[Arthur]

Think I’ll go for the same as you Arthur. Is it zero maintenance or do you have to top it up?

Zero maintenance, from

Exide 027 EFB Car Battery 60Ah EL600

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Next day delivery and a good price.

 

[RichH]

The Bosch fitted without a trim but I threw away the weird corrugated piece of plastic-thing.

 

[MichaelH]

The Bosch fitted without a trim but I threw away the weird corrugated piece of plastic-thing.

Damn those weird corrugated piece of plastic things

 

[PvL]

I am with Steele on this one:

 

[AnClar]

The OEM battery in my NA ‘17 Abarth was a Panasonic EFB group 35. I replaced it five years later with a group 35 AGM unit. It fit perfectly but I had issues with it holding a charge (and yes. It lived on an AGM-specific trickle charger). I put in a group 35 OEM standard lead-acid Mopar battery that I got at a decent price. Since then, all has been fine. The main difference was that the Panasonic battery had removable cell filler caps so the water level could be replenished as necessary. The new Mopar is a sealed type.

 

[MikeL]

I recall the OEM battery is used in several Mazda vehicles and is readily available from Mazda.

 

[Esch]

The factory battery is lead/acid. The size is group 35. I replaced the battery in my ‘18 with the one in the link below. I decided to go with AGM. It fits perfectly.

http://goto.walmart.com/c/404739/56...-Size-35-12-Volt-650-CCA/1377056785?classType=REGULAR&athbdg=L1102&from=/search

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Bought the same. Perfect

 

[Planemo]

UK Batteries

Type 027 - All same height and width - Some are 242mm long and some are 246mm long.

Strange, all 11 offerings from Tayna's 027 range have identical 242L x 175W x 190H sizes. Of course I don't know if they are identical in reality though!

Tayna range - see tabs at top left to select standard/EFB/AGM

I think I'll go for the Bosch S4 E05 EFB, the same as @RichH . It's about the most expensive but at 640CCA and built for the grind of stop/start is also one of the strongest available. Also, had many Bosch in the past and all were excellent. Have ordered several times from Tayna too with zero problems so I'll be their repeat customer. £111.87 delivered is good enough for me

Although the Exide option with the same specs as the E05 for £82.52 as @Arthur used is very tempting! Hmmm

 

[Planemo]

The OEM battery in my NA ‘17 Abarth was a Panasonic EFB group 35. I replaced it five years later with a group 35 AGM unit. It fit perfectly but I had issues with it holding a charge (and yes. It lived on an AGM-specific trickle charger). I put in a group 35 OEM standard lead-acid Mopar battery that I got at a decent price. Since then, all has been fine. The main difference was that the Panasonic battery had removable cell filler caps so the water level could be replenished as necessary. The new Mopar is a sealed type.

Yes although we don't have start/stop I suspect our electrical/charging systems have been designed for EFB batteries rather than AGM. I think going for an EFB replacement is probably a safer option and likely more trouble-free.

 

[MichaelH]

Thanks everyone for your help, appreciate it.

 

[DiCelloPiano]

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looks like , Season 4 , Episode 5

 

[murix]

Been in the car since August 2023. Works fine. The remote jump start is incredibly useful for when the car sits for months. It is also rather expensive.

 

[MichaelH]

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How do you keep the engine so clean?

 

[murix]

How do you keep the engine so clean?

Is it? I thought it was dirty and wanted to do some cleaning. I guess that thought process is how. Living in California and it stays inside with no rain probably helps too.

 

[Arthur]

I like a clean engine. Makes the car go faster !!!!

 

[124Scottish Abarth]

I like a clean engine. Makes the car go faster !!!!

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Photoshopped!

 

[Arthur]

Photoshopped!

NOT !!!!!!..... only the exposure increased on phone camera to lighten the image.

And the dust/dirt/grime filter set to +11 !!!!

 

[XtremeRevolution]

Stock battery is a Mazda group 35 stop/start battery. It's actually a pretty high end battery and I'll be making every effort to find a comparable battery when it comes time to replace mine. Going on 7 years now with that battery.

All batteries eventually lose water, there is no getting around it. Even my AGM batteries have lost water. To me, "maintenance-free" means non-serviceable and early replacement. The OE battery has 7 individual screw-on caps, one for each cell, and I top it off with distilled water at the start of every season. My battery still tests at 90% capacity with a professional battery tester after 7 years.

I have an AGM battery in the Tacoma and I had to butcher up the caps to get them off just to top off the water, and that battery was well on its way to drying out based on actual weight measurements comparing to when it was new.

 

[MichaelH]

I like a clean engine. Makes the car go faster !!!!

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Does the K&N Filter make much difference Arthur?

 

[chnycs]

Does the K&N Filter make much difference Arthur?

Oh, please allow me to answer this one! It's a royal PITA what with having to wash and oil it all of the time.