Bill Hughes Posted September 23, 2020 Share Posted September 23, 2020 Hi all my 1.8 petrol Focus needs a battery, at the moment it has a 071 would it be a problem to fit a more powerful 096 in it ? thanks for any advice Bill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
williamweb Posted September 23, 2020 Share Posted September 23, 2020 2 hours ago, Bill Hughes said: Hi all my 1.8 petrol Focus needs a battery, at the moment it has a 071 would it be a problem to fit a more powerful 096 in it ? thanks for any advice Bill 096 is longer so you will have to check that it fits first👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
williamweb Posted September 23, 2020 Share Posted September 23, 2020 071= L 266 x W 175 x H 220mm 096=L 278 x W 175 x H 190mm👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Hughes Posted September 23, 2020 Author Share Posted September 23, 2020 Thanks Richard I think it will go in ok, I have both an 071 and an 096, just wondered if the alternator would handle it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
williamweb Posted September 23, 2020 Share Posted September 23, 2020 5 minutes ago, Bill Hughes said: Thanks Richard I think it will go in ok, I have both an 071 and an 096, just wondered if the alternator would handle it As long as your alternator is generating about 14.6 volts i think it will charge your battery with no problems👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigLen Posted September 23, 2020 Share Posted September 23, 2020 1 hour ago, Bill Hughes said: Hi all my 1.8 petrol Focus needs a battery, at the moment it has a 071 would it be a problem to fit a more powerful 096 in it ? thanks for any advice Bill A Bosch S5 is an excellent battery upgrade I've fitted one in my focus, as I have alot of accessories, purchased from royal batteries in London during lockdown they delivered the promise in the mist of disaster as im an essential worker and needed the battery but everywhere local was like a ghost town Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Hughes Posted September 23, 2020 Author Share Posted September 23, 2020 Thanks for your replies and advice, If it goes in I will fit it, glad to hear about the good service you received from a London company Lenny as I was born in London and am still a proud Londoner even though I now live in West Sussex Cheers Bill 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FatHead1979 Posted October 1, 2020 Share Posted October 1, 2020 On 9/23/2020 at 4:37 PM, Bill Hughes said: Thanks for your replies and advice, If it goes in I will fit it, glad to hear about the good service you received from a London company Lenny as I was born in London and am still a proud Londoner even though I now live in West Sussex Cheers Bill It should definitely fit mate, I recently upgraded my wife's 1.8 MK2.5 Focus to a Bosch S5 without any problems. An in terms of the increased battery capacity, think of it like using a bigger bucket. it will initially take longer to fill but once full it only takes the same amount to refill as the smaller bucket (assuming neither is getting heavily depleted, which they shouldn't be unless something is wrong). You just end up with a MUCH bigger reserve of power. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
williamweb Posted October 1, 2020 Share Posted October 1, 2020 1 hour ago, 1979Damian said: It should definitely fit mate, I recently upgraded my wife's 1.8 MK2.5 Focus to a Bosch S5 without any problems. An in terms of the increased battery capacity, think of it like using a bigger bucket. it will initially take longer to fill but once full it only takes the same amount to refill as the smaller bucket (assuming neither is getting heavily depleted, which they shouldn't be unless something is wrong). You just end up with a MUCH bigger reserve of power. All things being equal the higher the Ah the longer the battery takes to discharge👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Hughes Posted October 2, 2020 Author Share Posted October 2, 2020 Thanks for all your replies, not had chance to change it yet but will keep you posted for future reference. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigLen Posted October 2, 2020 Share Posted October 2, 2020 3 hours ago, Bill Hughes said: Thanks for all your replies, not had chance to change it yet but will keep you posted for future reference. look forward to hearing some positive change in the future Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Hughes Posted October 13, 2020 Author Share Posted October 13, 2020 Fitted the 096 ok, it was ok length and width but a bit taller so could'nt use the holding down strap and am now trying to make a strap that will fit Bill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
williamweb Posted October 13, 2020 Share Posted October 13, 2020 40 minutes ago, Bill Hughes said: Fitted the 096 ok, it was ok length and width but a bit taller so could'nt use the holding down strap and am now trying to make a strap that will fit Bill The 096 is 30mm taller as I said👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Hughes Posted October 13, 2020 Author Share Posted October 13, 2020 Actually Richard you said the 071 was 30mm taller than the 096 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
williamweb Posted October 13, 2020 Share Posted October 13, 2020 6 minutes ago, Bill Hughes said: Actually Richard you said the 071 was 30mm taller than the 096 Sorry my mistake.I’ll have another look at that now👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
williamweb Posted October 13, 2020 Share Posted October 13, 2020 14 minutes ago, Bill Hughes said: Actually Richard you said the 071 was 30mm taller than the 096 Just double checked the dimensions, they are correct.The 096 should be shorter by 30mm.Why do you need a longer strap? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
williamweb Posted October 13, 2020 Share Posted October 13, 2020 Maybe I have brain freeze and not seeing it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Hughes Posted October 13, 2020 Author Share Posted October 13, 2020 You were probably right with your dimensions Richard but got the height A about F as the 096 is the taller that's why I need a longer strap Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
williamweb Posted October 13, 2020 Share Posted October 13, 2020 51 minutes ago, Bill Hughes said: You were probably right with your dimensions Richard but got the height A about F as the 096 is the taller that's why I need a longer strap According to looking at the spec the 096 is shorter by 30mm. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Hughes Posted October 13, 2020 Author Share Posted October 13, 2020 the length is not the problem it's the height Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
williamweb Posted October 13, 2020 Share Posted October 13, 2020 30 minutes ago, Bill Hughes said: the length is not the problem it's the height The 096 is shorter in height by 30mm than the 071 according spec that I have read unless someone knows better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Hughes Posted October 14, 2020 Author Share Posted October 14, 2020 Hi Richard not sure if I need to go to specsavers but the battery in it was an 075 which is the correct fitment however the 096 is 15mm taller that's why I need a longer strap, my apologies for the confusion Bill 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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