Hi All
My battery died on me last week and I was surprised to find no posts regarding batteries when searched for on this forum.
For future reference, let me share what I found out.
The manual specifies a 95D31L battery must be used for the diesel engine (75D23L for the petrol). Nobody that I phoned knew this number.
On another forum I learned that the diesel engine needs at least a 80 amphour battery, which I dont know how true this is but I treated it as the gospel.
They first tried to sell me 662 batteries which was only rated 75 amphours. The next option with higher amphours was to big for the battery box provided for in the engine compartment.
Long story short I found a 668 Exide battery which is rated 85 amphours and fits exactly into the battery box for R980 which at this stage I feel was the right battery for the job.
Hope this info points someone into the correct direction.
Regards,
Hi Skillie,
I had the same luck over the weekend lol. Fortunately I know a couple of people in the industry. The 668 is perfect(which I took) or you can use a SMF90R, but the latter is R700 more expensive.
Happy travelling
Nico
I had the same luck over the weekend lol. Fortunately I know a couple of people in the industry. The 668 is perfect(which I took) or you can use a SMF90R, but the latter is R700 more expensive.
Happy travelling
Nico
Thanks for this info, saved me alot of time 
previous owner put the wrong battery in, My Paj decided to not start this afternoon after I had driven it a mere 5min earlier. There was a smaller battery in there.
Thanks!!
previous owner put the wrong battery in, My Paj decided to not start this afternoon after I had driven it a mere 5min earlier. There was a smaller battery in there.Thanks!!
I have found modern batteries can die very quickly without much warning.
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Oh well, I had a 657 in the car and now the new 668 is in, quite a big size difference and the terminals are on the right side, so everything fits like it should, previous owner must have done the 657:/ only issue is now the issue has not gone away, the car just manages to turn over on like swing 5 or 6. I tested the voltage across the terminals when it is running and it is 14.1, so alternator looks good, I'm assuming it can only be the starter motor... once the car has started it runs as it always does.
Anyone know anywhere in the Durban area to get a starter motor, either aftermarket or fixed? i haven't looked to see where the starter is, is it something easy enough to get too?
Anyone know anywhere in the Durban area to get a starter motor, either aftermarket or fixed? i haven't looked to see where the starter is, is it something easy enough to get too?
Naviuk,
1) if your Pajero is automatic, don't delay. A failed starter = failed Pajero.
2) we had a failed starter on our Tie in the Dots trip last year. We only got the car to a mechy late on the Sat afternoon. Just a few hours later we had the Pajero back and starting like a dream. The failed starter was repaired without access to any "specialised" Pajero parts. Don't buy a repair shop's story that it can't be stripped and worked on. They all say "sealed unit, replace" - bull!
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1) if your Pajero is automatic, don't delay. A failed starter = failed Pajero.
2) we had a failed starter on our Tie in the Dots trip last year. We only got the car to a mechy late on the Sat afternoon. Just a few hours later we had the Pajero back and starting like a dream. The failed starter was repaired without access to any "specialised" Pajero parts. Don't buy a repair shop's story that it can't be stripped and worked on. They all say "sealed unit, replace" - bull!
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4ePikanini did a whole write up with pics on this forum for starter motor removal, strip, service, replace.
Because the starter motor is almost directly below the diesel filter, if the person who replaces the filter is lazy / incompetent / careless / does not know any better there is a good chance that every diesel filter service the starter motor gets 1 litre of diesel fuel dumped on it. So a nice build up of diesel fuel, dust and carbon gunges up the commutator and clogs up the brush housings and then the brushes don't make good contact with the commutator.
As Roelf says - the starters are eminently serviceable and are rather critical! So don't delay * 2.
Because the starter motor is almost directly below the diesel filter, if the person who replaces the filter is lazy / incompetent / careless / does not know any better there is a good chance that every diesel filter service the starter motor gets 1 litre of diesel fuel dumped on it. So a nice build up of diesel fuel, dust and carbon gunges up the commutator and clogs up the brush housings and then the brushes don't make good contact with the commutator.
As Roelf says - the starters are eminently serviceable and are rather critical! So don't delay * 2.
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get the biggest and best battery you can fit in the space available. That 3.2 requires serious oomph to turn over.
+14ePikanini wrote:get the biggest and best battery you can fit in the space available. That 3.2 requires serious oomph to turn over.
I had (unknown to me) a sub-size battery in my car and it cost me a starter or two. After lots of Googling, asking advice, asking questions, our site mechanic walked passed my car as the bonnet was open and remarked that the battery is too small. This was the reason (partly) why I was replacing starters at 1 per year. The other reason was the diesel being spilled from the diesel filter when being changed, onto the starter and then attracts dust etc.
The starter needs the correct amount of oomph to turn, anything less and it will kill it over time. So I drove to Autozone and bought the biggest battery that I could fit under the bonnet - had to modify the battery holder a bit. Think they said it's a tractor sized battery now
I replaced the battery for my Pajero Diesel DiD 3.2 and have put in a Duracell 650 DA 95 AH. I was told by the guys at Tiger that my earlier Willard battery (which died) was small and it actually it occupied only about 80% of the space in the bracket. I am assuming that 97 amp hours is alright. Please advise