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When my Porsche Moll died, I fitted a Bosch Silver from Euro Car Parts (being careful to buy the larger 80Ah version).
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If it's showing any signs of gailing then change it asap - or you'll find it fails completely just when you need it.[&:] Use of a battery conditioner, and regular checking of the electrolyte levels in the cells helps to keep the battery in good condition for far longer.
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Check of the electrolyte levels in the cells helps
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If it's showing any signs of gailing then change it asap - or you'll find it fails completely just when you need it.[&:] Use of a battery conditioner, and regular checking of the electrolyte levels in the cells helps to keep the battery in good condition for far longer.
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However Mike recommended sticking with the original recommended amp rather than an 80.
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However Mike recommended sticking with the original recommended amp rather than an 80.
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If it's showing any signs of gailing then change it asap - or you'll find it fails completely just when you need it.[&:] Use of a battery conditioner, and regular checking of the electrolyte levels in the cells helps to keep the battery in good condition for far longer.
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Check of the electrolyte levels in the cells helps
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If it's showing any signs of gailing then change it asap - or you'll find it fails completely just when you need it.[&:] Use of a battery conditioner, and regular checking of the electrolyte levels in the cells helps to keep the battery in good condition for far longer.
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If it's showing any signs of gailing then change it asap - or you'll find it fails completely just when you need it.[&:] Use of a battery conditioner, and regular checking of the electrolyte levels in the cells helps to keep the battery in good condition for far longer.
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gents
i think my battery is on the way out, starting today was laboured and the windows were moving and lights flashing ! what is the verdict on original porsche battery as apposed to another make ? have checked history and the porsche oe battery has lasted 3yrs 3months, is that about right ? the one in my van has done 5yrs.
1999 c4
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Life of the Porsche battery varies hugely. I got 8 years from mine, others get 2. If it's showing any signs of gailing then change it asap - or you'll find it fails completely just when you need it.[&:] Use of a battery conditioner, and regular checking of the electrolyte levels in the cells helps to keep the battery in good condition for far longer.
Mine died on me a couple of weekends ago. A lot of research and chats with my mechanic (Mike at Zentrum in Notts) and went with the Bosch Silver. However Mike recommended sticking with the original recommended amp rather than an 80. Not techy enough to explain but made sense at the time. No warning, noises or dials. Justfine one min, dead the next. Porsche changed their battery supplier a few years ago and apparently the new ones are not as good as the old ones (an Eastern euro supplier). Varta was a second choice for me! Think an interior light that I hadnt turned off drained it when I had been cleaning it all day. Must have been on its way prior to that. Couldnt start it to get it in the garage and just kept making the clicking noise on turn over. Trickle charge all night didnt help. Had the embarassment of 3 neighbours helping me to push it back in the garage and the RAC out the following day to boost it [
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] New battery works like a treat. And found the old one hadnt been fitted to the tray properly and had been wedged in with a piece of wood .... Craig
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