty) and you get a pretty good discount with a trade card... about 30% off, meaning an 072 for my 300Tdi was £60 something... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
titan Posted June 23, 2009 Share Posted June 23, 2009 got one of these in mine picked it a couple on ebay dry charged and just had to source acid/electrolite and a over night charge and seems fine longest it been left unstarted was 10days and kicked over first time had to cross the leads and hold in with a small ratchet strap Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ashtray Posted June 25, 2009 Share Posted June 25, 2009 I have had a yellow top optima battery in my disco for a year now, i know its not optimal for starting but i've left it for a full weekend with the interior light on and its still started my 300tdi without the slightest struggle. Its the same power rating as the standard battery but slightly smaller dimensions, optimas come with an additional baseplate if the clamp wont hold it tight enough. Couldnt rate this battery any better. One thing to note about disco batteries is that the terminals are on opposite ends to most vehicles, i spent ages trying to find a similar posted temporary battery and couldnt, ended up using a merc battery as a "jump pack" Of course if you dont want the expense of an optima, find someone with a halfords trade card, get a battery for about £50, and take it back within 4 years, they never ask q's just chuck you a new one. But the optima was for me espescially as it doesnt mind being drained completely flat, unlike normal batteries whose lives diminish quickly with every deep discharge Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThreeSheds Posted June 26, 2009 Share Posted June 26, 2009 Halfords for me - been buying the standard fitment for whatever vehicle needs it for years now and never had to use the warranty (although I always stick the receipt in a plastic bag on the battery just in case). Thinking about this four year warranty, as I recall, we were lucky if a battery lasted 18 months when I were a lad (in the 60's)? Now I have a hard worked battery on my Honda motorcycle that is over ten years old - it's a little cranky in the mornings sometimes but then so am I So what changed? Did the battery manufacture get so much better or is it down to superior charge management? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teabag Posted June 26, 2009 Share Posted June 26, 2009 Yup it was always Halfords fore me, my original LR battery lasted 5 years and now my replacement Lucas battery from Halfords is nearly 8 years old. It cost £72 back then, now they want £93 so when is packs up I will be looking somewhere else for a replacement. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BogMonster Posted June 26, 2009 Share Posted June 26, 2009 If you've got 8 years out of it I'd say it was good value even at the higher price Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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