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Is my battery duff ???

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ronp

Member Since: 29 Nov 2006
Location: North Yorkshire
Posts: 15214

2014 Discovery 4 3.0 SDV6 HSE Auto Corris Grey

Definately was!!
You need to treat them with a very firm hand!

I was a normal heterosexual chap, but in these new woke awakenings I now identify as a Wardrobe.

15th Oct 2008 3:34 pm

wiggs

Member Since: 03 Sep 2006
Location: Manchester
Posts: 14368

2015 Discovery 4 3.0 SDV6 HSE Auto Fuji White

ronp wrote:
Nope, but reckon cause it's a sealed unit.

Well thats strange ..ENT'S car battery was tested a few weeks ago and the guy done a gravity test on each cell ..finding the first one to be way down ....i was there

This was then changed at the dealers for a replacement ..fixing the intermitten't starting problems G4 Gone ...but not forgotten

15th Oct 2008 3:53 pm

ronp

Member Since: 29 Nov 2006
Location: North Yorkshire
Posts: 15214

Was only my thoughts Wiggs.
Didn't know they could do that on a sealed unit.

Anyway, been out n about today and no problems .... so far !

I was a normal heterosexual chap, but in these new woke awakenings I now identify as a Wardrobe.

15th Oct 2008 5:46 pm

10forcash

Member Since: 09 Jun 2005
Location: Ubique
Posts: 16534

2007 Discovery 3 TDV6 HSE Manual Zermatt Silver

Battery type was changed from 'sealed' to 'low maintenance' during 06MY - still a lead calcium battery, just one with cell access caps

15th Oct 2008 7:25 pm

wiggs

Member Since: 03 Sep 2006
Location: Manchester
Posts: 14368

that will be the reason for that then G4 Gone ...but not forgotten

15th Oct 2008 7:26 pm

philhunt

Member Since: 16 Sep 2007
Location: MI5 not 9 to 5
Posts: 1761

2005 Discovery 3 TDV6 SE Manual Zambezi Silver

Just bought a replacement for my battery which is almost 4 years old and which has been displaying the effects of old age during the cold snap.

I went to an online battery specialist firm called Tayna from whom I've previously bought batteries for my D1 and other vehicles. The D3 isn't listed in their vehicle drop down lists so I had to ring them to get the right information.

Here is the D3 replacement battery on the Tayna site click here

At Â£99 it's about the same price as one from Halfords but it comes with a 5 year rather than a 3 year guarantee. The firm also gave me half price delivery making the total Â£104 delivered including VAT. I ordered it late afternoon on Monday of this week and it was delivered to my office in London the following morning.

16th Jan 2009 12:58 am

phurley

Member Since: 19 Aug 2007
Location: So. NH
Posts: 175

philhunt wrote:
I went to an online battery specialist firm called Tayna from whom I've previously bought batteries for my D1 and other vehicles. The D3 isn't listed in their vehicle drop down lists so I had to ring them to get the right information.

Here is the D3 replacement battery on the Tayna site click here

The same site has the Varta AGM battery here (similar technology to the Optima) that is exact fit ( DIN H8 ) as well.

Not sure why it's only a 3 yr warranty though and double the price.

Since we can't get Varta here in the States, I went with another H8 AGM main battery that has a 70-month warranty.

Bit of a cold snap right now (-25Â°C) and no trouble starting.

16th Jan 2009 2:05 pm

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