Replacing LB Battery - what Ah & spec AGM?

[Pete C]

I turn it off, but the odd time I forgot, then yes it did work.

Pete

 

[DaveD]

A 019 or 096 battery will be a good replacement. As your vehicle doesn’t have stop-start (Euro 6), you don’t need a AGM battery, so you’ll save so money.

The Euro5 engines also have stop / start, as the OP says.

 

[Glenn Board]

yes, it does, but mine hardly ever works

 

[Pete C]

That looks identical to the battery I recently replaced on my 2016 T6.
Yes, you may have a parasitic current issue, but I would replace the battery first given its age, then keep an eye on it.
Don’t worry about coding, the charging system will sort itself out eventually.

Pete

This is what I replaced our original battery with:

E39 Varta Start-Stop Plus 096 AGM Car Battery 12V 70Ah (570901076)

Pete

 

[Glenn Board]

Thanks, so it fixed the issue, and did you have to code in the new battery?

 

[Pete C]

To be honest, the issue I had was that my existing battery died completely.
I did try to code it in with Carista, but not convinced that worked.
Stop/Start started working immediately.

Peter

 

[Higgidav]

I have recently replaced my starter battery. The OEM was a 75ah Varta and the replacement was 80ah Varta which was exactly the same dimensions. I had no issues changing the ah’s and serial number with Carista.

 

[Glenn Board]

So what would be the size Varta battery, 75 or 80?

 

[Higgidav]

I fitted a Varta F21 as the physical dimensions were the same as the OEM battery.

 

[Pete C]

The bigger the better as long as the physical dimensions fit the space in the van.

Pete

 

[Deaky]

If you fit a bigger battery you’ll need to code it other wise the van will only initially charge it to about 80%of the old battery capacity.

 

[Scottish Scrutineer]

The Euro5 engines also have stop / start, as the OP says.

Oops, I forgot that. My old T5.1 was pre stop start, got confused.

 

[Glenn Board]

Hi, I bought a MIDAC 70ah battery and now they tell me that there is no coding for this battery, so would anybody know what the best default coding would be for this battery, or what coding would work best?

 

[Deaky]

Hi, I bought a MIDAC 70ah battery and now they tell me that there is no coding for this battery, so would anybody know what the best default coding would be for this battery, or what coding would work best?

Look at @mmi post here. The only critical bit of info is the capacity. I'd suggest the following coding 070 [pick anything from the list] [add one to your existing serial number listed]

 

[Glenn Board]

Great, so I just extend the current serial number by another 1?

 

[Deaky]

Great, so I just extend the current serial number by another 1?

Yeah, or make something up. Probably wouldn't cause any issues if you left it the same

 

[Glenn Board]

THanks, and what about the manufactures code, pick anyone?

 

[Scottish Scrutineer]

THanks, and what about the manufactures code, pick anyone?

I left mine unchanged, seemed fine

 

[Thistledowne]

Morning is this the correct replacement stop start battery for my 2019 150bhp T6 transporter

 

[Pete C]

It needs to be an AGM battery for the smart alternator - I don't think that one is.

Pete