2002 316i 4 door Auto
Due to the cold weather conditions last week twice my car would not start and I needed a jump start.
After removing the battery cover from the boot I saw that the battery date on the negative terminal was week 38 year 02. The Original part number has been discontinued.
Part no. 61 21 8 381 726
On the battery is written
12v, 70Ah, 120RC, 570A, 570CCA.
I have now bought a almost new battery with the date of week 25 year 11.
Part no. 61 21 8 376 451
On the battery is written
12v,80Ah, 140RC, 640A, 640CCA.
My question is can I do a straight swap
or will this new battery do any damage because the numbers are slightly different,
do I have to do a battery registration?
Grateful for any info or advice.
Due to the cold weather conditions last week twice my car would not start and I needed a jump start.
After removing the battery cover from the boot I saw that the battery date on the negative terminal was week 38 year 02. The Original part number has been discontinued.
Part no. 61 21 8 381 726
On the battery is written
12v, 70Ah, 120RC, 570A, 570CCA.
I have now bought a almost new battery with the date of week 25 year 11.
Part no. 61 21 8 376 451
On the battery is written
12v,80Ah, 140RC, 640A, 640CCA.
My question is can I do a straight swap
or will this new battery do any damage because the numbers are slightly different,
do I have to do a battery registration?
Grateful for any info or advice.
