Thread: How long is the life of your D4 battery?

I have no idea what's right for a D4, but I do know the original Varta in my Defender lasted 6 years and my battery guy said Vartas are very good batteries.

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I've been offered a Delkor LN5 as an alternative to the Varta G14.

DELKOR AGM START STOP CAR BATTERY LN5 DIN88LH - Batteries Plus
(Not this shop but same battery).

Seems it has the right CCA and capacity. Price is $352 which is WAY cheaper than any Varta or Odyssey pricing I can get.

Any comments?????

Cheers,

Originally Posted by cjc_td5

I've been offered a Delkor LN5 as an alternative to the Varta G14.

DELKOR AGM START STOP CAR BATTERY LN5 DIN88LH - Batteries Plus
(Not this shop but same battery).

Seems it has the right CCA and capacity. Price is $352 which is WAY cheaper than any Varta or Odyssey pricing I can get.

Any comments?????

Cheers,

I just had mine replaced under warranty Chris - isn't yours covered by warranty?


David

Originally Posted by l00kin4

I just had mine replaced under warranty Chris - isn't yours covered by warranty?


David

It quite possibly might be, but the nearest dealer is 180km away and I can't afford to waste a day going to Perth on the off chance that they may replace it under warranty.....

I also don't need the hassle of a "fail to proceed" episode to get Landrover Assist interested in replacing it that way. Even then, nobody in Bunbury appears to carry the Varta battery, so I don't know how they could replace it locally and would probably end up on a tilt tray to Perth?

I'm all for getting warranty satisfaction where possible, but one has to be pragmatic when living regionally. (If only LR would reopen their Bunbury dealer (closed in 2004)).

Originally Posted by cjc_td5

It quite possibly might be, but the nearest dealer is 180km away and I can't afford to waste a day going to Perth on the off chance that they may replace it under warranty.....

I also don't need the hassle of a "fail to proceed" episode to get Landrover Assist interested in replacing it that way. Even then, nobody in Bunbury appears to carry the Varta battery, so I don't know how they could replace it locally and would probably end up on a tilt tray to Perth?

I'm all for getting warranty satisfaction where possible, but one has to be pragmatic when living regionally. (If only LR would reopen their Bunbury dealer (closed in 2004)).

Ah Ok Understood. What a pain. Your concern about the stuffing around is probably warranted given my experience. Despite the mechanic / autolec basically stating that it needed replacement after I described (and he witnessed) the symptoms, the dealer fluffed around trying to charge it for 2 days - with me sans car, although there were some other more major repairs going on - and then decided that it was stuffed and ordered a new one overnight. Car returned with new battery (plus suspension bushes and front brake pads) on the 3rd day. hmm


Happy they replaced it but lucky that getting to and from the dealer is relatively easy for me so not too much of an inconvenience.


David

CJC - only 360km round trip
That's nothing!!!

Has any one looked at a Lithium Iron (LiFePo4) replacement, much lighter, excellent cranking current and much better life but big $$$. If you are like me and plan on keeping the vehicle for a while it might be a good proposition from economic perspective. One of the unknowns is compatibility with charging system. I realise LiFePo4 batteries must have their own battery management system which is designed to protect from high and low voltage and to maintain correct cell balance but the so called "smart" alternators and electrical system might not be compatible.
On the other hand, as seen from this thread, traditional batteries are lasting quite a while anyway so perhaps lead is not yet dead!

Don't think lithium batteries like heat; will degrade lifespan.