What Battery?

[jeepsterkj]

I went out and checked which battery I had in my 2005 2.8 CRD KJ and I got a bit of a shock...It was a 113...a weedy little 50AH battery with a pathetic cranking power of 500CCA...Yet is is expected to crank over heavy 2.8 litre Diesel! It's working fine now, but in the Winter, when the cold causes battery capacity to drop, it might not have the power to turn my VM 2.8 over.
After much research online I finally found the perfect battery for my KJ...The Advanced 096R-XD Car Battery. The XD stands for extra density...A standard 096R battery has a capacity of around 74AH and 680 CCA, but the Advanced 096R-XD has a capacity of 77AH and 780 CCA!
Whats more, it comes with a 5 year warranty and compared to some brands, at £75, it is relatively cheap.
When it arrived I went outside to fit it and found out the battery tray was a bit too short for it. I wasn't put off as one way or the other this was going in. I noticed the battery tray was made of plastic, and the raised lip of the tray nearest to the engine had a couple of cracks in it. So using a pair of mole grips (adjustable locking pliers), I twisted off the plastic lip completely at that end. After filing it flush, the new battery dropped straight in.
Then I just need to make a clamp to hold the battery down...I had some 1" x 1" x 1/8" Aluminium angle, so I cut a 3" length of it to 1" x 10mm x 1/8", then drilled an 8mm hole in the middle of the wide section to give some wiggle room for the M6 clamping bolt...clamped in it and job was a good'n! :winner_third_h4h:

 

[tjkj2002]

Or you can get the Sasquatch battery tray and pop in a Odyssey PC1750 which is rated at 950cca(mine has always put out over 1300cca's),comes with a 4 year free replacement and than a 72 month pro-rated warranty.

 

[LibertyTC]

Good price & it is nice to have a fresh battery for the CRD!
Back in the day when I used lead acid batteries, I found that the felt pads greatly reduced most terminal corrosion.
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I now only buy AGM (absorb glass mat) batteries, they are fully sealed & wont offer up any corrosion to terminals.
Although fairly expensive, the deep cycle Odyssey batteries are the most powerful and will last over 10 years.
When I was in -30c, the Odyssey fires the Jeep up like nothing else.
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[France 16 Olivier]

Hi, seems Varta Silver Dynamic E44, 12 V 77Ah 780 Amps do the job for cheap price. Sold in Europe and USA.

 

[Deb'nKJ]

That was my 1st choice (based on being very impressed with the one that came in my Citroen C15) but it's well over twice that price in the UK, so on this occasion had to go for a cheaper option from a very reputable source. However, will need another (for an XJ: same battery) in due course - so once I resume visiting la Belle France I will be on the lookout.

 

[France 16 Olivier]

Finally I bought as spare the YUASA YBX5096 at 100 euros at power-manutention.fr
I bought a Yuasa for my 2nd car last year, i like the green indicator the Varta doesnt have.
They deliver for Free inside France

 

[France 16 Olivier]

No need to buy the extra bracket sold in USA or Canada

 

[Deb'nKJ]

Finally I bought as spare the YUASA YBX5096 at 100 euros at power-manutention.fr
I bought a Yuasa for my 2nd car last year, i like the green indicator the Varta doesnt have.
They deliver for Free inside France

La lumiere verte est tres expensive, n'est pa?