Doish13 Posted 29December, 2018 Report Share Posted 29December, 2018 Hi all sorry for what what battery question. Looking to take the car out tomorrow and checked the car today to find out battery is dead as a door nail and will need replacemet. lots on line with battery choices etc mainly from abroad so looking for a hand on suggested local battery choices. Also what should I look out for in CCA etc. just not familiar with cars more with bikes. looking to score a deal at the last day of the SuperCheap / Repco sales tomorrow. any help on what to buy will be appreciated. fYi car is used seldom and maintained on trickle charger. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bumble Posted 30December, 2018 Report Share Posted 30December, 2018 If you don't have one already, get a new multi-stage charger (SCA ones are fine) and you might be surprised at what can be resurrected. Of course it could have a shorted cell in which case you're hosed. VARTA are pretty good for about $300 and will last a very long time. I recently resurrected mine from dead flat. Doubt you'd get one from SCA though. My experience with local batteries has not been good. YMMV... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doish13 Posted 30December, 2018 Author Report Share Posted 30December, 2018 Thanks mate went with your suggestion as the battery guy echoed your sentiment. 750cca is also way better than what I had before Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stew F Posted 3January, 2019 Report Share Posted 3January, 2019 I bought a Bosch battery last year. Cost me less than $150. Don't get the cheap auto parts shop brand. Go for a quality one. We buy hundreds of Century Yuasa and Exide batteries at work each year, and I can't remember an occasion where we had a customer with a battery warranty issue. Doish13 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NaFe Posted 29April, 2019 Report Share Posted 29April, 2019 I hope noone minds me resurrecting this thread, rather than starting a new one, but does anyone have the full spec of the factory battery? As in Ah, CA and CCA? My engine will seldomly be run and looking at getting a good battery for stock 1981 SC 3.0L @Doish13, do you mind sharing the spec of battery you purchased - presuming it was for you 911SC? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zelrik911 Posted 29April, 2019 Report Share Posted 29April, 2019 The battery I got a few weeks back for an SC is a XDIN66MF all the details are here with a pic: www.marshallbatteries.com.au/battery-range/passenger-start-stop/premium-car-batteries/xdin66mf/ NaFe 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doish13 Posted 29April, 2019 Author Report Share Posted 29April, 2019 Thanks mate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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