Battery for Diesel Engines

**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.

**mbeige** · May 24th, 2007 12:01 PM

Originally Posted by xto

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.

Funny you say that, I've had to jumpstart several of my friends' cars with the same battery I still use in my car. Now I carry jumper leads in the spare tire well of my car!

Xto, ilang CCA ba ang 2SMs sized batteries dyan? Here we have "group" designations for the battery sizes. Mine happens to be Group 49.

**mikey177** · May 25th, 2007 08:42 AM

Nakakainis.... I've been having trouble for the past few days with my 10-month old Motolite Gold battery --the one in the Sedona. When I turn the ignition for the first time in the morning, nothing happens. When I try starting it again, it starts without a problem. Malapit na kaya bumigay ang battery na ito? Is there a way of checking its remaining voltage or something to know for certain if it's about to fail?

**XTO** · May 25th, 2007 09:39 AM

Originally Posted by mbeige

Funny you say that, I've had to jumpstart several of my friends' cars with the same battery I still use in my car. Now I carry jumper leads in the spare tire well of my car!

Xto, ilang CCA ba ang 2SMs sized batteries dyan? Here we have "group" designations for the battery sizes. Mine happens to be Group 49.

cold cranking amp is so important esp in cold climates - the higher the better.
haven't asked/checked yet what's the local manufacturer's standard for tropical
climates. pero dito usually ilang plates ang tanungan when you buy new
one. the more the better. ordinary has 7 and high performance class has
12 or ever more on each slot.