Great video, thanks. I've done this job twice now (on different cars) and had to watch this each time as part of my preparation. Clear description, well placed camera, no unnecessary editing or music and an encouraging conclusion. Exactly what I needed!
Such a pig of a job I am buying a new battery but have to trade in the old one so the swap is in front of the shop. I am happy with my galaxy except every job under the bonnet is so time consuming because you have to remove so many components to have access. Useful video while dismantling I had the phone under The bonnet
Thanks for the tips. Will be doing this on mine tomorrow! The last time I replaced a battery on a car was on my 1979 Triumph Spitfire. Which you could do in the dark blindfolded it was that simple!
At 2:48 you can also see the two small holes on each side of the opening. These also has catches at the inside that difficult the removing of the container. I had to put a screwdriver into them to loosen up. Had a real hard time releasing that container! :-) Thanks a lot for this video! Saved me work and money!
Very calm voice I’d start blinding and swearing from the moment I figure out the air filter unit needed to come out! Great video for the patient and keen amateur mechanics but I think I’d rather pay Halfords to do it for me…more importantly how’d you keep your engine compartment so clean and brand new looking!
As for the engine bay. The car’s very low mileage for its age & the dealer we bought it from had steam cleaned it (by looks of it). I’ve not touched it for over 2 years & 10k miles though
Thanks for the share. It was a lot more than I need. Wouldn't and likely couldn't change a battery: I just want to know how to link up the charger properly!! The positive is obvious, fine - but the negative is not clear. There is simply an arrow on the edge of the battery cover pointing off to the right where, yes there is a cable, but it is plastic coated. Don't I need to connect to metal to charger? The positive connection is to a metal nut. Sorry for the silly question but perhaps it will help others too who haven't asked! I had hope that as you fitted the battery you might show the negative and positive clearly enough, but that was not the point of your video. Maybe someone else in the comments will help. Its a 2012 Ford Galaxy Diesel. Thanks!
Hi. If you pause at 01:34 you can see the red, positive connection at the front of the battery - obvious, as you say. In the same frame you may be able to see the black negative cable running to the right of the battery. It goes to the other pole of the battery but is only really accessible with the battery out. For charging I’d just use the red positive and connect your negative to any metallic part of the engine, or even the bonnet catch above the grill. All modern cars are negative earth, so most metal parts will be bonded back to the negative battery terminal. Clipping your black charger lead to any chunky bit of metal should work fine. If the charger doesn’t start charging, try connecting somewhere else. Just don’t connect to anything electrical (apart for the red battery terminal), or anything close to the fuel system
@@Greeves absolutely amazing to get such a reply and so quickly! Brilliant, thanks so much, I really appreciate it. Never thought it would be so dumb and complex all at once, to simply not get where the negative should be attached - and no one talks about it! Even the Ford handbook just said, "positive (red) to positive, negative (black) to negative" ! [I know! Where is the negative connection??!!] Thanks for explaining that any metal part of the engine (apart from the area directly adjacent to the positive) will work and that the whole car is earthed negative. Ready for safe car battery charging! What do you think of solar 12v chargers?
@@RobinSongsAreMagical Most solar chargers are a waste of time for two reasons. 1) if they have a 12V plug that fits inside the car, they won’t work in most cars (incl. the Galaxy) because the socket disconnects from the battery once the engine is turned off. You could arrange a permanent connection to the battery but not a straight forward job. 2) the solar panels are far too feeble to effectively charge a car battery. Even in ideal circumstances a panel is unlikely to generate more than 10 watts of power in full sun & not behind a (tinted) windscreen. Most likely it will actually generate a fraction of this & only for an hour, or two per day. The battery capacity is more like 600 watt hours. So even to top up a small proportion of the battery a solar panel will take days. It probably won’t even keep up with the quiescent drain of the battery (due to the clock, remote doors, alarm, etc.) let alone charge the battery; especially if the battery is old anyway. You'd have to spend a lot to get an effective solar charger & probably mount it outside the car - OK if you have a remote garage, or live on a farm and park where there's no mains power available &/or you leave the car unused for long periods. Cheaper just to buy a new battery. Sorry 😞
No, I've not come across this. I did have to re-enter the radio code, despite my attempt to avoid this using the motorcycle battery. Linking the battery to the vehicle seems a strange thing to do unless Ford are trying to force customers back to them for servicing & repairs. So much for customer repairability 😕
@@Greeves Consider yourself lucky. The one on my work van went out and the dealership charged me the equivalent of £800 for replacing it. There's no easy way to take it out, the A/C compressor has to be moved out of the way first. It went at app 250 k km
Hi. The negative side can be connected to any convenient earthed metalwork - e.g. a bolt on the engine. The positive side should be connected to the positive battery lead before you disconnect it from the old battery. This way you’ll maintain 12V on the car electrics while swapping the batteries. 👍
Hi. With the battery being hidden under the scuttle on this car, it's virtually impossible not to connect the negative wire first - & then push the battery into place before fitting the positive wire. The reason positive connection first is recommended is that there's a danger of sparking if the spanner you're using to tighnen the positive terminal touches any metal part of the car. You need to be very careful to avoid this as you connect & tighten the positive wire. Even if you're expecting it, the sudden crack & flash of a spark is startling and you could injure yourself as you involutarily recoil. (I've done this a few times!) I hope this helps
@@Greeves yes thank you for replying so quickly ive got small rubber handle tools so will be extremely careful i was thinking it would be impossible to connect the positive first thank you sir will let you know how it went great content thank you 🙏🏻
Yep job all done thank you buddy absolute life saver my cars been sitting in the south of france for 3 months and i need to get it back to the uk I managed to find a new battery but the tow company wanted 800 euros to get me to a garage and the man at the garage wanted 200 euros just to fit the battery 🤦🏻♂️ i had one little spark putting the positive on very tiny then i checked the voltage to make sure my alternator is good and it is. it’s kicking out 14.5 volts absolute life saver 🫡🫵🏻🤝
Great video, thanks. I've done this job twice now (on different cars) and had to watch this each time as part of my preparation. Clear description, well placed camera, no unnecessary editing or music and an encouraging conclusion. Exactly what I needed!
@@jamesbird5380 Thanks, that’s so nice to hear! Glad it helped
Such a pig of a job I am buying a new battery but have to trade in the old one so the swap is in front of the shop. I am happy with my galaxy except every job under the bonnet is so time consuming because you have to remove so many components to have access. Useful video while dismantling I had the phone under The bonnet
Glad it helped, especially outside the shop!. It does seem daft making the battery so difficult to get to
Thanks for the tips. Will be doing this on mine tomorrow! The last time I replaced a battery on a car was on my 1979 Triumph Spitfire. Which you could do in the dark blindfolded it was that simple!
Thanks for the comment. Glad if it helps a bit 🙂
@@Greeves it really did help. Thank you so much.
At 2:48 you can also see the two small holes on each side of the opening. These also has catches at the inside that difficult the removing of the container. I had to put a screwdriver into them to loosen up. Had a real hard time releasing that container! :-) Thanks a lot for this video! Saved me work and money!
Really pleased that it helped 🙂
Thank you for this - it removed the guess work of how to replace the battery. My old CMAX was a lot easier to replace the battery
Great to hear. Thanks for posting the comment 👍
Very calm voice I’d start blinding and swearing from the moment I figure out the air filter unit needed to come out! Great video for the patient and keen amateur mechanics but I think I’d rather pay Halfords to do it for me…more importantly how’d you keep your engine compartment so clean and brand new looking!
Fair enough, it’s not everyone’s ‘cup of tea’. I like to do my own stuff when I’ve time & energy - which certainly isn’t always 🙂
As for the engine bay. The car’s very low mileage for its age & the dealer we bought it from had steam cleaned it (by looks of it). I’ve not touched it for over 2 years & 10k miles though
Thanks for the share. It was a lot more than I need. Wouldn't and likely couldn't change a battery: I just want to know how to link up the charger properly!! The positive is obvious, fine - but the negative is not clear. There is simply an arrow on the edge of the battery cover pointing off to the right where, yes there is a cable, but it is plastic coated. Don't I need to connect to metal to charger? The positive connection is to a metal nut. Sorry for the silly question but perhaps it will help others too who haven't asked! I had hope that as you fitted the battery you might show the negative and positive clearly enough, but that was not the point of your video. Maybe someone else in the comments will help. Its a 2012 Ford Galaxy Diesel. Thanks!
Hi. If you pause at 01:34 you can see the red, positive connection at the front of the battery - obvious, as you say. In the same frame you may be able to see the black negative cable running to the right of the battery. It goes to the other pole of the battery but is only really accessible with the battery out. For charging I’d just use the red positive and connect your negative to any metallic part of the engine, or even the bonnet catch above the grill. All modern cars are negative earth, so most metal parts will be bonded back to the negative battery terminal. Clipping your black charger lead to any chunky bit of metal should work fine. If the charger doesn’t start charging, try connecting somewhere else. Just don’t connect to anything electrical (apart for the red battery terminal), or anything close to the fuel system
@@Greeves absolutely amazing to get such a reply and so quickly! Brilliant, thanks so much, I really appreciate it. Never thought it would be so dumb and complex all at once, to simply not get where the negative should be attached - and no one talks about it! Even the Ford handbook just said, "positive (red) to positive, negative (black) to negative" ! [I know! Where is the negative connection??!!] Thanks for explaining that any metal part of the engine (apart from the area directly adjacent to the positive) will work and that the whole car is earthed negative. Ready for safe car battery charging!
What do you think of solar 12v chargers?
@@RobinSongsAreMagical Most solar chargers are a waste of time for two reasons. 1) if they have a 12V plug that fits inside the car, they won’t work in most cars (incl. the Galaxy) because the socket disconnects from the battery once the engine is turned off. You could arrange a permanent connection to the battery but not a straight forward job. 2) the solar panels are far too feeble to effectively charge a car battery. Even in ideal circumstances a panel is unlikely to generate more than 10 watts of power in full sun & not behind a (tinted) windscreen. Most likely it will actually generate a fraction of this & only for an hour, or two per day. The battery capacity is more like 600 watt hours. So even to top up a small proportion of the battery a solar panel will take days. It probably won’t even keep up with the quiescent drain of the battery (due to the clock, remote doors, alarm, etc.) let alone charge the battery; especially if the battery is old anyway. You'd have to spend a lot to get an effective solar charger & probably mount it outside the car - OK if you have a remote garage, or live on a farm and park where there's no mains power available &/or you leave the car unused for long periods. Cheaper just to buy a new battery. Sorry 😞
Apparently, some batteries need to be registered with the vehicles on-board computer. Did you find this was the case?
No, I've not come across this. I did have to re-enter the radio code, despite my attempt to avoid this using the motorcycle battery. Linking the battery to the vehicle seems a strange thing to do unless Ford are trying to force customers back to them for servicing & repairs. So much for customer repairability 😕
I had no problem with the radio and mine was a total disconnect. 2017 2.0.diesel.
Have you replaced the alternator yet?
Not yet. I’ve had no problems with the alternator so far 🤞
@@Greeves Consider yourself lucky. The one on my work van went out and the dealership charged me the equivalent of £800 for replacing it. There's no easy way to take it out, the A/C compressor has to be moved out of the way first. It went at app 250 k km
@@erik_dk842 Oh dear, sorry to hear that. I had no idea it was such a hassle to change. I hope my luck continues to hold!
Hi. Where did connect the small battery..
Hi. The negative side can be connected to any convenient earthed metalwork - e.g. a bolt on the engine. The positive side should be connected to the positive battery lead before you disconnect it from the old battery. This way you’ll maintain 12V on the car electrics while swapping the batteries. 👍
Everywere says to connect the positive first im installing a new battery today can you help i have the same car 1.6 petrol
Hi. With the battery being hidden under the scuttle on this car, it's virtually impossible not to connect the negative wire first - & then push the battery into place before fitting the positive wire. The reason positive connection first is recommended is that there's a danger of sparking if the spanner you're using to tighnen the positive terminal touches any metal part of the car. You need to be very careful to avoid this as you connect & tighten the positive wire. Even if you're expecting it, the sudden crack & flash of a spark is startling and you could injure yourself as you involutarily recoil. (I've done this a few times!) I hope this helps
@@Greeves yes thank you for replying so quickly ive got small rubber handle tools so will be extremely careful i was thinking it would be impossible to connect the positive first thank you sir will let you know how it went great content thank you 🙏🏻
Yep job all done thank you buddy absolute life saver my cars been sitting in the south of france for 3 months and i need to get it back to the uk I managed to find a new battery but the tow company wanted 800 euros to get me to a garage and the man at the garage wanted 200 euros just to fit the battery 🤦🏻♂️ i had one little spark putting the positive on very tiny then i checked the voltage to make sure my alternator is good and it is. it’s kicking out 14.5 volts absolute life saver 🫡🫵🏻🤝
@@alexanderjamesrichards7646 Great to hear. Thanks for letting me know
And to save having to re enter the radio code
? 🤔
Had no problem with a code on mine. Total battery disconnect . 2017 2.0 dieasel.
Tak to asi nechám na odborníkách...
Ne, zkuste to sami! 🙂
@@Greeves mě pokaždé něco zbyde 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 nebo je to nalomené a já to ulomím celé a je to na výměnu 🤣
@@martinjilek5422 Ty to víš nejlépe. Děkuji za komentář 👍
The battery on my 2016 model is right under the dashboard its a twat they couldnt of put it any further back if they tried 😡😡😡😡😡
Yeah, I know what you mean!