Battery replacement, BMW or?

ronk · Post by **ronk** » Sun Jun 25, 2023 10:32 pm

Mr Tidy wrote: ↑Sun Jun 25, 2023 10:01 pm £250 excess sounds painful ronk.

Makes me glad my BMWs are both teenagers now!

A new battery for my MC was £104.97 delivered from Tayna in April 21, bolted in and connected in minutes with no coding malarkey required.

£422 with £250 excess or £770 with £0 excess so I gambled! This year I lost

I hear what you say about the Battery fitting - I think they call it “progress”

Mr Tidy · Post by **Mr Tidy** » Sun Jun 25, 2023 10:52 pm

That concept of "progress" is one of the reasons I'm sticking to my oldies!

TitanTim · Post by **TitanTim** » Sun Jun 25, 2023 11:13 pm

Mr Tidy wrote: ↑Sun Jun 25, 2023 10:52 pm That concept of "progress" is one of the reasons I'm sticking to my oldies!

Wait for the day your motor will be confiscated and your left with a milk float

Tim.

Mr Tidy · Post by **Mr Tidy** » Sun Jun 25, 2023 11:39 pm

Thanks Tim!

At my age it will probably be a mobility scooter.

ronk · Post by **ronk** » Sun Jun 25, 2023 11:43 pm

Mr Tidy wrote: ↑Sun Jun 25, 2023 11:39 pm Thanks Tim!

At my age it will probably be a mobility scooter.

I’m closer to that scenario than you two young pups!

TitanTim · Post by **TitanTim** » Mon Jun 26, 2023 7:04 am

Mr Tidy wrote: ↑Sun Jun 25, 2023 11:39 pm Thanks Tim!

At my age it will probably be a mobility scooter.

They're quite fast these days, or so I've heard

Tim.

DonDon · Post by **DonDon** » Mon Jun 26, 2023 9:59 am

I had the excessive drain issue recently. I used my CTEK and the battery is showing a lower voltage than it should (12.2V), but has behaved OK since. When I had the problem, I removed the Bluetooth ODBII module that I had put in the car when I bought it in early May.

I haven't refitted it and the problem hasn't recurred. I wonder if they are related? I also got a jump starter pack to keep in the boot just in case viewtopic.php?t=141507

TitanTim · Post by **TitanTim** » Mon Jun 26, 2023 11:05 pm

DonDon wrote: ↑Mon Jun 26, 2023 9:59 am I had the excessive drain issue recently. I used my CTEK and the battery is showing a lower voltage than it should (12.2V), but has behaved OK since. When I had the problem, I removed the Bluetooth ODBII module that I had put in the car when I bought it in early May.

I haven't refitted it and the problem hasn't recurred. I wonder if they are related? I also got a jump starter pack to keep in the boot just in case viewtopic.php?t=141507

Could well be related, I've kept my P3 Gauge unplugged from the ODB port and the battery issue went away and hasn't surfaced again.

I did some BMW forum searches and someone with a 3 Series with the same dash gauge had the same battery message problem.

Just seems odd in my case the gauge has always been permanently plugged into the ODB and never had any issues before

Tim.

pvr · Post by **pvr** » Tue Jun 27, 2023 7:22 am

I would expect with the age of the battery that it is less resilient to a permanent drain, which it was probably ok with when new(er)

TitanTim · Post by **TitanTim** » Tue Jun 27, 2023 11:15 am

pvr wrote: ↑Tue Jun 27, 2023 7:22 am I would expect with the age of the battery that it is less resilient to a permanent drain, which it was probably ok with when new(er)

That would make sense, I'm hoping I can eek out the battery life to match the 13 years it lasted in the Z3 so another 6 years to go

Tim.

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