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·Well my battery on my 6 is looking a bit sick.
I charged it up at the weekend (the night before the rallyday!) and the car has been siting in the garage since saturday when I got back so I thought I better try it today before I go back to work.....pttttt.....nothing! I sort of expected it so I wasn't that annoyed. I got the charger out but I thought I would check the cells just to make sure....fine...fine...fine...fine...fine...ARGHH! The cell next the posi terminal was black as the ace of spades! I sucked out the acid to inspect the plates (I knew my vacuum pump/gauge would be handy for something!) hmmm doesn't look too promising, a bit black compared to the other cells and the acid was very murky. I decided I may need a new battery so I took it out to inspect it further...a slight bulge out of the side confirmed my thoughts! I have topped the cell up with distilled water and put it on charge in a safe place but I am going to get a new battery.
A few questions before I start searching tommorrow at my local suppliers:
What is the CCA (Cold Cranking Amperage) of the original battery (55B24L)?
Are there any batteries about with the same terminal sizes as the original or have I got to start chopping up the terminations?
I remember reading on here that people have replaced their battery with a Halfords item - HB054, do you know the spec. (CCA) and are the terminals the correct size for fitting on an Evo 6?
If new terminations are required where did you get them from?
Thanks in advance.
P.S. I also found out I have the cold-area spec battery (55B24L as opposed to 44B20L)
P.P.S. It might be advisiable if you all check your batteries, its just a matter of unscrewing the cell tops with a 2p coin. The electrolyte level should be roughly at the bottom of the plastic tube and it should be crystal clear. A very slight bulging in the plates is acceptable but there should be no sign of damage.
I charged it up at the weekend (the night before the rallyday!) and the car has been siting in the garage since saturday when I got back so I thought I better try it today before I go back to work.....pttttt.....nothing! I sort of expected it so I wasn't that annoyed. I got the charger out but I thought I would check the cells just to make sure....fine...fine...fine...fine...fine...ARGHH! The cell next the posi terminal was black as the ace of spades! I sucked out the acid to inspect the plates (I knew my vacuum pump/gauge would be handy for something!) hmmm doesn't look too promising, a bit black compared to the other cells and the acid was very murky. I decided I may need a new battery so I took it out to inspect it further...a slight bulge out of the side confirmed my thoughts! I have topped the cell up with distilled water and put it on charge in a safe place but I am going to get a new battery.
A few questions before I start searching tommorrow at my local suppliers:
What is the CCA (Cold Cranking Amperage) of the original battery (55B24L)?
Are there any batteries about with the same terminal sizes as the original or have I got to start chopping up the terminations?
I remember reading on here that people have replaced their battery with a Halfords item - HB054, do you know the spec. (CCA) and are the terminals the correct size for fitting on an Evo 6?
If new terminations are required where did you get them from?
Thanks in advance.
P.S. I also found out I have the cold-area spec battery (55B24L as opposed to 44B20L)
P.P.S. It might be advisiable if you all check your batteries, its just a matter of unscrewing the cell tops with a 2p coin. The electrolyte level should be roughly at the bottom of the plastic tube and it should be crystal clear. A very slight bulging in the plates is acceptable but there should be no sign of damage.