strugglinauthor
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mcbutler said:
Interesting. I've actually got an extended BMW warranty, which has their cover. I wonder if the same applies...? :?
Battery?
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Interesting. I've actually got an extended BMW warranty, which has their cover. I wonder if the same applies...? :?
I decided that after seeing the battery discharge warning for well over 3 months that it was time to get the battery changed. Admittedly i did not know that i had to have the battery coded to the car.
after a trip to the stealers and being quoted about £170 plus coding (about £30 i think) i thought bugger that and searched the internet. best i could find for a Bosch or Yuasa 5 year battery was about £95.00 but i would still have the coding issue and the extra cost.
quick call to my local battery dealer in Bedford and got a cost of £92.00 inc VAT fitting and coding for the Yuasa 5 year 80Ahr /800CCA.
when installing the battery they installed a jump battery in the footwell and connected a supply to the OBDII port. They said this was to maintain the memory in the ECU's around the car.
battery was installed and hey presto........ no dash lights!!! it would start and do all sorts of normal things, but no oil,charge,seatbelt, airbag lights NOTHING.
they then recalled that this had happened a few time before on 3 series (I suppose it was an E9X series) and a fuse to the dash gets blown.
they traced the fuse (showed me the easy way to get the fuse box down) and all done.
£92.00 bargain.
after a trip to the stealers and being quoted about £170 plus coding (about £30 i think) i thought bugger that and searched the internet. best i could find for a Bosch or Yuasa 5 year battery was about £95.00 but i would still have the coding issue and the extra cost.
quick call to my local battery dealer in Bedford and got a cost of £92.00 inc VAT fitting and coding for the Yuasa 5 year 80Ahr /800CCA.
when installing the battery they installed a jump battery in the footwell and connected a supply to the OBDII port. They said this was to maintain the memory in the ECU's around the car.
battery was installed and hey presto........ no dash lights!!! it would start and do all sorts of normal things, but no oil,charge,seatbelt, airbag lights NOTHING.
they then recalled that this had happened a few time before on 3 series (I suppose it was an E9X series) and a fuse to the dash gets blown.
they traced the fuse (showed me the easy way to get the fuse box down) and all done.
£92.00 bargain.
strugglinauthor
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dario said:
mr wilks said:Mirrors the symptoms i recently had on my 89 , new battery sorted it . £137 delivered for OE Varta AGM with no need to "code" it to the car .http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/VARTA-E39-Silver-AGM-O-E-M-Car-Battery-570901076-Type-096-12V-70AH-760A/321548982390?epid=1537355915&hash=item4addd01876:g:MXsAAOSwajVUOSEF
Easy 10 mins job to change
I would get the battery reset done ASAP. Could cause issues with the new battery.
You don't need to code the battery if it's the same rating and type but you do need to reset the charging adaptations which is what most people mean when they said it needs "coding".
The reset is quite simple and can be done though INPA in 5 minutes or with MHD Flasher in 30 seconds.
Coding is a little more involved but still only a 15min task.
I agree RE92 although my understanding is if you replace the battery with same type you just need to "Register" it to the vehicle, coding only required if battery is different type.
But yes you will shorten the life of the new battery if it's not registered.
Very quick job with Carly
But yes you will shorten the life of the new battery if it's not registered.
Very quick job with Carly
