brawlski Posted November 28, 2006 Report Posted November 28, 2006 2.3 ghia auto 54 plate, a month of hell! had the power hold realy replace becaus eof the intermitant starting problems associated with relays. then when i got it back the Climate control panel was flashing (frauds to blam) they took it back and took the dash out to fix it! anway 3 weeks later the thing fails to start again!! same flash and clicking as before the relay was changed! this time though the breakdown guy tells me the battery is knackered! anyway i get it to frauds and they say " you battery is knackered" oh yeah! they say they need to replace it to check the car! go figure i have to agree to them fitting a new battery, they fit it and then check the car and surprise surprise it's fine! but!!!!!! they relace the silver calcium battery that i had with a basic 60ah motorcraft job which i assume is a basic lead-acid!!!! is this right i though the charging system on the gal would kill lead -acids? i queried this with the head tech. and he said that their TIS system says to you can fit the lead-acid as an alternative? is this true? the battery that i had was a 50 Ah 500 CCa (silver Calcium) this seems small now that i have been looking into things? this battery business is a minefield. does this car need a silver calcium batttery fitted or will a lead acid one meet with the manufacturers approval? do ford have a technical helpline that you can call? Quote
mumof4 Posted November 28, 2006 Report Posted November 28, 2006 ok...some peeps have acid batteries,,some have calcium which is the recommended one..which is what i always ask for and use..yes ford have a technical helpline but they can be as much use as a chocolate ash tray sometimes....if you arent happy with the lead acid one..then you should tell them...i personally if it had of been me...would have insisted on the one that i wanted..most garages will whack a acid battery in..they are cheaper than calcium ones and not every garage carries them..when ive had to replace mine..(which is only the once)..i had to wait 3 days for it to be delivered to the garage..mind..that was in the shetlands. Quote
Andrew T Posted November 28, 2006 Report Posted November 28, 2006 Your handbook will say replace only with Calcium............ Quote
mumof4 Posted November 28, 2006 Report Posted November 28, 2006 Your handbook will say replace only with Calcium............ yup..it surely does....take the car back with said handbook and say i want that in my car not this crud! :) Quote
jkspoff Posted November 28, 2006 Report Posted November 28, 2006 http://www.fordgalaxy.org.uk/ford/index.ph...topic=6003&st=0 See link for further info. Quote
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