Thread: DISCO 4 2014 TIME FOR NEW BATTERY

I curently have a Delkor LN5 AGM battery in my newly acquired D4 that the previous owner fitted in January 2017 (4 years & 4 months ago) and it's STILL performing ok.

iiD Tool tells me that the state of charge (SOC), after sitting overnight, is still 85%. That seems to me to be pretty good after 4+ years!!

I have bought a new Bosch LN5 to replace it .. regardless, as I'm systematically changing a number of things on the vehicle, including such things as ALL the fluids, so that I KNOW that they are all ok.

#me too

Car has been sitting for a few weeks after a big trip due to a coolant leak which I'm getting fixed today at the stealer.. They advise they want $900+ to fit a new battery as it tested low today. I've declined them replacing it as it could be low due to it sitting idle but it possibly is getting close to needing replacement anyway (but not at $900+) . I have a traxide USI160 so that could be keeping it going if it is actually nearing end of life.

For at 18 months I've been getting the "low battery warning" despite the battery charge being above 12v, no starting issues and even sometimes after being on the charger.

There are a few things that I've learnt about this but haven't been able to either do or rule out as yet.

- the battery could actually be low even though my own voltage monitor (a bluetooth thingy..) says it is above 12v
- I've done a hard reset just in case the computer was a bit confused. no difference
- there are a couple of TSB's that might be relevant based on the VIN of my 2014 D4
- LTB00958NAS1 - update of Gateway module configuration required
- SSM72615 - The battery BMS clamp is not correctly positioned on the main battery terminal post (also requires a reset of BMS after adjusting)


I've been reading a few threads talking about the SS88Ti battery and if I can convince myself that my starter is due for replacement I'll get one of these. Will be interesting to see if I still get "low battery warning" after that.
I dont have access to an IID tool to reset the BMS but hoping that isn't that critical if I do replace the battery.

Resetting the BMS is, so if you can’t do it yourself, take it to a battery place and get them to do it

The battery tests that the dealer does are, shall we say, geared towards generating revenue. My RRS was having battery issues when I bought it 12 months ago because old mate only drove it occasionally. It had to have a dealer inspection as part of the sale and guess what, the battery was declared dead. This was one of the motivators to get a gap tool to reset the BMS when I replaced the battery. 12 months later and its still going strong, admittedly it does get driven most days when I'm at work but even so I'm still in front of where I would have been had it been replaced as recommended. I reckon a battery tender is a good investment as well, we were replacing the batteries on the quad bikes on the farm every year until we put a little 5 amp Ctek tender on them.

Regards,
Tote

My SSB SS88 battery seems to be on its last legs after about 3 years. IÂ’m getting the low battery warning on my 2014 Disco4 and itÂ’s failed to start on a couple of mornings. I took it in to Goodchild batteries today for a test and they said it failed their battery test.

Goodchilds recommended replacing with an Amaron LN5 H8 battery (900CCA) for $319,
Or a Bosch LN5-S6 (850CCA) for $336, but suggested the Amaron was better.

They could still get in a replacement SSB SS88 (1100CCA) for $391 but it would take about 3 weeks from over east.

Any thoughts on the Amaron battery? Would this do the job? The guy at Goodchilds was going on about he has it in his 4wd etcÂ….

Thanks

I tried a Bosch - failed quickly.
SSB is decent performance vs price

No idea on this other brand but have good reviews in other uses

Keep in mind the Disco 4 is very power intensive, so what works really well in say a Cruiser/Patrol may not in the Disco.

I’m currently running a Delkor AGM in both the D4 and L320. Got a good deal on them.

I was running the SSB and got 3 years of intense use.

Go max CCA and biggest RC you can fit in your budget.

The battery mentioned above bit the dust in December 2021. I've been running a Repco unit since then (the only battery I could find on Christmas eve) and its going OK.

Regards,
Tote

Originally Posted by BeeGee

My SSB SS88 battery seems to be on its last legs after about 3 years. IÂ’m getting the low battery warning on my 2014 Disco4 and itÂ’s failed to start on a couple of mornings. I took it in to Goodchild batteries today for a test and they said it failed their battery test.

Goodchilds recommended replacing with an Amaron LN5 H8 battery (900CCA) for $319,
Or a Bosch LN5-S6 (850CCA) for $336, but suggested the Amaron was better.

They could still get in a replacement SSB SS88 (1100CCA) for $391 but it would take about 3 weeks from over east.

Any thoughts on the Amaron battery? Would this do the job? The guy at Goodchilds was going on about he has it in his 4wd etcÂ….

Thanks

Amaron have always been good long lasting Batteries, Myself and others down this way haven't got long out of the SSB range (2-3 years is about it) even with easy lives.