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Varta E13 battery for VW Golf TDI

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  • 17-11-2014 12:50pm
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    Glenman
    Registered Users Posts: 976 ✭✭✭


    I put a new Varta E13 battery in my VW Gold 4 years ago and it is knackered again. She wouldn't start yesterday morning after being sitting for 2 days. I noticed her getting sluggish over the last few weeks. Is this the normal lifetime for a battery, I would have expected it to last longer? I do around 25K miles a year. What is the best model of battery to get for this car?


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    ION08
    Registered Users Posts: 2,525 ✭✭✭ION08


    Battery life depends on various factors but 4 years seems ok.

    What warranty were you offered when you purchased it?

    Usually it would be around 3-5 years

    there could be a drain on it when the car is sitting.


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    jimgoose
    Registered Users Posts: 20,176 ✭✭✭✭jimgoose


    I use Yuasa/Bosch Silver batteries, they're excellent and guaranteed for five years.


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    ION08
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    Op, have you tried charging it and seeing if it will hold a charge, it could well be that the battery is fine but there is an electrical issue causing undue drain when idle.


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    VeVeX
    Registered Users Posts: 1,389 ✭✭✭VeVeX


    Glenman wrote: »
    I put a new Varta E13 battery in my VW Gold 4 years ago and it is knackered again. She wouldn't start yesterday morning after being sitting for 2 days. I noticed her getting sluggish over the last few weeks. Is this the normal lifetime for a battery, I would have expected it to last longer? I do around 25K miles a year. What is the best model of battery to get for this car?

    Varta make good batteries. Four years is probably the minimum amount of time I'd expect to get from one of their batteries but there is a lot of factors that may have contributed to its premature demise.


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    Glenman
    Registered Users Posts: 976 ✭✭✭Glenman


    Thanks all, there was a 3 year warranty with the battery. The car wouldn't start yesterday morning. I charged it up yesterday and she started yesterday evening and I went for a 20 min drive. This morning she started okay but she was a bit sluggish. How do I test if there is a drain on battery when car is sitting?


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    Glenman
    Registered Users Posts: 976 ✭✭✭Glenman


    Hello, I measured the current draw in idle mode. The vehicle initially draws around 600mA for a few seconds and then settles at 25mA so I think there is no electrical issue causing undue drain when idle.


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