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(Message started by: DJWerkz on May 5^th, 2006, 12:37pm)

Title: Battery Advice - UPDATED!
Post by DJWerkz on May 5^th, 2006, 12:37pm

I went to Costco's today to check out what battery's they have for the Scorpio, here's what I found:

Bosch Silver 5CN
55Ah 540A
Part Number: 555 156 054

On the battery label it reads that this battery is suitable for the Scorpio, Transit, Mondeo etc.

What do the experts think?

I need a good battery for my 24v that's not going to fail or run flat just because I don't use the car over the weekend.

Title: Re: Battery Advice
Post by Simmo on May 5^th, 2006, 12:52pm

Read this http://www.fordscorpio.co.uk/battery.htm. The one vital thing is to have enough power for these cars and the advice has allways been to go for a high capacity unit.

Title: Re: Battery Advice
Post by scorpio_man on May 5^th, 2006, 1:17pm

hi there

as mike has stated, big is best in this case. my battery is a smaller one ( i know :-[), and all winter i've been getting the flicking neddles! now, i know my battery is fine, but it shows how much power these cars take to start from winter cold. :o

go for the bigger one. that being said, didn't someone post about the batteries changing size or something? :-/

Title: Re: Battery Advice
Post by DJWerkz on May 5^th, 2006, 1:23pm

So you suggest around the 72Ah 680A?

Title: Re: Battery Advice
Post by scorpio_man on May 5^th, 2006, 1:35pm

hi craig

that's more like it. just watch the size (h x w) for the battery cover. ;)

hth

Title: Re: Battery Advice
Post by bizzay1 on May 5^th, 2006, 2:41pm

I went for one which was rated at 71cca (cold cranking amps), the guy said that I was lucky to get one due to them being phased out, and in future would have to go with a smaller, less powerful battery

Title: Re: Battery Advice
Post by Simmo on May 5^th, 2006, 6:30pm

Last year I purchased a Varta E10 battery 72ah 680 with a three year guarantee from my local motor factors and paid £60 including the VAT. In stock,on the shelf !!. I'll check in the morning to see if its still in production. UPDATE:- Just been to the factors and it is still in the Varta list. They do list a smaller one BUT this is shown as an alternative.

Title: Re: Battery Advice
Post by Octavian_P on May 7^th, 2006, 8:35am

I got a new battery last week, a romanian brand one but it has 75 Ah and 720 A for cold cranking, now it starts at-a-flick-of a key ;D

Title: Re: Battery Advice
Post by mr._floppy on May 7^th, 2006, 11:49am

Cheers mate, 75 Ah and 720A, I'll make a note of that, worth remembering when the time comes for battery replacement, as it surely will ::)

Title: Re: Battery Advice
Post by DJWerkz on May 7^th, 2006, 12:51pm

I went to my local motor factors this morning and the only battery they show around this rating is a Varta and it's 70Ah 640CC.

The service guy said that the battery for the Scorpio shows it should be 175mm high whereas the Varta one is 190mm.

Any further comments/clarification on this particular battery?

Oh yes, the price,..I was quoted £103! :-/

Title: Re: Battery Advice
Post by music_master on May 7^th, 2006, 1:01pm

i bought my battery from halfords with a 4 year guarantee starts first time on the turn of key ;)

Title: Re: Battery Advice
Post by Simmo on May 7^th, 2006, 2:14pm

Try www.varta.co.uk. You can see all the details you are ever going to want about capacity,size etc. I was told the particular battery is used for the Ford transit and diesels so it has more power.

Title: Re: Battery Advice
Post by DJWerkz on May 7^th, 2006, 7:00pm

I was thinking earlier whether we would get more battery options if the pos + neg leads were re-terminated with round terminal connectors?

Anyone else on here changed the lead terminations over?

Afterall, the new Ford battery's have round terminals.

Title: Re: Battery Advice
Post by Kjetil S on May 7^th, 2006, 8:23pm

That won't be a problem. My Scorp came with round connectors (previous owner did this). You can probably get suitable connectors for the cables on Halfords or something. (Not that I've ever actually been to Halfords)

Title: Re: Battery Advice
Post by DJWerkz on May 8^th, 2006, 11:43am

Got the new round terminal connectors today from the Motor Factors. I also asked them to check what options in the Varta range would be available if I did have round terminals.

The guy said that there is much more variety of battery options if you have round terminals but found a Varta battery they use for diesel Escorts. It's a 72Ah 700cc unit.

Just need to check dimensions to see if the height is OK.

Price is cheaper too, £66!!

Title: Re: Battery Advice
Post by DJWerkz on May 8^th, 2006, 10:40pm

Dimensions of the Varta battery I've been looking at are 277 long x 175 wide x 190 high

Does anyone know if 190mm height will be too tall to get the strap on and the battery cover?

Title: Re: Battery Advice
Post by Octavian_P on May 10^th, 2006, 9:03am

I had round terminals from when i bought the car, and they seemd to be stock :o. As for the battery height i have a "custom" battery strap.

This is the site
http://www.rombatt.ro/

type is Tornado 75Ah / 720 A cc current
Length x Width x Height 277 x 175 x 190 mm

in my case it fits like a glove

Round terminals

Title: Re: Battery Advice
Post by DJWerkz on May 10^th, 2006, 9:09am

Hi Octavian,

Where di you buy this brand from and what did it cost?

Title: Re: Battery Advice
Post by Octavian_P on May 10^th, 2006, 1:14pm

Hello

As i was saying earlyer it's a romanian brand. I don't know if they export them.

This is their e-mail: rombat@rombatt.ro

It was about 50 Euro (including VAT) or ~ 36 GBP (also including VAT)

Title: Re: Battery Advice
Post by DJWerkz on May 22^nd, 2006, 9:13am

My brother-in-law got back to me with regard to the GM high-power battery. They do one that will fit in the Scorpio tray which is a 90Ah and the high 600's cold cranking I believe.

That should be a lovely fit ;)

Price is cheaper than anything referenced on this thread for other battery makes but that's because he is ex-Vauxhall motors and has lifetime trade discount.

Title: Re: Battery Advice
Post by Octavian_P on May 22^nd, 2006, 11:29am

That should be enought for our little scorps ;D

Title: Re: Battery Advice
Post by DJWerkz on May 31^st, 2006, 8:38am

What a fiasco this has turned out to be!

Finally managed to get over to Vauxhall parts with my brother-in-law in Luton, the first parts facility we went to knew nothing about the battery he had been previosuly quoted on and told him to go to the parts counter that quoted him for the 90Ah battery.

When we got there they could not find any reason why he was told a 90Ah battery was available!!!

They checked their book and said that they do a direct replacement (with round terminals) for the Scorpio battery and this is rated at:

66Ah
CCA DIN 380
CCA 700
RC 110

They said they had one in stock but when they check they didn't. Have to go back this morning to collect it.

Hope this is going to be adequate :-/

...it was cheap approx £38.

Title: Re: Battery Advice - UPDATED!
Post by SaveTheNight on Jun 1^st, 2006, 10:17pm

tight *&%$ .. get your short arms in those long pockets and buy the right one !! .... very kind regards .....STN lol ...
phone calls and running round will have cost the difference !! ... ohhhhh .. < STN awaiting vehement response ! >

Title: Re: Battery Advice - UPDATED!
Post by DJWerkz on Jun 1^st, 2006, 10:30pm

LOL! Don't hear from you for ages and what's the first thing you say,...insults!!!

hehehe,...that's why we love ya mate.

(Well personally I would never go as far as to say I love you).

Car is now completely back together, climate control seems to be working perfect now just need to get down to Devon to see you mate. Keep that phone line free ;)

Title: Re: Battery Advice - UPDATED!
Post by SaveTheNight on Jun 1^st, 2006, 10:36pm

fantastic ..glad to hear it too mate ..you SOOOOO deserve it all to come all right at the end..look forward to seeing you soon too ..< it's that bad down here at the mo that I am having to make appointments to talk to myself !! arghhhhhh !!! > ..... STN
ps. actually BAZ < of LPG fame now > is with us tomorrow with his young lad ..< don't know how he managed to pull THAT one off ...haha > !!