car battery

wombat50 · Veteran Member

car battery

Radar · Guru

wombat50 wrote:
i am needing to get a new battery for the car. i have a nx pajero. the last battery a century Century N70ZZLX MF only lasted 2yrs and 5 weeks. i hit them up for a replacement only being 5 weeks out of warranty but no hope. went from 810cca to 340cca. am looking for any recommendations on any brands you think are good. have been looking at either another century or an exide. both same price and same size 810 cca and both now 3yr warranty
Thanks.

Hi wombat50.

Last month our Navara battery threw the towel in far early then I expected and instead of going back to the retailer who I will never cross his door again as I did approach them at the 11 month mark about the lower voltage reading I was getting, 12.78 new to 12. 45, the man proceed to blame my second battery wiring which had been faultless for 6 years and 3 years on still going strong.

Really needed the car next morning to drive into town for a medical operation, rang our motoring club RACQ. With in the hour a new battery fitted, along with the radio and all the accessories working again.

The battery has there name on it and weighed 3 kilograms heavier then the last battery.

A very pleasant experience from our Motoring Club.

wombat50 · Veteran Member

Hi Radar. i have read that RACQ and Repco brand battries used to be Exide with different labels but have now changed to century with their own labels on them

Possum3 · Guru

I am a fan of Super Cheap Auto - Best deals and they will fit it, and dispose of old battery.

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DeBe · Guru

I get at least 8 years out of N70ZZ batterys. First thing i do before fitting is make sure they are charged fully before fitting. If the vehicle is not being used for a few days its conected to a solar panel with reg.

BAZZA44 · Senior Member

Supercharge batteries.

Barry

Radar · Guru

wombat50 wrote:
Hi Radar. i have read that RACQ and Repco brand battries used to be Exide with different labels but have now changed to century with their own labels on them

Hi wombat50

Had a read on the internet, did not find out much, I did question the RACQ servicemen and his reply was that the batteries are sourced from the best available.

I did go out to the car and have a look around but none the wiser.

My experiences with Super Cheap is you get what you pay for. The Subaru Outback which we had for 10 years, 15 to 18 months life span with batteries from Super Cheap until we went with this more expensive retailer but the Outback battery was going strong at 4 years when it was wrote off with hail damage bugger, I was very fond of that car.

rgren2 · Guru

Amaron batteries are very good. Brother who lives in Darwin has just put one in his Pajero, replacing the original. Hes very pleased with it.

Kiwoz · Veteran Member

Another vote for Amaron, have got one in the NW Pajero. 2years faithful service so far.

PeterInSa · Guru

Have a battery and aux in our Land cruiser Similar to the N70ZZ but 880+ CCA. ( ditto in our 1/2 cabin boat) previous batteries I could lift the Flap and unscrew the caps to check out the level of the electrolyte, the battery's that I have now you cannot lift the flap its glued down which to me will reduce the usage time. Previous batteries you could lift a sticker or prize up the flap which was just clipped down to check the fluid level.

patrol03 · Senior Member

Yuassa/Century batteries are made in Brisbane, and I may be corrected that together with Exide are the only ones made in Australia. Exide is made in South Australia.

I have always used Century even though they offer no flexibility with warranty. It is warranted back to the exact day of purchase and no longer. In my experience Exide batteries do not seem to like consistently hot climate. It may be something to do with the specific gravity of the acid in the cells at manufacture.

I stick to Austn made batteries and usually wait till Supercheap or Auto Barn have a 20 or 30 percent discount weekend for a Yuasa /Century.

wombat50 · Veteran Member

today the battery was flat and wouldn't start the car so ended buying another Century N70ZZLXMF from bob jane for a reasonable price $210. Hopefully it will last longer than the previous one.
thanks for all the replies

mark and kerry · Veteran Member

Itech in WA make a lithium car battery very light and a helpful Aussie company

Warren-Pat_01 · Guru

The major killer of car batteries is heat & while the manufacturer puts the battery in a spot where it will fit, we as owners add stuff that restricts air flow - like bull bars, driving lights, etc. Batteries love cooler temperatures (25 to 30 degrees), so those of us in the tropics are at a disadvantage straight away.

I will give Toyota plug for doing things right - they generally put the battery(ies) right up the front of the engine bay where there is the maximum amount of cooler air. Nissan (Patrol) generally allowed the aux battery to be installed above the turbo, exhaust manifold where the temperature could reach 80+ degrees! I couldn't tell you how many aux batteries I cooked early in their life before I replaced the 8" driving lights with a LED bar.

I even installed a battery in Toowoomba that "was designed for engine bay temps" - it failed after 20 months & was replaced by a dealer at home without question (had a 2 year warranty).

Peter_n_Margaret · Guru

The main crank battery killer in the OKA is corrugations. Ite battery is not in the engine compartment.
Flooded cell batteries simply fall apart inside. I was getting 2 - 3 years from them.
As a consequnce I have been using AGMs which have fully supported plates. The last replacement was 9 years old and still good.
Cheers,
Peter