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23-03-2020, 01:53 PM
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Replacing a Car Battery.

Hi

Remember the days?

Just get another one, two terminals and a 5 minute dead easy DIY.

How things change.

Green Flag got me started, went to buy the battery and then off to my lodgers unit in Wem which they part rent to a mechanic.

To fit it to my C Max is a nightmare.

First of all the air intake and filter etc has to be removed.

Then two covers.

The battery is underneath the metal base to the windshied and cannot be just lifted out.

You need to use a small ratchet socket to remove the bar which holds it in place.

You then have to release the front of the battery box and bend it forward to get enough room to slide it out when you have released both sides of the battery box.

It took the mechanic 40 minutes to do it and replace all the bits.
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23-03-2020, 02:03 PM
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Re: Replacing a Car Battery.

The devil of a job innit Swimmy? I changed the battery on our Qashqai a couple of years ago and, while it was a fairly easy job, it was the aftermath that puzzled me. First the keys had to be reset, then the immobiliser had to be reset and, finally, the radio had to be reprogrammed. Thank God for Google and my next door neighbour (a car mechanic).
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23-03-2020, 02:42 PM
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Re: Replacing a Car Battery.

Originally Posted by Percy Vere ->
The devil of a job innit Swimmy? I changed the battery on our Qashqai a couple of years ago and, while it was a fairly easy job, it was the aftermath that puzzled me. First the keys had to be reset, then the immobiliser had to be reset and, finally, the radio had to be reprogrammed. Thank God for Google and my next door neighbour (a car mechanic).
most garages use a small battery device that plugs into the cig lighter, remember to leave ignition on position 1 when doing this, it keeps everything powered while you change the main battery, avoiding the problems you speak of.
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23-03-2020, 03:47 PM
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Re: Replacing a Car Battery.

Originally Posted by sparky ->
most garages use a small battery device that plugs into the cig lighter, remember to leave ignition on position 1 when doing this, it keeps everything powered while you change the main battery, avoiding the problems you speak of.
Now you tell me, d'oh . BTW, the battery in my car failed at home and wouldn't start the car even with jump leads from another, more powerful and fully charged battery.
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23-03-2020, 04:08 PM
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Re: Replacing a Car Battery.

yes with modern cars if you remove the battery all the electronics have to be reset. When my Nissan Xtrail needed a new battery suprisingly enough not only did the main dealer fit it for me but a lot cheaper than "jack sprats garage" down the road. No hassle no problems an no charge for resetting if they had to do it
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23-03-2020, 08:30 PM
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Re: Replacing a Car Battery.

My first car was a Mk 2 Escort
I bought a few tools to do my own maintenance, including a cheap set of spanners - Indian or Spanish or something

At the time Ford batteries had a simple upright terminal that the leads bolted onto, instead of the more common post & clamp

One time I was at a car boot sale and bought an Elora 10mm combination spanner for 25p, thinking that would be just right for the battery terminals

Ah but...... the Elora was a lot longer than the cheap & nasty spanners I had been using

The first time I used it to undo a terminal connection I swung it over, only for it to touch the opposite terminal
It went 'POP', only a helluva lot louder!
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23-03-2020, 08:44 PM
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Re: Replacing a Car Battery.

Originally Posted by realspeed ->
yes with modern cars if you remove the battery all the electronics have to be reset. When my Nissan Xtrail needed a new battery suprisingly enough not only did the main dealer fit it for me but a lot cheaper than "jack sprats garage" down the road. No hassle no problems an no charge for resetting if they had to do it
Not all by any means. Sometimes it's just the radio code.
Anyways, if going diy, just buy a cheap 12v temp supply, which retains all codes etc.

https://www.ebay.co.uk/b/car-memory-saver/bn_7024818110
 

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