Hello

my starter battery has failed! It currently has an exide excell EB451 45A 12v one but when I look to get a replacement on line I keep being told it does not fit my vehicle! My car recently had a gear box replaced which left me with serious concerns about the ethics and integrity of the garage that carried out the work!!!!! So I am not sure if this was my original battery.

please can someone tell me what the correct battery should be?

 Thanks 

I just checked and mine (2005 2.4l) is a Varta 45Ah so theoretically the same spec - though it looks rather smaller than I might expect it's been performing fine for the 6 weeks we have had it so far.

Ask Tanya Batteries; they do a mail order service; very professional packing and delivery too.

Thanks that is most helpful and much appreciated. J

7 hours ago, James said:

please can someone tell me what the correct battery should be?

The long answer is here:

 

I got this one in the end: https://www.tayna.co.uk/car-batteries/japanese/s4020/

 

Make sure you check which terminal size you have.

Thank you.

having done some research I see that for a hybrid with stop start and regenerative braking I may need a different sort compared to the standard wet lead acid EB451 exide that I had? Perhaps that’s why this one hasn’t lasted so long? They mention EFB and AGM batteries.

Thank you for the link I will check it out. J

Is yours a hybrid?  If so, the 12V battery has no involvement in the stop/start system or regenerative braking and it has a much easier life as all it is doing is powering up the 12V systems. The engine is started with the hybrid battery and regenerative braking power goes back into the hybrid battery.

So that explains why the Toyota listed it as a standard battery and why that’s what it came with!! Thanks so much! Brilliant news. J

14 hours ago, James said:

So that explains why the Toyota listed it as a standard battery and why that’s what it came with!! Thanks so much! Brilliant news. J

 

If yours is a Hybrid you need to change your vehicle in your profile.

Ok thanks 

Sorted 😀thanks

Depending on the year some of hybrid the battery's has a temperature sensor plugged in to them so you need to make sure you buy the right battery if unsure pm me your re no. And I will double check for you