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Is it easy to move the engine battery into the hole behind the passanger side rear light? I think it will improve starting now its getting colder. Anyone done it? thanks mark

I did exactly that and it's not all that easy,for starters a leisure battery seemed to be a no go because of height,i got a ready made plastic battery box availible from caravan spares,towsure anywhere really and cut one side of it out and chucked the lid.Anchor that down making sure that your bolt/screws are covered with something to stop them damaging your battery.Found using a pre formed box the best way to hold the batt in place firmly and used the tie web around aswel.Next thing i had to do was unbolt the coolant expansion tank and move pipes/wires just enough to slide battery in,certainly aint coming out once it's in there!Just one final thing,attatch a couple of spare cables + and - and leave them cable tied up safely in case you need to ever put a charger on it for any reason.Job done.
Scamperman

mfacer wrote:Is it easy to move the engine battery into the hole behind the passanger side rear light? I think it will improve starting now its getting colder. Anyone done it? thanks mark

Is there a problem with starting ?

how old is the battery? is it well maintained? are all your connections clean?
does the alternator charge properly? does the battery hold it's charge?

I would check all these things before you undo what Volkswagen spent money on researching.

or just do what scampervan did

My mistake,i put my secondary/camping battery in the rear and not the main vehicle battery,hey ho,least you know what a ball ache it can be to do.

Diesel westy has the starter battery in that position from the factory, so it`s not anything that can`t be done with a bit of effort.

Westy.Club.Joker wrote:Diesel westy has the starter battery in that position from the factory,.

well well you learn something new every day...

Maybe look for a breaker with a diesel, and get the OE battery tray etc from that.

its a easy job, mine has been like it for years......

a derv battery tray wont fit in a wbx van, but the 075 battery fits behind the ns taillight

you need a battery lead from the new battery site to the starter motor , then under the seat where the battery was, connect all the pos leads to a insulated connector , job done....

the power comes from the battery in its new site, to the starter, along the lead that did come from the battery to under the seat where the battery was, and onto the stuff it did go to........

improoves cold winter sarting no end, and gives you storage under the seat where the battery was........

no point in using 15ft of ht starter cable when 4ft will do the job better...

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the battery would stay a bit warmer if left in the cab, especially if you have a timed eber or webasto heater. Not sure weather the slight temperature differance would outway any gain in loss of voltage along the
original wire but its something to take in to consideration.