![]() ![]() OEM is 5K0 915105G and shows 72Ah and a (paltry) CCA of 380 (CA may be 640 from what I interpret on the label). I'm going to buy a new battery to hopefully fix the long cranking. And, almost 80k miles and living in the South with plenty of multi-day sits in the outdoors. It should not have dropped to such a low voltage. That was a few hours ago.) and a "Battery Recharge" message, indicating it just needs to be charged. I'd considered the VVT valve leak (great thread), but thought I'd hit the battery first.Īfter leaving the vehicle shutdown and parked for a day and a half after driving it home for 90 minutes of highway driving, my battery tester (Foxwell BT100) showed SOH at 87% and SOC at 59%. If I shut down and restart, it'll fire right up. This crank time is getting longer and longer. When I got in, it cranked at a normal speed for about 7-8 seconds before the engine started. Daytime temps were in the 90s, nighttime low 70s. ![]() I parked at the airport from Friday the 13th through early Tuesday morning, the 17th. The original battery is still in it, but I've been getting some long cranks if the car's been sitting for a few days. I'd like to keep non-diesel comments out of here. I couldn't find a definitive swap guide.) Some had Golf gassers, some were changing the SIZE of the battery, etc. (FWIW, I did a search "battery swap" in this forum and got a page and a quarter of hits. Yeah, I know: another battery swap thread. ![]()
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