So had the battery tested professionally this morning and the battery has had it. Can anyone recommend a good battery, this is the best one i can find at the moment http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/FIAT-PUNT...arts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM&hash=item43b7bada53

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That battery apart from not listing it's specification (capacity and cold crank power output), is too short for the Punto battery box so you'd need some sort of spacer to secure it.

Battery needs to be 210mm long (absolute maximum) 175mm deep and 190mm high

The exide battery I bought last year (EB500) if the battery recommended for the Diesel engined cars so more power, and only cost me £35+vat so really wasn't very expensive.

Don't be tempted to buy a very cheap battery like the one in the eBay link they are quite often poor quality with low capacity and power output and don't tend to last very long as normal use for a much better battery would be serious abuse to a very cheap low power battery

Yeah I couldn't see the capacity anywhere either. Suggest a minimum of 38Ah and 330 CCA for a 1.2 8v. Some have fitted up to 50 Ah. You pay more for better quality battery but generally you get what you pay for.

The Bosch s4 is a 42ah battery, at about 40ish

But slightly bigger wouldnt hurt at all!!
the issue remains that the battery tray will need the plastic removing and possibly chopping the lips of the edge to allow it to sit properly

Ziggy

Might be quite a stupid question but what type of battery do i need for example type 063

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Would this battery be alright? http://pages.ebay.com/link/?nav=item.view&id=171195401342&alt=web

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oXRUSSXo said:

Would this battery be alright? http://pages.ebay.com/link/?nav=item.view&id=171195401342&alt=web

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It would fit but as suggested stay away from cheap unbranded batteries, especially from ebay where there claimed specifications maybe a long way from the truth

AndyRKett said:

It would fit but as suggested stay away from cheap unbranded batteries, especially from ebay where there claimed specifications maybe a long way from the truth

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Agree'd

Stick to some good names like

Varta - Bosch - Excide - Yassua etc

Ziggy

Worth double checking with a FIAT dealer. Everyone assumes they will be a rip of but that is not always the case. Not saying much but in many cases they are way cheaper than the H place. Our other car has the oem battery coming up on 12 years old. Puts all these two and three year guarantee things into perspective.

Brendan W said:

Worth double checking with a FIAT dealer. Everyone assumes they will be a rip of but that is not always the case. Not saying much but in many cases they are way cheaper than the H place. Our other car has the oem battery coming up on 12 years old. Puts all these two and three year guarantee things into perspective.

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I agree
Mums picasso is on the original battery on a 52 plate still going strong
Familys Ford Cmax on original on a 56plate, starting to get tired due to a blown / failing alternator
I believe my brothers Vauxhall ****ra on a 56 plate has blwon 4 alternators and STILL going on the original battery!

I do think - bigger batteries work better and last long vs small batteries pushed to limits all the time though

Ziggy

Why not got for a Genuine Bosch Battery for less than 40 notes?

Mick

MikeSalt said:

Why not got for a Genuine Bosch Battery for less than 40 notes?

Mick

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Because it's the wrong size?

I think 202 is the size for the 8v battery tray. Could be wrong, though, because someone bodged an 063 into mine long before I got it.

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Because it's the wrong size?

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My apologies, my source says that either an 063 or 012 type will fit, I just went for the cheapest of those two options. In fact, another source is also telling me it's a 202.

The Punto is a square battery
175*175*175

IF you are willing to trim the tray and remove the plastic surround, you can get a longer battery to fit no issues

Some people have fitted "less tall" batteries in as well (but longer still)
They've screws a piece of wood into the metal clamp so that it can press down properly still

Ziggy

Sure it's not 190*175*175? An 063 is 175 tall, and they're definitely too short.