Upgrading Starter Battery - how to guide
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Cheers guys. I think you are all correct.
It was 11.56v before I started it this morning. Started straight away, but not super 'on the button'.
Took it for a 5 mile motorway run.
Measured again with engine running - 14.6v (so my charging system is fine)
Engine off - 12.44v. Then an hour later it was 12.20v, then 12.16v and hour later.
Its done!
So now my dilemma is the Bosch S5A11 80Ah for a standard fit, or squeeze in the S5A13 95Ah.
Is the little thermal jacket that useful as I'd quite like to keep it. As mentioned before, its not a camper or has many toys that need power when engine off. Interior lights are all LED's and we only sleep in it very occasionally - typically on the way to the Alps for a couple of nights each way.
So I'm inclined to stick with regular sized S5A11 which gives 5 Ah over the standard one anyway, but I've got til lunch to make my mind up so I can get it on a next day delivery.
Thanks
It was 11.56v before I started it this morning. Started straight away, but not super 'on the button'.
Took it for a 5 mile motorway run.
Measured again with engine running - 14.6v (so my charging system is fine)
Engine off - 12.44v. Then an hour later it was 12.20v, then 12.16v and hour later.
Its done!
So now my dilemma is the Bosch S5A11 80Ah for a standard fit, or squeeze in the S5A13 95Ah.
Is the little thermal jacket that useful as I'd quite like to keep it. As mentioned before, its not a camper or has many toys that need power when engine off. Interior lights are all LED's and we only sleep in it very occasionally - typically on the way to the Alps for a couple of nights each way.
So I'm inclined to stick with regular sized S5A11 which gives 5 Ah over the standard one anyway, but I've got til lunch to make my mind up so I can get it on a next day delivery.
Thanks
Me too now.
Battery Group seem best prices at the mo.
80 Ah is £140. £152 next day delivery. £146 for 3 day delivery, but I can't take the risk on something going wrong...
95 Ah is £155.
Help . I need to replace my battery which is a Varta 68ah battery. I am going to get a Bosch S5 A08 battery which is the same dimensions as my current.
Do I need to code it on as per previous threads? It is a 2016 T6 140bhp blue motion tech, euro 5 engine. Hence my confusion. Also when I replace it, will I lose all my settings? I.e. radio etc?
Thank you.
Do I need to code it on as per previous threads? It is a 2016 T6 140bhp blue motion tech, euro 5 engine. Hence my confusion. Also when I replace it, will I lose all my settings? I.e. radio etc?
Thank you.
If its BlueMotion . . . and has a sensor on the battery NEG post . . .
then it will need coding in for the full potential.
but will work as a drop-in.
you may need to reset your radio, time&date, window pinch protection. ( all of which is normal)
some pics over here:
www.t6forum.com
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then it will need coding in for the full potential.
but will work as a drop-in.
you may need to reset your radio, time&date, window pinch protection. ( all of which is normal)
some pics over here:
Swapping VSR for Cyrix-ct
After a lot of research and a steep learning curve here's my plan and some context. Context: I bought a November 2015 registered T6 t28 Trendline Bluemotion converted to a camper in Jan 2017. It was fitted with Sargent EC155 and a VSR. The VSR is, I'm pretty confident acceptable ( it doesn't...
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Thanks as ever @Dellmassive for your reply.
I have taken some photos as comparison to the ones you posted in your reply.
So I presume the black module on the negative is for the BlueMotion?
I have taken some photos as comparison to the ones you posted in your reply.
So I presume the black module on the negative is for the BlueMotion?
@cy294
Yes . . that's the IBS (Intelligent Battery Sensor) on the NEG post.
on your van (2016 T6 140bhp blue motion tech, euro 5 engine.) for refernce
thats for the vans Power Management System to monitor the battery - part of the Bluemotion package.
that means the van will have a smart alternator and the battery details and status logged in the ECU.
so coding is required for the new battery as per posts above.
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Yes . . that's the IBS (Intelligent Battery Sensor) on the NEG post.
on your van (2016 T6 140bhp blue motion tech, euro 5 engine.) for refernce
thats for the vans Power Management System to monitor the battery - part of the Bluemotion package.
that means the van will have a smart alternator and the battery details and status logged in the ECU.
so coding is required for the new battery as per posts above.
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@Dellmassive, appreciate the response. Unfortunately I have got VCDS, so will have to see how to get round it.
Got round to uprating my starter from the sluggish Moll EFB+ to the recommended Bosch 95ah by @Grim Reaper. Coded successfully thanks to @mmi.. Not the easiest of jobs due to a frozen shoulder but all went well.
Evening all, just replaced by wet varta with an AGM Exide. All coded in with no problems. Should stop start work again immediately or does the van need journey time to calibrate it first before stop start kicks in again? I've been on a few short runs and the stop start icon has come up on the MFD (with the line through it) but the engine hasn't shut off? Any opinions gratefully received
I’ve done mine this weekend. Stop start has so many pre requisites to ensure it doesn’t let you down I wouldn’t worry. Wait for a dry day, take it out get it up to proper temperature and I’m sure it will start to work. I put the full fat Bosch S5 95 ah in mine and it’s working a treat.
It may take 10 drive cycles or longer to register the battery is full charged before the stop start kicks in with the new battery.
Be patient and keep going.
Perfect, that was my assumption but your reassurance is much appreciated.
if you have VCDS you can see what the van sees the battery as. . .
see earlier in thread. . .
Yeh, already checked the measuring blocks and all looks tip top. Which is why I assumed start stop would have kicked in straight away
Stop start, kicked in last night for this first time in god knows how long... Like you said I think it just needs a bit of time. Nothing to do with a long drive, van had been sat on the drive for days and I only took it five mins down the road when it kicked in.
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