After almost 6 years, I was advised by Ford SC PJ to replace the battery for the next scheduled service. Any good aftermarket battery that you guys can recommend me? Or should I replace it with Ford SC recommended battery? That OEM battery lasts almost six years already. My car already clocked 75000km, For the next scheduled service @ 85K, I was also advised to replace
1- V belt RM570.70
2- timing belt RM244.13
3- Front absorber RM416.30
4- Tensioner RM417.27
5- Battery RM420.00

This post has been edited by ad2000: Feb 3 2017, 05:23 PM

Holy crap your battery lasted 6 years? you sure SC didn't quietly change for you in the first 3 years under warranty? (mine did, didn't even mention it in the invoice).

the timing belt replacement/Vbelt/Tensioner can be done any time between 80k km to 100k km, the earlier the better.

Front absorber I believe that is price per piece, you will need to replace both sides at the same time. Your Fiesta is which model? 1.4? 1.6? sedan?

Battery, you can request for a battery health check, they should provide you with a report slip on the battery health.

I believe all those are just parts prices, not including GST or labour.

Mine 1.6 hatchback
yes, my battery was the original one ,they checked the service/waranty record and confirmed it was never replaced during the three year warranty. Battery health check report indicated 33%.. i thought of stretching it further to the max but the technician advised me against it since he said it is more than 5 years and i was 'lucky' it lasts that long.

I was also informed (cant confirm whether true or not) there will be a campaign to replace the clutch for those who have already replaced it during waranty. I was made to understand replacement batch is better quality and improved design. Those in the list will be notified by their respective mode of contact

This post has been edited by ad2000: Feb 3 2017, 07:06 PM

Hi all, I just came back from my CNY break and couldn't start my car icon_question.gif it was parked for 7 days in my condo car park prior.

When I ignited the car for the first time, mcm weak battery then after few attempts to start again, the brake pedal resisted and engine light & battery light were on, together with engine oil light ( noob lady driver, tak tau pape ). I called the Service Centre for help so get him to check whether I still entitle for another free battery since it's still under warranty, I replaced the first one in August 2015. He said yes so arrangement were made so I go fetch him from SC to my place, it was nearly 5.45 pm. Already prepared to pao him one Ang pow for helping then he called, probably off work d so he said will come tomorrow morning to inspect, however battery was out of stock. I asked him when restock and he said no idea.

Can I ask all sifu here anyone claim 2 batteries under warranty before? If we only entitle for one piece, where is the best place to get it? I understand that our battery is not the same size from the other car with similar capacity. That foreman said if it's really battery prob then he can't do anything because out of stock , I need my car to work. Please advice..... cry.gif cry.gif

Oh then the front absorber is cheaper than I thought. Anyway our battery size is DIN55L, should be anywhere between RM250 - 300 if bought outside. But make sure the person replacing the battery knows what he is doing....there were instances, although rare, that an improper battery replacement fried the TCM.

My clutch is scheduled for replacement next week. I'll see if the SA knows anything about the clutch recall.

The battery size is DIN55L. Refer to my post above.

This post has been edited by dares: Feb 3 2017, 09:08 PM

Your car is 1.6s or 1.0 Ecoboost? For 1.6s & 1.5s the battery type is DIN55L, outside shop should cost around RM300 below. For 1.0L Ecoboost you could ask SC for the battery type. However please be careful when replacing the battery on your own. As the TCM could throw a warning light and cause it to go into 'Limp Mode' which will make you unable to shift gears properly.

Sigh, SC told Me out of stock, I checking batteryshop.com.my also out......

thanks for the info.. I guess now I have to google for guide/tutorial the proper way to replace the battery for my model

Guess my only choice now is the online shop which offer delivery and replace

There isn't any special way....it's the same as any car.

But for other cars, if u screw up the procedure you might just get a huge spark....for our car..huhuhuhuhu

Any idea if the new facelift coming to Malaysia?

lama lagi. Its not even launched anywhere else in the world.

six years? damn thats a long time for car battery usage.
normally if it can last 4 years your very lucky already.
average the lifespan of the car battery is 2.5 years.
most probably they put in wrong battery for you and gave you the marine type battery.
those are known to last for 5 years.

looks like timing belt set change is rm2k if include waterpump.

tak sabar la orang tu.....

6 years, wow that has to be a record. seems that you seldom drive your car might be the contributing factor too.

seldom drive can kill the battery also.
sulfate will build up if the battery is not charged regularly.

on average for 6 year old car and 75k km mileage = 34km per day. the word should be short distance driving rather than "seldom" but 6 years? wow! impressive

Quite pricey.....

Try to look for VARTA (OEM for most of the continental cars. For example, Mercedes-benz and BMW)

My friend selling DIN55L for RM300 (I bet you can't find it elsewhere)

I think "seldom" should be the right word For the past 5 years 8 months (it will be 6 years this June) she only drove it once a month to south Johor and singapore. She just like to use the car for the 'balik kampung" 700-900km roundtrip..The handling, size and feel is perfect according to her. Now I think I have to replace the battery as soon as possible since I dont want her to face any problem