Adam, is yours not eligible for the gel battery retrofit from JLR circa 2009 (ish) FF's? Or was that just 3.6 TDV8's?

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/3mm-to-12mm-ALL-...256f33c0ba

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/5mm-to-19mm-ALL-...19cf964068

9 mm allan socket with 3/8 and 1/2 hole

Sorry couldn't resist, agree it is ridiculous that you have to buy extra tools just to do normal work on a car !!!!

I had to buy a special wrench for one nut on the rear swingarm of the Kawasaki, 28 GBP ex. shipping !!! MY 2010 5.0 SC Galway green and sand interior!!
Have the Faultmate MSV2 Extreme to be tinkering with the settings etc. !!

I'd agree with you Eugene, but the S5 comes in a 393mm length and this is too long once you take into account the positive terminal connection which sits down the side of the battery, taking up space. Discovery 4 HSE
1998 110 TUM HS FFR Hard Top XD WOLF
1982 Series 3 Hard Top

*Gone:L462 D5 HSE LUX, L663 Defender 110 HSE, Discovery 3 HSE, 2014MY Range Rover Sport 5.0 Supercharged AB Dynamic; L405 Exec Vogue SE 4.4, 5.0 Supercharged Autobiography, Defender TDCi XS CSW, Defender TD5 HT, Vogue SE TDV8, Vogue TD6, RRSport SC 4.2V8, Classic 3.9 Vogue Auto, Land Rover Series 3 SWB

Cam-Tech-Craig wrote:

Adam, is yours not eligible for the gel battery retrofit from JLR circa 2009 (ish) FF's? Or was that just 3.6 TDV8's?

Adam, have you been able to determine the max dimensions that do fit, so Stan can put it in the Wiki ?? MY 2010 5.0 SC Galway green and sand interior!!
Have the Faultmate MSV2 Extreme to be tinkering with the settings etc. !!

As long as you replace like for like Eugene, it should all go ok. Discovery 4 HSE
1998 110 TUM HS FFR Hard Top XD WOLF
1982 Series 3 Hard Top

*Gone:L462 D5 HSE LUX, L663 Defender 110 HSE, Discovery 3 HSE, 2014MY Range Rover Sport 5.0 Supercharged AB Dynamic; L405 Exec Vogue SE 4.4, 5.0 Supercharged Autobiography, Defender TDCi XS CSW, Defender TD5 HT, Vogue SE TDV8, Vogue TD6, RRSport SC 4.2V8, Classic 3.9 Vogue Auto, Land Rover Series 3 SWB

Adam, Is the battery tray that much narrower than the 3.6? Was a squeeze to get the 020 in mine and i had to trim the side flange but it did to in even with the pyro charge. There is nothing that can't be fixed with a hammer😜😜
FFRR 4.4 SDV8 Autobiography Santorini Black.
Fiat 500x 1.4 multiair Lounge 2015
2010 LR D4 Commercial 2.7 TDV6

RRUK wrote:

Cam-Tech-Craig wrote:

Adam, is yours not eligible for the gel battery retrofit from JLR circa 2009 (ish) FF's? Or was that just 3.6 TDV8's?

It's never been mentioned Craig so I doubt it, was probably for the TDV8s with the FBH battery drain issues.

Might be worth asking the question Adam?

RRUK wrote:

A word of warning to anyone looking to swap their battery in their 5.0.

Eurocarparts will tell you that the Bosch S5 will fit, and other members on here have bought one, but the battery tray on the 5.0 is smaller and it won't fit.

You also need to have a set of 5lobe torx security bits if you want to DIY fit as there's a whopping ecu in front of the battery that needs removing before you can lift out the battery.