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Battery related question

PaddyMc
PaddyMc
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Hi Guy's. Just recently bought a 17 plate MS-RT. The van seems to be taking some time to start and I think it may be down to the battery. The current battery is a Bosch S5 A11. Was talking to a few mechanics in a ford dealership and they said always go with a ford battery as they are best but from what I have read the ford batteries are crap ? Anyone able to offer any advise on this ? Also , the van is only running one battery currently but see space for two. Would there be any real benefit in upgrading to two batteries or is this overkill ?

Thanks in advance.

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    2 hours ago, PaddyMc said:

    said always go with a ford battery as they are best but from what I have read the ford batteries are crap ?

    Ford don't make batteries. For the last few years they have been getting them made by Varta. If Ford get a better deal from someone else next month then they will change supplier.

    Many of us on the forum use Yuasa as our first choice.

    You can't simply just add a second battery to your transit unless it has the additional factory fitted wiring and charge control.

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    Make sure the replacement is of the same, or better capacity than the original, not the one that is fitted

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    10 hours ago, unofix said:

    Many of us on the forum use Yuasa as our first choice.

    I read that a few times, and thought I'd never heard of that brand - till I checked my own car, I guess I'm just getting old 😂

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