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

Well our 2nd battery has died a couple of weeks ago, so that makes our battery life around 3 years (give or take a couple of months) each time with our type of usage (mainly city driving of 5 -10 kms).

The price of the replacement battery from an independent LR specialist was just under $300.

I was a bit surprised that another $200 or so was charged for checking/clearing faults and the physical swapover, but as they seem to have a good reputation with some folk here and the Range Rover Club, am inclined to trust them.

I wonder if getting a Traxide DBS would end up extending the life of the main battery?

P.S. I just read over the thread and was also surprised to find that I was the OP.

wow - thats a great price is it same battery? i.e the Exide AGM BH42-10655... I see Varta have the same spec battery now.. G14 - AGM/AH/CCA etc.

Price have 500+ for the Exide and Varta ! !! !

Originally Posted by gotaflat

wow - thats a great price is it same battery? i.e the Exide AGM BH42-10655... I see Varta have the same spec battery now.. G14 - AGM/AH/CCA etc.

Price have 500+ for the Exide and Varta ! !! !

I must admit I didn't check, as I trust them due to so many recommendations, so I just called and found out a little more. It was a "Austral Batteries Euro Plus 60038" (Googled it and found [ame="http://www.australbatteries.com.au/pdf/Austral-Euro-Plus.pdf"]this PDF[/ame]. Otherwise they use a Bosch.

It's not an AGM, but apparently they fit heaps of these batteries over the years and have had not problems. Oh well, I guess time will tell.

They (the indie you are talking about) used a Bosch on mine but it failed at Katherine Gorge Caravan Park a few weeks ago after about 12 months of lots of rough roads. After I got the D4 going I went straight to the Darwin dealer and bought one for $800. I had to fit it myself due to so much work in June in Darwin but it wasn't difficult and there was no need to clear any faults. I didn't have time to shop around and just paid the dealer asking price to get me back on the road.

Originally Posted by BobD

They (the indie you are talking about) used a Bosch on mine but it failed at Katherine Gorge Caravan Park a few weeks ago after about 12 months of lots of rough roads. After I got the D4 going I went straight to the Darwin dealer and bought one for $800. I had to fit it myself due to so much work in June in Darwin but it wasn't difficult and there was no need to clear any faults. I didn't have time to shop around and just paid the dealer asking price to get me back on the road.

Are we talking about the same independent (as mine is in Sydney)? I know it doesn't change the discussion (as the battery is the main talking point here), but was just interested.

Also with the battery from the dealer I understand you just wanted to get on the road at the time, but out of interest, would you buy the same Bosch battery again under less hurried circumstances?

Cheers!

I got just over 3yrs on my MY13 battery. Mainly trips of around 30 minutes but some longer 2hr plus trips on occasions.


I was surprised at how quickly it died in the end. In reality it may have been slowing down for a while but that wasn't evident until the new battery was fitted under warranty. The faster cranking speed was very noticeable.


When I really noticed the battery was in trouble, it went from definite slow start to wouldn't crank, within two days. Which is odd compared to my MY2009 D4 which used to crank fine but not fire when it's batteries were dying. Pre fitment of the AGM, I had about three batteries changed under warranty on that car.


This recent occasion was a comedy of errors, which I'd rather not repeat.


I was heading out to a rugby game and I stopped to refuel. Car then gives a weak attempt at a crank and then flashes lights and spins the analogue clock, while throwing up fault codes. So I'm stuck at the bowser.


I call a mate, figuring it will be quicker than LR Assist. He turns up within 5 but the car won't jump. I call LR who send RACQ. RACQ turn up pretty quickly, so my chances of making the game looked OK. Then he informed me that they won't jump start at the bowser.


I decide to refresh my knowledge of the car via the handbook, only to find that the manual release of the 8 speed transmission isn't covered in the handbook (I'm sure it was in the 6 speed's). The handbook has messages about only letting a qualified LR guy move the car. Mr RACQ has no idea how to unlock the transmission. I found the red manual release handle but was reluctant to try it, not knowing how it operates and what it would or wouldn't do. I was obviously also concerned about resetting it after start. It was sort of a mute point anyway, as the only direction we could push was uphill and considering there was only the two of us, I thought success would be unlikely.


Unbeknown to me, my mate wouldn't accept failure and returned with big heavy duty leads and a bigger battery. I release RACQ of their OH&S responsibilities and my mate gets the car started first kick :-).


I make the game in plenty of time.


My first inquiry with LR was about that bloody red handle .... LOL!!!

Originally Posted by eddomak

I must admit I didn't check, as I trust them due to so many recommendations, so I just called and found out a little more. It was a "Austral Batteries Euro Plus 60038" (Googled it and found this PDF. Otherwise they use a Bosch.

It's not an AGM, but apparently they fit heaps of these batteries over the years and have had not problems. Oh well, I guess time will tell.

The AGM 100 down the bottom of the aoge look like its fits?

Just got quoted $258 + GST for a Varta G14 (trade price)

http://goodchild.com.au/automotive-p...varta-367.html

Not sure about getting a Exide - cant find them any where