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looking for a new battery for my 59 freelander ,anyone recommend a good battery

Hi, fitted a new varta agm 80 ah battery to my free 2 on a 59 plate with stop start,straight swap,no problems as long as you let the car power down for 10 mins, got it from tayna batteries as a good price

any good deals on a AGM battery around ,didn't know about the ECU .

Bought mine from tayna batteries for £139 delivered next day delivery, there based in north wales i think,just a straightforward swap , batttery is a f21 agm, if you read other posts you will see other owners fitted the same battery.

https://www.tayna.co.uk/110TE-Exide-Car-Ba...P7683.html

this one seems a good buy

good prices

https://advancedbatterysupplies.co.uk/bran...6-present/

Looks a good buy,if your landy ain't stop/start just get details off your fitted battery and fit similar or slightly higher amps but check dimensions and g/tee, I am a great believer in long g/tees, at least in a few years any problems you can get them sorted without hassle,☺

Decided on an Exide AGM EK800 at £140.82 as LR wanted £270.46 !!
Easy job 3x10mm nuts to undo, only 5 min to swap, 5 mins to connect tube, get clamp and terminals back on and 1 hour to get my (unneeded) screwdriver back from the engine bay!!
The bolts on the engine cover plate were done up so well I had to go find a torque wrench. Anyone know how tight they should be, I decided for now to only use 50 lb.ft
 FL2 11 S Black 😂
Gone Disco2 TD5 GS

Engine under shield bolts 60 Nm or 42 lb-ft 
Hung like Einstein, smart as a horse.

Thanks - finish tightening in the morning  FL2 11 S Black 😂
Gone Disco2 TD5 GS

Our 2010 TD4e had stopped doing it's stop/start thing again (wasn't overly fussed) but then "low battery" came up on the radio while I was waiting in the car with the engine off. Having read this thread I went on a quick trip to BBL Batteries in Truro to investigate if a 115 battery would fit (height of a 096, length of a 110). Low and behold:
A: The battery Land Rover had replaced under warranty some years ago was a 115
B: BBL Batteries had recently bought a load of batteries from the local LR dealer and had a few 115 AGM Vartas (80Ah, 800CCA) on discount with 3 year warranty for £75
Hope the sizing confirmation, and fact that LR main dealers were fitting 115 is useful for others. 2010 Td4e with too much warranty work to detail
1969 Series 2a 88" pick-up with a Merc 2.4 diesel engine

Keep the old one, don't chuck it ! Charge it as a spare with a CTEK or similar charger and it can be left for ages connected and fully charged for when you need it.

I keep a spare in the garage with CTEK connected and every 3 or 6 months swap them round,never had abattery warning since. ('cos Freelander 2 alarm systems are very power hungry and low milers suffer in the winter with battery drainage).

Oldest battery is dated 2011 and still OK.

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2007MY Freelander 2 GS 2.2 TD4

Good advice, as they're deep cycle batteries I was going to use it with a 12v inspection lamp as lighting in the wood shed, save fumbling about in the dark... 2010 Td4e with too much warranty work to detail
1969 Series 2a 88" pick-up with a Merc 2.4 diesel engine

yeah good idea, like it....

southoftruro wrote:

Our 2010 TD4e had stopped doing it's stop/start thing again (wasn't overly fussed) but then "low battery" came up on the radio while I was waiting in the car with the engine off. Having read this thread I went on a quick trip to BBL Batteries in Truro to investigate if a 115 battery would fit (height of a 096, length of a 110). Low and behold:
A: The battery Land Rover had replaced under warranty some years ago was a 115
B: BBL Batteries had recently bought a load of batteries from the local LR dealer and had a few 115 AGM Vartas (80Ah, 800CCA) on discount with 3 year warranty for £75
Hope the sizing confirmation, and fact that LR main dealers were fitting 115 is useful for others.