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Which battery do you use in your saph?

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Old Jul 14, 2005 | 02:45 PM
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Default Which battery do you use in your saph?
Standard ones are 097s arent they?
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Old Jul 14, 2005 | 03:30 PM
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Apparently the new type calcium ones aren't good as they're a newer design of battery and the old design of alternator cannot charge it enough/correctly!


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Old Jul 14, 2005 | 03:38 PM
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Any suggestions?
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Old Jul 14, 2005 | 03:44 PM
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I got an optima battery.
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Old Jul 14, 2005 | 05:36 PM
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i got a 6 month old one, came out of my white saff, sitting on the floor doing nothing
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what make is it m8y and how much u want for it?
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£15 and i will have a look at the make tonight when i get home from work
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just found a piccy of my engine bay

its a fiamm battery
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Old Jul 15, 2005 | 08:14 AM
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cheers m8y, I wanna stick with genuine ford if pos. Thanks for taking the time though!
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