CTEK 5.0 was the one I purchased as it does AGM batteries.
I got mine at a good price from amazon at the time - no idea what the prices are like now
CTEK 5.0 was the one I purchased as it does AGM batteries.
Yeah google FTW!!
Fingers crossed it is just a battery - its only done 25k so id rather have hoped nothing has worn out or got tired yetZAR4MC wrote: ↑Mon Apr 10, 2017 10:36 amYeah google FTW!!
a friend of mine also had similar issues with his Z4MR recently, he replaced the battery and still had problems.. turned out to be an old tired voltage regulator on his alternator... he got one off Ebay and fitted it, car was well after that...
Are you sure it was AGM from factory, I don't believe my original battery was AGM.mj2k wrote: ↑Mon Apr 10, 2017 8:52 amI was only going AGM as it was what it came with from the factory.Ewazix wrote: ↑Sun Apr 09, 2017 11:00 pmYou shouldn't need an AGM unit unless you have stop-start, a good non-AGM battery should be well under £100, keep away from cheap Chinese made stuff and any brand you have heard of are often made in the same factory e.g. Varta are Bosche etcmj2k wrote: ↑Sat Apr 08, 2017 9:45 pm How much????
http://www.eurocarparts.com/ecp/c/BMW_Z ... c98&000020
Dear lord
Found a Bosch AGM one for £130 ish, so not too bad.
AGM can put up with rapid deep discharge and fast charge cycles, self-discharges more slowly and performs better in cold weather so is useful on stop-start equipped cars particularly in cold weather city driving with a load of other electrics running. No real point on your car though. You can't go wrong with a Bosche S3 or S4mj2k wrote: ↑Mon Apr 10, 2017 7:44 pm So I have the choice between these two
https://www.tayna.co.uk/S5-008-Bosch-Ca ... P9701.html
https://www.tayna.co.uk/S5-A08-Bosch-AG ... P9809.html
The non AGM has a higher CCA and Ah, so what exactly is the benefit of the AGM???