12 captured repliesDiscussion pagination complete · Source accounts, not a confirmed diagnosis
THIS DISCUSSION / SOURCE-DERIVED OVERVIEW
Discussion summary
YOUR RESEARCH2000 996 C4 Battery Help Needed
Leading reported evidence
Replace with a group 48 battery
Suggestion or failed attempt
No successful repair reported for this finding.
0
Reported fixes
0
Unsuccessful attempts
1
Discussions
Read evidence and context
Explicit resolution reports before identified causes, performed actions and suggestions. Within each level, matching component labels precede direct query mentions and inherited thread context; successful versus unsuccessful discussion counts, owner confirmations and independent discussion support determine order. This is not a probability of success.
Discussions that contain suggestions
1
0 original-poster resolution reports. Counts can overlap; they are not unique people or a success rate.
0 discussions have direct query context; 0 report a fix in that context. Other evidence may inherit the discussion’s subject.
Leading evidence: 'Replace with a group 48 battery' (no explicit attributable resolution; this is a reported action or suggestion). Across 1 matching discussions, The most frequently discussed action is 'Replace with a group 48 battery' (1 discussions). For that action, 0 discussions report a resolution and 0 report an unsuccessful attempt. No action has an explicit, attributable resolution report under the current rules. These are forum reports and suggestions, not a confirmed diagnosis.
Source reports, not a diagnosis or a success probability. Counts refer to discussions and can overlap.
Explicit resolution reports before identified causes, performed actions and suggestions. Within each level, matching component labels precede direct query mentions and inherited thread context; successful versus unsuccessful discussion counts, owner confirmations and independent discussion support determine order. This is not a probability of success.
Discussions that contain suggestions
1
0 original-poster resolution reports. Counts can overlap; they are not unique people or a success rate.
0 discussions have direct query context; 0 report a fix in that context. Other evidence may inherit the discussion’s subject.
Suggestion
Next use a 10mm wrench and remove the battery cables.
Counts describe captured discussions, not unique people or a diagnosis. Author identities are not reliably stored. Exact duplicate evidence is counted once across matching discussions; one discussion counts at most once per action/state. Multiple repairs reported together remain a combination. Suggestions and failed attempts do not establish a fix. Matches cover whole discussions and can include related faults, model variants and incomplete threads.
12 eligible posts · 0 unverified posts · 1 discussions match the subject in their title or opening post.
Rennlist: 1 discussions
0 evidence records excluded for query context · 0 excluded by outcome qualification · 0 adjusted by outcome qualification.
0 acknowledgements have no verified action link; they do not establish a repair result.
Generation: 20261026T152433Z · outcome-qualification-6. Deterministic extraction; no AI model inference. How we use sources
Folks,
My apologies, I did try to do a search, but wasn't able to find the details for my exact car. I have a 2000 C4 convertible and the Porsche Moll battery is dead and will not take a charge.
Since the car is dead in my garage, I'm not able to take it anywhere, and have thought about changing it myself. Please keep in mind, I'm not very handy, and worried I may be bitting off more than I can chew. I would be grateful if anyone could suggest a direct replacement to the battery I have now, and possibly explain how to replace it? In doing a search, I know there is a hold down plate, etc... Not sure how the battery is held down, and where to unhook it.
I'm grateful for any advice/help, and my apologies to the group if this has been addressed elsewhere and I missed it.
Thanks,
Open the front trunk. Remove the plastic center cover where the battery is by turning the *****. Next you will need a 13mm wrench or ratchet/socket (ideal) to remove the battery. Remove the little vent line that is plugged into the battery by pulling it off. Remove the bracket on the passenger side of the battery near the bottom of the battery (holds the battery to the tray (13mm wrench). Next use a 10mm wrench and remove the battery cables. I typically do the negative first. Once they are off, you can pull the battery out. You kind of have to tilt it to get out of the tray, then lift straight out.
Replace with a group 48 battery. Do not use a factory Molle battery, they are horrid. Any interstate, duralast, etc will do just fine and be 1/3 the cost.
You will likely need to enter your radio code when you have the new battery in.
I would go to your local autoparts store and see what they have. Some carry duralast, some carry interstate, etc. Usually they are listed by warranty, so you might have a group 48-36 (36 month warranty) or a group 48-72 (72 month warranty), etc. I typically don't buy the cheapest battery, or the most expensive, but usually something in the middle in regards to warranty. There are only about 3 battery manufacturers in the US that make all the car batteries sold here. They are just relabeled from brand to brand. The key to a battery is keeping it cycled on a regular basis and don't let it sit for long periods of time without at least a trickle charger on it.
http://forums.rennlist.com/rennforum...-the-tray.html
Look at the pictures of the strained battery cable in the above post pictures.
Not an optimum instalation!!
