Thread: Which battery for D3?

Got a big MF battery now, MF88H that is. 900cca of grunt for the big disco. $250 at auto pro.

Good move...

These vehicles (and most others actually) are not an item to skimp on the quality of the components you use.

Back at the start of last year my battery just failed overnight (right as I was due to drive to Perth too if I recall) with no warning signs what so ever. Knowning this town if I was a betting man I would have put my left testicle on having nothing suitable available in town. Good thing I didnt take that bet as I would have lost the teste (got 4 kids I can afford to lose it anyway). The rangers have a similar battery - DIN85L so there was one in stock - dosent quite have the grunt as the previous one @780CCA (century battery) but its still going strong with no noticible difference to cranking speeds at this stage. The battery is nearly the same as dimensions as the previous one, just 10 or 20mm shorter (im sure from memory the one I removed was a DIN92)

i just put a delkor calcium battery in mine $270 not sure of the exact specs but its the one recommended on their website

I put a Varta Silver Dynamic AGM 595 901 085 in my D4 2.7 a couple of years ago, I think it is rated at 850A. No issues with it whatsoever, but a lot more expensive than the other suggestions above.

Ron

Can I throw a curve ball into this discussion.
When I had my J**P Wrangler diesel a few years ago, it came from the factory with an Optima yellowtop (D95 I think).
Not sure of its capacity, but it lasted the 4 years before I sold it.
How come no one suggests Optimas for the Disco's???

My Defender came with a big Varta so that's what I replaced it with. Bigger the better!

Originally Posted by Aussie Jeepster

How come no one suggests Optimas for the Disco's???

i do but i own a d2, not a d3.