Technical Stilo 1.6 battery AH

[fiatritmo]

I'm thinking of replacing the battery in my 2002 Stilo 1.6, since cold starts seem a bit sluggish at the moment, and the Norwegian/Swedish winter will be here any minute.

I'm considering a Varta Silver Dynamic battery (article no 563 400 061 3162), would that be a good choice for this car? Also, should I opt for a 63 ah version (either of this battery or of another type/brand), or should I purchase a battery with a higher ah?

 

[Argonought]

Fit the highest capacity, best quality battery that will fit in the compartment.

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[Morty Mort]

Hello there.

You should go to Torshov Bilrekvisita and order the Varta battery from there. They had the best price for them, and I did a massive search around (locally) a couple of weeks ago. Ordered the 77Ah Silver Dynamic for my 2002 1.6 Cost 1249 NOK. It's a bit bigger (lengtwise) but fits the tray, as it suits the MultiJet Diesel version.

This one:
http://pmd.varta-automotive.com/pmd...9830C9E7E4050EA7B1F9E?ArtikelNr=5774000783162

What happened to the Ritmo era? My brother has just removed the engine from one of his 130TC now as the rest just disappeared...

Morten.

 

[fiatritmo]

Thanks for the tip. I purchased the battery and installed it during the weekend. All went well, I had to remove a plastic thing to the right of the drip tray to make room for the somewhat larger battery.The starter engine is now much quicker when I turn the ignition key .

What happened to the Ritmo era? My brother has just removed the engine from one of his 130TC now as the rest just disappeared...

The attached pictures, taken in early 2006 on one of the final days of ownership of my own Ritmo, sadly tell a lot. If it hadn't been for the rust, I probably still would have driven my Ritmo, as I think it was a great car.

What's strange is that most Ritmos (and other cars of that era, such as pre-Fiat Alfas) seem to have disappeared from the streets of Italy as well, where rust was presumably not a big problem.

 

[StiloBoy]

Thats not rust... you wimp! lol

This is rust, most of my mini was rust lol

Came good in the end though, its always worth trying to restore a knackered car yourself, whats the worst that can happen? You spend a little money and your knackered car is still knackered... you don't loose face at least you tried then.

 

[fiatritmo]

its always worth trying to restore a knackered car yourself, whats the worst that can happen? You spend a little money and your knackered car is still knackered... you don't loose face at least you tried then.

I took the easy way out. The day after the pictures above were taken, I bought myself a Tempra 1.6 (which was nice enough, but with a mere 75hp it was way too slow) and gave the Ritmo to a relative, who used it for about a year until he scrapped it. I decided I didn't want to fight the rust bug anymore, as I've seen too many Italian cars (especially Alfa Romeos) die over the years due to rust, so opted for a galvanized Italian car for once.

 

[StiloBoy]

Looked at your Stilo's front and rear subframe recently? Enjoy.... bet there is plenty of surface rust lol