This is the common issue plaguing the Marathoner.

more than 10 years old car, i guess no modern electronics except the CD player

Usually battery warranty 12 months, but few times i change battery. The battery shop/delivery guy said, u drive a Peugeot, we can only give you 8-10month warranty instead of 12 month

Can they actually do that?

No such shits.. don't buy from them. Or, suffer later.
Just choose any honest shops.
For Peugeot cars, it's advised to choose the "full specs" car battery.
Sub specs battery won't last.

Under such circumstances, either you select back the same battery brand & model that came in the new car OR check with Peugeot Service Center what type of battery is recommended for your vehicle.

I would rather listen to what forummers here have to say than compared to what battery resellers have to say. If they have the audacity to even say such things, I would rather bring my business somewhere else.

Definately agree with yhsiau.

This post has been edited by Roman Catholic: Jan 30 2019, 05:34 PM

peugeot.. why not just get from carput/batteryku apps
amaron got 18 month warranty at rm470 for din 65 though.
century ultramax 21 month warranty din75 at rm520
(prices fro caput)

friend, please take note that the Din75L can fit certain models of Peugeot, not all models of Peugeot.

This post has been edited by yhsiau: Jan 30 2019, 08:29 PM

yes. i am taking 5008 as example...

Recently met up with a friend and he lamented that despite him asking the Authorized Distributor for the brand I've always used, he was given a "Cap Ayam" brand instead citing "No stock!" I literally couldn't believe what on earth I was hearing.

Someone one once said here that nothing good could come off the back of this. I've thought long & hard and now I am going to make it happen.

Hence I placed an order for some diagnostic tool and once I receive them, I am going to weed out unscrupulous traders in the battery business.

It's time for businesses to pull up their socks if they want to remain around and businesses better be honest about it.

Just received the 1st battery casualty. It has been only in service for 5 months !!!



While it shows a 100% charge on the Multimeter but it couldn't fire up the vehicle yesterday. Will see how it goes once further test are completed.

Better use proper battery meter to test it, could you test the CCA of this battery, State of charge, state of health ?

You are correct, a Multimeter is not the right tool. Now I am awaiting for the arrival of the battery tester.

Although the reading is 12.66 Volts which should be 100% charged but it does not have the Cranking Amps to fire up the car.

This post has been edited by Roman Catholic: Mar 1 2019, 01:29 PM

My mechanic recommends this:

furukawa denchi

he is old skool type, play BT20V & now K20 breadvan. So far in my decade of visiting him, he has never been wrong in his advise.

My next battery will be this.

Any others have experience with this brand?

Never ever seen or heard of FURUKAWA DENCHI. Warranty is for how long ?

mine 2 years now and still strong. maybe u have a bad wiring/load/alternator.

So today I've washed the dead Yokohama battery to prevent any surface discharge further and to remove all the gunk on it.

After wiping it down for it to be air dryed, I decided to tilt the battery slightly to it sides to allow excess water 💦 to flow away.

I was shock with the amount of water that was pouring out from both sides when it was tilted !

It's a design flaw to be have so much water entrapped in between the crevices etc.

To put it in layman terms, I wouldn't be buying this model with a flaw in its design that's for sure.

While this model may look nice with its futuristic design but this doesn't cut it. Practicality always supersedes asthetics if efficiency is what one is looking for.

This post has been edited by Roman Catholic: Mar 1 2019, 09:03 PM

Isn't there is ventilation hole on one of the side? If you turn upside down of coz the acidic electrolyte will pour out from that hole. It is for venting to avoid high pressure during charging.
The venting hole I'm referring to
https://www.techconnectcanada.com/blog/2017...tery-vent-plugs

This post has been edited by voscar: Mar 1 2019, 11:43 PM

Bro.... my ultramax died after 1 year. Really BS man.

No I did not turn it upside down.

Rather I tilted it slightly to the left & to the right to allow excess water to drain out because of the many 'fins' design.

Since I did it on the cement floor and there was no chemical reaction at all, means that the acid sulfuric composition did not flow out. If there was acid sulfuric on the cement floor, there would surely would be chemical reaction.

It's a design flaw, to make it look nice but the downside is that it traps water instead.

What's mind-boggling is what is the purpose of those fins ? Other than to justify it for a higher price perhaps.

This post has been edited by Roman Catholic: Mar 2 2019, 03:19 AM

maybe it wasn't the "fins" that retained water. Yokohama MF batteries design since that all black version, got this piece of black plastic cover where the warranty sticker is stuck on.

You can try to pry of that cover to see all 6 fill holes. but since that thing is still under warranty, better NOT.