Adam1984
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So what do the letters stand for on the manual.
Is that the fault code? If so BO is the junction box.
Thanks
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Is that the fault code? If so BO is the junction box.
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There are descriptions below the wiring diagrams and the component locations.
Adam1984
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Where do you get your car parts from then if you don't use GSF?
Panda specific first choice has to be shop4parts. Failing that find a decent independent local motor factors although they're a dying breed. After that EuroCarParts (I find them a touch easier to deal with than GSF) and for some things even try the local main dealer, they can occasionally surprise you.
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Yes shop4parts. A family run firm with real service and cheeffyl help every time so far. Icant speak highly enough of them. Delivery isgreased lightening quick too. They do genuine or OEM QUALITY parts and good prices. I buy batteries from Halfords as they price match honestly so genuinely cant be beaten on price. Theirs are Yuasa which Ive mainly used since 1973. Without issue. I did stray to Exide and regretted it. The warranty they offer is bomb proof and they are local. I dont like the company from other things I have heard I find GSF stuff generally cheap and nasty ditto ECP. But do buy from them as they are cheap, they are available and service is generally OK.
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Is my battery suffice. As I can't find the cranking power or capacity for my panda. Or can anyone tell me where the placard is. I have seen Varta batteries with less capacity but higher crank power. Does it matter?
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Your battery is much more than enough. The original Fiat factory fitted battery as in this picture is less powerful.
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Thats the right one for a 2012 on panda 319 1.2 car. Plenty of power in that. If itchas stop start wich I think is 2018 it may need a specific stop start approved type. Our 2017, 2016 and 2014 cars have that battery.
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If doesn't have stop start. Perfect as long as this battery is good that's all I need to know. Thank you
Another "strongly recommended" for Shop4parts from me. Very helpful and easy to speak to staff who are not at all "pushy". I've never been supplied with something from them which, despite having some unheard of brand names, was not of first class quality. Only downside is you need to spend at least enough to qualify for free postage (and invoke the forum discount) for it to be financially worth it.
I also very strongly endorse using local motor factors, although, as mentioned above, independent, often family owned, ones are being swallowed up by the "big boys" (as has happened with my local who is now part of the massive NAPA setup.) I'm still getting good prices and quality of goods from them though. GSF? There's one miles away over in Glasgow, never used them. ECP? Years ago they had a name, for a while, of not having the brand advertised and pushing you onto something less well known. May have changed now? Doesn't really affect me though as their nearest branch is about three times as far away as my two nearest local trade factors so I just have no contact with them.
Halfords for batteries - and a range of other service parts and sundries. Yes, especially when you're really toiling at the weekend when all the trade sources are closed. I find both my nearest Halfords shops very helpful and buy Yuassa batteries from them. However I do have one of their trade cards which makes buying Halfords branded and other specific items, much cheaper. I've never used their workshop facilities and, from what I've heard, I think that side of their business is run much along the lines of other "faster fit" "Drop in" setups. I won't comment further.
Main Dealer stores dept? Been surprised more than once when contacting them for parts prices. When I say surprised I mean both ways. Sometimes much cheaper than expected and on other occasions, so expensive it almost made me weep! Well worth a try though because when it's worth it, well, then it's worth it!
www.varta-automotive.com EFB battery for power, quality and long life..!!
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Can I put an EFB in my Panda? Where is the battery information for the car?
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Recognise this picture? It's an EFB and your Panda doesn't need it. They are for stop/start vehicles.
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Please don't confuse the OP.
On the Varta website.
Yes you can use an EFB battery, start/stop or not, EFB is better quality, and only slightly more expensive, no brainer for me.
No, just giving good and usefull information, that's what it's all about here..!!
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Sure you can, EFB batterys are better quality, not only for start/stop engines.
Yes is the simple answer but it'll be more expensive - but not that much more from the likes of Tayna and other specialists. I suspect that the old standard Flooded batteries are now viewed as very much the budget option, and, if you don't have a stop start vehicle they are the cheapest option. However I suspect they may not be as well constructed as an Enhanced Flooded Battery (EFB) simply for that fact. I once saw round a battery factory and one of the things which dictated whether a plate was going to be used in a "budget" battery was the paste coverage on the plate. Plates which were short on coverage went into the budget batteries unless they were seriously lacking coverage. On the other hand I'd not be fitting an Advanced Glass Matt battery unless the car came new with one. EFB technology is ahead of the old flooded batteries and the electrolyte is rather different, for instance it doesn't gas or evaporate so much (or so I've been told). If you can aford it I'd go with an EFB.
Personally I'd always be checking the date of manufacture too. If you buy from one of the big specialist retailers I think you're pretty safe but from a retail store? and I'd be very wary of somewhere that wasn't motor trade related.
Here's quite an informative article all about this: https://www.varta-automotive.com/en...e-details/battery-types---lead-acid--agm--efb
Note that you should never fit an old type standard flooded battery to a stop start vehicle. It will fail prematurely and I've seen this happen. What I've always wondered is whether you might get away with fitting a standard flooded battery to a stop start vehicle if you could be sure the stop start function was permanently disabled. However Varta say no. Remember also that most stop start vehicles will/may require a new battery to be coded into the vehicle systems otherwise it won't be charged properly and, although initially appearing to be fine, will fail much earlier than it should. You need to check with the main dealer to find out if it needs to be coded in. It's often not just a matter of fitting the new battery. By the way, many suppliers don't have the necessary equipment to carry this out but won't tell you.
Note that you should never fit an old type standard flooded battery to a stop start vehicle. It will fail prematurely and I've seen this happen. What I've always wondered is whether you might get away with fitting a standard flooded battery to a stop start vehicle if you could be sure the stop start function was permanently disabled. However Varta say no. Remember also that most stop start vehicles will/may require a new battery to be coded into the vehicle systems otherwise it won't be charged properly and, although initially appearing to be fine, will fail much earlier than it should. You need to check with the main dealer to find out if it needs to be coded in. It's often not just a matter of fitting the new battery. By the way, many suppliers don't have the necessary equipment to carry this out but won't tell you.
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Wel, the Panda isn't that sophisticated, you can change the battery without having it to relearn or whatever..
But just to be sure, use a memory saver, while changing the battery, all settings will remain the same, no need for relearn...
