its that time of year

THEengineer · Dec 27, 2014

when battery's start to die,mines on its way,this one any good or is there a better choice Landrover Defender 110 2.5 300 Tdi 111 Yuasa Battery 16L 23L ATV 03/94-11/98 072 | eBay

Marmaduke · Dec 27, 2014

This one's mine, had it a couple of years

Bosch Land Rover S4 Battery 069 4 Year Guarantee | Euro Car Parts UK?s No.1 Car Parts Retailer

Seem fairly similar

the_wolf · Dec 27, 2014

Line your battery box with polystyrene if yours is just suffering from the cold. Helps a lot. I used thick closed cell foam in my last landy and I can tell the difference this time around. It doesn't start instantly but seems a little sluggish from what I'm used to. I'm running a huge military truck battery though so it won't die anytime soon lol

THEengineer · Dec 27, 2014

the_wolf said:
Line your battery box with polystyrene if yours is just suffering from the cold. Helps a lot. I used thick closed cell foam in my last landy and I can tell the difference this time around. It doesn't start instantly but seems a little sluggish from what I'm used to. I'm running a huge military truck battery though so it won't die anytime soon lol

good point,did not think of the cold affecting it,though it only just started this morning with glow plugs

Huddy84 · Dec 27, 2014

Mine's had some difficulty starting too and its a fairly new battery. I'll give the insulation idea a try too.

the_wolf · Dec 27, 2014

It's worth doing and costs next to nothing. Get some polystyrene packing from some boxes and cut it to size

blackstrat · Dec 27, 2014

the_wolf said:
Line your battery box with polystyrene if yours is just suffering from the cold. Helps a lot. I used thick closed cell foam in my last landy and I can tell the difference this time around. It doesn't start instantly but seems a little sluggish from what I'm used to. I'm running a huge military truck battery though so it won't die anytime soon lol

that's a bloody good idea actually..

Landyfox · Dec 28, 2014

the_wolf said:
Line your battery box with polystyrene if yours is just suffering from the cold. Helps a lot. I used thick closed cell foam in my last landy and I can tell the difference this time around. It doesn't start instantly but seems a little sluggish from what I'm used to. I'm running a huge military truck battery though so it won't die anytime soon lol

Top tip

discomania · Dec 28, 2014

THEengineer said:
when battery's start to die,mines on its way,this one any good or is there a better choice Landrover Defender 110 2.5 300 Tdi 111 Yuasa Battery 16L 23L ATV 03/94-11/98 072 | eBay

I'd say that's not high enough CCA.

It will work, but much earlier than would a bigger crank amps battery it will not cope in the cold.

THEengineer · Dec 28, 2014

discomania said:
I'd say that's not high enough CCA.

It will work, but much earlier than would a bigger crank amps battery it will not cope in the cold.

this one better? 610 cca Bosch Land Rover S5 Battery 027 5 Year Guarantee | Euro Car Parts UK?s No.1 Car Parts Retailer

diapason · Dec 28, 2014

I've just put the biggest yellow-top Optima that I could get in mine a s the main battery + an uprated alternator. The second battery is an almost new 'ordinary' battery which I bought for a BMW 735i a week before the thing went to the scrapper. It's doing the job, but I'll replace it with another yellow top when it gives up the ghost.

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