New battery for 2001 Daimler SV8

[Davidqhog]

I don't have the old battery (which was a cheap one from previous owner) or the handbooks covering the vehicle (missing when bought years ago). So, I understand Varta or Exide are recommended (told to steer clear of Yuasa). But which battery is best for the car and will fit in the battery box?

TIA.

[JimMann]

Hi David, if you have a local EuroPart or Taylor's electrical parts depot nearby, they should be able to sort you out. The EuroPart website even has a search facility by registration number I believe. Before going along, make sure you take the measurements from your battery box, length, breadth and height available to accommodate the replacement battery. I would not discount the Yuasa make, that is what I use in my 5.0 litre XKR and it works really well. In fact I suspect that it is original equipment on some Jaguars with a Jaguar sticker on the side of the battery.

As a minimum, you should be looking at a 90Ah and I believe your tray will accept 190 mm (H) - 354 mm (L) - 175 mm (B).

Jim Mann

[Andy P]

Hello David,
Good advice from Jim,I replaced my battery about 3 years ago and went for 100 AH 850-900 CCA.
The size of the battery is (L)353mm x (W)175mm x (H)190mm.
The make of battery is up to you,most come with a warranty anyway.
Good luck and enjoy your car.
Andy

[Davidqhog]

Thanks Jim & Andy, much appreciated.

I'm going to go for a Varta Silver Dynamic H3 which is 100Ah and fits the dimensions.

Reason for not choosing Yuasa, which I had originally thought of, was reports from the owner of the servicing firm I use that they had had a lot of Yuasa battery failures during lockdown, all under warranty.

I think Varta was probably fiited as OEM originally.

Many thanks. All I have to do now is save up for one!!