Battery for Diesel Engines

**Jai** · May 8th, 2007 04:56 PM

Originally Posted by joe_fox

nakita ko sa L300fb namin, Motolite Enduro, ung white.. mahirap magkarga lalo na pagna stambay ng matagal.. mga 2 days.. 2-3 tries ang starting..

kailan ba malaman kung tapos na warranty period nya?

from date of purchase yung warranty. the enduro has 15 months warranty pero hindi yan sya specified for the L300 so baka ma void yang warranty mo. The enduro is a low-end maintenance free battery designed for normal use gas powered cars. The recommended battery for diesel engines is at least a Gold or the Excel for maintenance free. Pag gusto mo heavy duty meron Motolite Truckmaster my 3SM yata nun.

**XTO** · May 8th, 2007 05:21 PM

motolite excel ko nov '01 pa (white) quick starting pa rin. after the
warranty period binuksan ko na sticker to fill it up with distilled water at
nalagyan ko pa ng cement neutralizer noon yung isang butas

(more
than a year na) baka yun ang nakatulong.

ngayon nga green na ang excel.

**mbeige** · May 9th, 2007 05:48 PM

Magkakano ba ang battery ng diesel over there? Here in the US I have a Die Hard International which has been on the car since I got it in 2004. Never had any problems with it! It was manufactured 2001 pa pala. Up until now trouble free siya.

Are you guys particular sa mga group ng batteries? Anybody tried Optima?

**OTEP** · May 9th, 2007 05:51 PM

I just use Motolite most of the time. Basta tama yung size. Good compromise between cost and performance. Minsan yung Enforcer series, minsan yung full calcium line up.

**HIFI** · May 9th, 2007 11:35 PM

I don't buy any Ramcar batteries any more. These includes Motolite and Oriental batteries, especially the "Maintenance Free" types. Every one of these batteries I use breaks down exactly after the warranty period. Pinakamatagal ko, 2 months after warranty.

I use Standard XDRs now. Alagaan ko lang sa tubig, I get 8 to 12 months pa, after warranty period.

**leolop** · May 11th, 2007 10:23 AM

i use outlast maintenance free. i'm not very knowledgeable about batteries but the 3 smf i bought from their main office in n. domingo was almost 1k cheaper than a similar motolite and had a 24 month warranty.

there was one time when it was discharged but the problem was traced to a faulty alternator. haven't had problems since.

**XTO** · May 11th, 2007 10:46 AM

Originally Posted by mbeige

Magkakano ba ang battery ng diesel over there? Here in the US I have a Die Hard International which has been on the car since I got it in 2004. Never had any problems with it! It was manufactured 2001 pa pala. Up until now trouble free siya.

Are you guys particular sa mga group ng batteries? Anybody tried Optima?

2SMs - It ranges from P2K-4K. yup, wento nga nila erpat and utols hindi raw
basta-basta namamatay ang mga batt dyan sa US. Considering na mga matics.
Tingin ko naman siguro sa init dito.

**Jai** · May 11th, 2007 12:10 PM

Originally Posted by xto

motolite excel ko nov '01 pa (white) quick starting pa rin. after the
warranty period binuksan ko na sticker to fill it up with distilled water at
nalagyan ko pa ng cement neutralizer noon yung isang butas

(more
than a year na) baka yun ang nakatulong.

ngayon nga green na ang excel.

sir just curious. how did you know that it was accessible from the top? by the way, Enduro yung white not Excel. The Excel always came in green.

**Djerms** · May 11th, 2007 01:02 PM

Okay naman motolite enduro. Lahat ng diesel naming sasakyan sa opisina ganyan and no problems so far. I've also been using this type of bat for several years na. Gusto lang siguro ng motolite mas kumita kaya gold and exel ang nirerecommend nila.