Car battery advice c5 estate 2.2

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ej2095
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Car battery advice c5 estate 2.2

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Hi all

I have this battery off my old vectra sri only 4 months old http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Bosch-S4-Car- ... 0631843831" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Will this work ok on my c5 if i swapped it out?
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Post by Ben82 »

Doesn't look like it, the polarity is wrong. The positive terminal needs to be on the left when facing away from you. Might be a bit too tall too... The dimensions of my battery (for my Mk1 C5) are:
278mm long
175mm width
190mm high
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Ben82 wrote:the polarity is wrong. The positive terminal needs to be on the left when facing away from you.
Unless you have a bit of spare length on the leads to let you make the connections - sorry I don't know the set-up on C5. Measure up/try it and see?

I've done this on a xantia in the past, using a battery with the wrong terminals layout. The battery bay would actually take a longer battery than that fitted at factory. In general terms, a 630 Cold Cranking Amps battery would suit quite a lot of diesel cars
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battery will fit was worried incase not enough ampage to start the car

BEst way to change is start car leave it running remove better while still running while paying attention and pop new one on.

Saves the ECU going screwy
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