Thread: Which battery for D3?

Originally Posted by garrycol

Until the battery gets a bit older looses a bit of reserve and demands from the car are high like starts on a cold -5 morning. My old OEM battery which was 8 yo when I replaced it, was still outputting 12.8v but CCA was down from its 950CCA to 350CCA - on cold mornings it would still start the car but only on first or second crank - if it didn't fire I had to wait a little while before trying again. The OEM specs are there for a reason. Garry

Actualy looking at the recept the battery is 5 yrs old , (time flys as you get older ) The original battery lasted for 6 yrs before it started to give all sorts of messages on start up and the Centuary DINN 85l has lasted 5 yrs and is going strong , so i cant complain if it dies tommorow , the handbook book says replacement battery is 90a mine is 85a the best i could get at the time in the bush , does not say anything about 900cca . God forbid if it ever got to -5 in Perth the Sunshins state .

Originally Posted by hpal

My 2.7 D3's battery has just died I think. Had the radio on for not long and it wont start the car now it's sitting around 10v, did the same thing the other day had fridge running for only 15 mins and car wouldn't start, but charged up ok and started the car fine until today.
I have a couple of option. Currently has a DIN92L battery, I've found two or three on sale at Autobarn and will buy one in the morning.

One is a Supercharge SilverPlus SMF85L 760CCA with 30mth warranty, measures up like it will fit ok. $164
One is a Supercharge GoldPlus 810CCA 40 mth warranty, $259
One is Supercharge GoldPlus 900CCA 36 mth warranty $269


I guess they'll all fit and do the job, but the cheaper one is tempting, great price at $164....

Can anybody confirm that the SuperCharge GoldPlus Battery MF88H-900CCA fits / is suitable for a D3 TDV6?

cheers
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Fits like a glove and can definitely recommend it.IMG_1966.jpgIMG_1981.jpg