Hi all, been searching and reading several battery related threds on here but to be sure is this the right battery and will it fit in my TDV8?
I'm thankful for input from someone who's recently changed their battery in a 2010+ car

http://www.ebay.com/itm/VARTA-SILVER-DYNAM...5412ca38fa 2010MY TDV8 Vogue Nara bronze / Arabica, Ivory. VW Amarok 2013 180 auto
Swedish LR club member #5333

Has your vehicle had the JLR update to a "Glass Mat Battery"? sir

read here...
http://www.fullfatrr.com/forum/topic28682....gm+battery

I replaced My genuine LR battery with Odyssey PC2150S. A perfect battery for cold climate and a high electricty consumption.




SPECIFICATIONS
Pulse (5-second) Hot Cranking Amps (PHCA) 2150
Cold Cranking Amps (CCA) 1150
20Hr Nominal Capacity (Ah) 100
Reserve Capacity Minutes 205
Dimensions L x W x H (in) 13.00 X 6.80 X 9.41
Metric Dimensions L x W x H (mm) 330.2 X 172.7 x 239.0
Weight (lbs) 77.8
Weight (kg) 35.3 Range Rover TdV8 Autobiography MY2010
Defender 110stw Td5 MY2006

Cam-Tech-Craig wrote:

Has your vehicle had the JLR update to a "Glass Mat Battery"? sir

read here...
http://www.fullfatrr.com/forum/topic28682....gm+battery

No sir, I don't think ever was an recall on that I Sweden or so I'm told

Edit: Got an answer from LR Sweden now and that q159 was not for my car but for a number of cars produced between specific vin numbers.
You being an experienced professional, will the battery on my link fit in the car Craig? 2010MY TDV8 Vogue Nara bronze / Arabica, Ivory. VW Amarok 2013 180 auto
Swedish LR club member #5333

ksskaret wrote:

I replaced My genuine LR battery with Odyssey PC2150S. A perfect battery for cold climate and a high electricty consumption.

Thanks for the tip but If the Varta will do the job I don't want to spend the extra money although the Odyssey seems to be top notch  2010MY TDV8 Vogue Nara bronze / Arabica, Ivory. VW Amarok 2013 180 auto
Swedish LR club member #5333

So.. Ordered this battery and I will make it fit  2010MY TDV8 Vogue Nara bronze / Arabica, Ivory. VW Amarok 2013 180 auto
Swedish LR club member #5333

It should fit, just make sure you have NO WIND when you put the bonnet in access mode and clean out the battery tray area as well. Also dont drop a bolt down there or you may never see it again!

As an aside do you use a block heater or just the park heater? FFRR MY06 facelift With TDV8 Alloys Zeros/ATR's
Mantec Sump Guard, Rigid Load liner, MY10 BT upgrade.

I will make sure, only use the park heater sir. 2010MY TDV8 Vogue Nara bronze / Arabica, Ivory. VW Amarok 2013 180 auto
Swedish LR club member #5333

Guess don't have beans for breakfast that should solve the wind probs

Seabass wrote:

Edit: Got an answer from LR Sweden now and that q159 was not for my car but for a number of cars produced between specific vin numbers.

Just for future reference, Service Action Q159 - the factory recall to correct a software fault and fit a different battery - only applied to the 2010 MY 3.6 TDV8 between VIN LM306631 and VIN LM334416.

That Service Action expired(!) on 30th September 2014 so I'm pleased I discovered last December that the dealer who sold us the car had 'forgotten' to do it!

In your climate I'd be tempted to do the Dan method and stick a battery in the spare compartment at the rear as well unless you've had the recall that borks the fbh to only run 15mins  FFRR MY06 facelift With TDV8 Alloys Zeros/ATR's
Mantec Sump Guard, Rigid Load liner, MY10 BT upgrade.

with ref to the spare Battery compartment in the rear, where is it? do you have to run all the wiring through from the front battery to put them in parallel or is some of it part wired?

i replaced my 10My 3.6 battery with a Numax Leisure from Tayna 110Ah, 1000MCCA. £75

http://www.tayna.co.uk/Numax-Leisure-Batte...mp;A-7=110

i have run all my LRs on Numax Leisure Batterys for the last 8 years. for the ££ they are great size/capacity and last well. Cheers

James

The spare battery area I refer to in the rear is an area that's been found to take a normal average sized car battery with very little modification.

Basically it involves removing the cubby pocket from the drivers side of the boot floor where the tow arm bits would normally go.

Wiring only needs to be done upto the fuse board in the boot so about 40cm of red and black are needed

Can I ask why you chose a leisure battery instead of a normal battery as iirc leisure batteries aren't suited to vehicle use?? FFRR MY06 facelift With TDV8 Alloys Zeros/ATR's
Mantec Sump Guard, Rigid Load liner, MY10 BT upgrade.

So I replaced the battery today, it was tight so I had to rebuild the positive fuse connector to be able to connect the positive clamp due to the oversized battery.
I also fitted a cetek fast connect panel for easy charging and it also has a indicator so it's easy to see when a top up charge is needed without having to open the bonnet, witch is practical for my wife to use when I'm away at work for longer periods.
It's also a good feature to have if the car goes completly power empty when locked and alarm on, just put in the charger and unlock

kingpleb wrote:

The spare battery area I refer to in the rear is an area that's been found to take a normal average sized car battery with very little modification.

Basically it involves removing the cubby pocket from the drivers side of the boot floor where the tow arm bits would normally go.

Wiring only needs to be done upto the fuse board in the boot so about 40cm of red and black are needed

Can I ask why you chose a leisure battery instead of a normal battery as iirc leisure batteries aren't suited to vehicle use??