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commando

Member Since: 27 Apr 2007
Location: lancashire
Posts: 208

2007 Freelander 2 TD4 SE Auto Stornoway Grey

fitting a new battery

My 2007 TD4 SE is going to need a new battery soon and I wondered if anyone had changed one or is it a dealer job?What do the dealers charge-anyone know? Stornaway grey SE auto with 18" alloys

23rd Sep 2013 8:00 am

Apache

Member Since: 03 Jul 2012
Location: Yorkshire
Posts: 126

2008 Freelander 2 TD4 S Manual Indus Silver

So very easy. There's not even a radio code (or not on or MY2008 anyway).

Noddy job.

23rd Sep 2013 10:16 am

fredastaire

Member Since: 03 Dec 2012
Location: Holbrook
Posts: 721

2010 Freelander 2 TD4 GS Auto Santorini Black

May I enquire why you think you need a new battery?
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Yes it's possible that yours is time expired however I would reccomend you search posts on here about faulty earth leads and how other owners add a new earth leaf direct from the battery to the starter motor.
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It's worth a look and think first.
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Kind regards from Fred
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23rd Sep 2013 10:56 am

commando

Member Since: 27 Apr 2007
Location: lancashire
Posts: 208

Well it will be 6 years old in December and it only shows 12volts which I am told is below what it should be.Don't want to have problems this winter. Stornaway grey SE auto with 18" alloys

23rd Sep 2013 11:31 am

pab

Member Since: 28 Aug 2012
Location: Now in Mid-Wales
Posts: 2007

2009 Freelander 2 TD4 XS Manual Lago Grey

Apache wrote:
Noddy job.

It is, but you need to know that bad things happen if you accidentally short out the terminals on the battery. Potentially very bad (fireworks, spanners flying through the air, fried electrics, etc)!

So, start by covering up the positive (red) terminal (including all the exposed metal around it) so you can't touch it by mistake, then disconnect the negative (black) terminal.

Then, moving the wiring well away from the terminal so it can't accidentally re-connect, cover the negative terminal and disconnect the positive, again moving the wiring well away from the battery. Then you can extract the battery.

N.B. The reasoning behind disconnecting the negative first is that the car itself is connected to the negative terminal of the battery (negative earth), so if you detach the positive first then accidentally touching any part of the car with your spanner will cause a short. If you disconnect negative first then only touching the other terminal is going to cause a short (and hopefully you've got the other terminal well covered).

Sorry if I've laboured that a bit, but you really don't want to short out the battery!

23rd Sep 2013 11:34 am

WarriorBez

Member Since: 29 Jan 2012
Location: rugby
Posts: 539

2007 Freelander 2 TD4 GS Manual Sumatra Black

That's a very good explanation "pab" it's easy to forget the simples things and just say get on with it BUT not everybody understands things like others do Black FL2
L200 Warrior

23rd Sep 2013 1:36 pm

Apache

Member Since: 03 Jul 2012
Location: Yorkshire
Posts: 126

Have you ever seen a garage replace a battery? Unbolt clamp, loosen terminals. Remove both terminals (tuck to side) and lift out battery.

It takes longer to get the socket set out. There is no need to get anal about covering terminals etc.

With the Discos you remove terminals and short positive to negative with a spanner to hard reset the car.

Over the years I've generated plenty of sparks (mainly jump starting tractors) and never had a problem.

Be sensible, but there is no need to try and worry the poor sole on what is the easiest bit of DIY mechanicing possible (takes more effort to change a wheel or a light bulb on these cars, and don't start me on the bloody oil filter)

23rd Sep 2013 1:44 pm

WarriorBez

Member Since: 29 Jan 2012
Location: rugby
Posts: 539

Black FL2
L200 Warrior

23rd Sep 2013 1:54 pm

pab

Member Since: 28 Aug 2012
Location: Now in Mid-Wales
Posts: 2007

Apache wrote:
Have you ever seen a garage replace a battery? Unbolt clamp, loosen terminals. Remove both terminals (tuck to side) and lift out battery.

Which is exactly how I do it, but I know what I'm doing. The OP has clearly not changed a battery before, and in that case it pays to take that extra bit of care. Maybe we've been lucky so far, but there are other examples of people who've been injured by flying tools, been sent flying themselves, destroyed wiring, etc. Worth being careful the first time or two, I think.

23rd Sep 2013 2:00 pm

WarriorBez

Member Since: 29 Jan 2012
Location: rugby
Posts: 539

Totally agree with you, it does seem OTT to 99% of us BUT like you say to somebody who has obviously not done it before and not as confident as we are it was a very well written explanation in this case

I work with voltages up to 11,000 volts in my job but some people have no concept of how things work and without knowing a persons background or abilities then being a little over cautious is not a bad thing Black FL2
L200 Warrior

23rd Sep 2013 3:45 pm

hinchy

Member Since: 08 Jan 2009
Location: Stockport
Posts: 779

2013 Freelander 2 SD4 HSE Lux Auto Aintree Green

Had to buy a new battery my self last June, I knew it was on its last legs but it let me down when I was in the lakes and the nearest place was Halfords. Payed abit more than I liked but Sunday afternoon that's the going rate. Plus I payed £6 to have it fitted as I couldn't be bothered but ended up helping the guy as he wasn't sure how to remove the battery.

23rd Sep 2013 4:47 pm

Pete The Biker

Member Since: 30 Sep 2012
Location: Leicestershire
Posts: 77

2007 Freelander 2 TD4 HSE Auto Stornoway Grey

Apache wrote:
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With the Discos you remove terminals and short positive to negative with a spanner to hard reset the car........

I have seen others give this advice, and it always sends shivers down my spine.

For the uninitiated I think it would be wise to state that it is the positive and negative leads that you are shorting after they have been disconnected from the battery, not the positive and negative terminals on the battery!!!

Pete 2007 TD4 HSE Auto

23rd Sep 2013 5:15 pm

chicken george

Member Since: 06 Dec 2007
Location: N. Yorks
Posts: 13292

2008 Freelander 2 TD4 XS Manual Santorini Black

batterys are at most dangerous when on charge they gas off hydrogen, A mate nearly got blinded when a battery blew up in his face.

An employee got his flat cap blow off by an exploding battery. no I do not wear a flat cap, so kill that stereotype now At work
At home

"I can't always believe facts I read on the web" - Charles Dickens

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23rd Sep 2013 5:26 pm

dunkley201

Member Since: 09 Jul 2011
Location: Lincolnshire
Posts: 2739

2010 Freelander 2 TD4 HSE Auto Stornoway Grey

I had that happen in my garage years ago. The battery disintegrated. Was finding bits of plastic months afterwards. 10MY (Sept 09) TD4 HSE Auto in Stornoway Grey (Now Gone)

08 FL2 TD4 SE Manual in Rimini Red (Now Gone)

23rd Sep 2013 7:09 pm

archie98

Member Since: 18 Oct 2011
Location: derbyshire
Posts: 709

Dont forget to reset the windows.

23rd Sep 2013 8:19 pm

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