Great video. Helped me a lot replacing my battery today. Thank you! One remark: The positive cable should be located under the battery‘s holding bracket, as it was before.
Oh yes, that would be a good idea! I didn't notice I'd messed that up. Thank you! I'd go out and fix it, but unfortunately an idiot driver wrote that car off a few months ago.
Great! I'm glad I could help. It's nice and easy ... if you know what you're doing! (I have to admit, I looked at someone else's video before I did the job, but it was so bad I wanted to make a better one!)
You're very welcome! It's one of those jobs that's quite easy once you know what you're supposed to be doing, but watching someone else do it first makes a big difference.
Great! I'm glad to hear it was useful. It's not too difficult a job, but it's nice to know what you're getting into before you start. I hope you managed to skip the "drop your 10mm socket into the engine bay" step!
Good luck! It's really not too difficult, the hardest part is the plate at the front that holds it in. And not forgetting to reconnect the starter motor!
I used this battery www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B006TC8TYM - I think it was the same capacity as the OEM one, it certainly worked! The price has gone up about 50% since I bought it though.
Can these stop/start batteries be replaced with something with a battery that has higher cold cranking amps, better for cold starts? I have 2.0 cdti astra J (gtc). Wondering if I should get an upgraded battery when it needs replacing
I'm afraid I don't know - that Astra didn't have stop/start and until the battery died didn't have issues with starting. I don't see any reason you couldn't upgrade the battery, as long as you make sure it fits though. I'd recommend asking someone who knows a bit more than I do though - sorry!
I did indeed! You see me spotting it in the outtakes at the end, once I knew where it was I was able to reach in and grab it. The advantage of it being one of the smaller engines in the range is that there's plenty of room in the engine bay!
Yeah, I don't know what caused it to struggle so much the first time - maybe the engine was a bit flooded from too many attempts at starting. Still, after that it was basically OK until an idiot drove into the side of it!
@@LaurencePlays I did watch it. I did enjoy it. And it would be usefull. If i had a car. My knowledge about orbital mechanics and aerospace in general would be usefull too if i would be working in that field. But no. I still enjoy it though.
Not at all - it has a positive terminal and a negative terminal - no electronics inside. I guess some cars might need to be told if the battery changes, but as far as I'm aware, the Astra wasn't that smart.
@@dreadpirate1337 Ah, I'm afraid I don't know - this was an SXI, I think. 1.6 litre anyway, and generally pretty low spec. I know that if you have start/stop you need a more robust battery, but I don't know either way about programming it.
Great tutorial, I have manged to replace my car battery but now my car wont start. I am sure I have put it back exactly like before but no idea how to test this without some major equipment. Any ideas?
Hmmm, hard to say - I'd recommend charging the battery first, make sure it's not just flat! In my experience, new batteries are usually supplied about 50% charged, so it /should/ be OK, but it's worth checking. Does anything else work? When you put the ignition on, does the dashboard light up? If so, you might have missed out one of the connectors on the positive terminal, like I originally did, and then had to fix.
If you mean finding the socket, getting my hand in there wasn't the hard part, it was working out where the socket had gone! Besides, she has me so she doesn't have to mess about with her car 😛
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Great video. Helped me a lot replacing my battery today. Thank you!
One remark:
The positive cable should be located under the battery‘s holding bracket, as it was before.
Oh yes, that would be a good idea! I didn't notice I'd messed that up. Thank you! I'd go out and fix it, but unfortunately an idiot driver wrote that car off a few months ago.
Thanks for the useful instructions. Had to swap my battery today and couldn't have done it without your video.
Great! I'm glad I could help. It's nice and easy ... if you know what you're doing!
(I have to admit, I looked at someone else's video before I did the job, but it was so bad I wanted to make a better one!)
I replaced my battery this morning and this was a great guide, Laurence - thank you very much!
Awesome! I'm glad I could help 🙂 it's an easy job ... Once you know what to do!
Great video! Straightforward instructions! Made my first battery change a walk in the park!
Thanks! I'm glad it helped. It's quite an easy job to do ... at least once you've seen what you need and where everything goes!
Very helpful thank you. Took me no time at all, only snag I had was the retention plate was rusted in. Great, straight forward guide.😊
Great! I'm very glad it helped. I had a similar rust issue doing the brakes on a different car, lots of WD-40 and a bit of brute force sorted it out.
Successfully swapped my Astra for a bigger battery using this video. Great video!
Awesome! I'm glad it helped 🙂
Laurence, thank you so much for this, it made my battery swap very quick and easy 🙂
You're very welcome! It's one of those jobs that's quite easy once you know what you're supposed to be doing, but watching someone else do it first makes a big difference.
Great video! Watched it before changing battery on wife's car.
Very helpful. Thankyou!
Great, I'm glad it was useful! It's one of those jobs that's not difficult, but it's nice to know what you're getting yourself into before you start.
Thanks for the video mate. Had to change mine today and this tutorial really helped.
Great! I'm glad to hear it was useful. It's not too difficult a job, but it's nice to know what you're getting into before you start. I hope you managed to skip the "drop your 10mm socket into the engine bay" step!
Thank you for the video change of the battery well done and thanks 😊 👍
You're very welcome! I hope it was useful. Next up, find out why the washer jets aren't working (I hope it's just a fuse)
@@LaurencePlays it was very useful indeed to find out about the clips that holds the wires on the right had side of the battery. Thanks again 👍
Made it look easy, thanks. Just about to fit mine..
Good luck! It's really not too difficult, the hardest part is the plate at the front that holds it in. And not forgetting to reconnect the starter motor!
@@LaurencePlays was easy , everything was as you showed in the video. Thank you 😊
Also you should use some Vaseline or suitable protective lubricant on the terminals.
How much was the battery and which model
I used this battery www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B006TC8TYM - I think it was the same capacity as the OEM one, it certainly worked! The price has gone up about 50% since I bought it though.
Thanks your video really helped
Awesome! I was going to make a followup of fixing the washer jets, but it turned out that was just a blown fuse. I might do one anyway!
Can these stop/start batteries be replaced with something with a battery that has higher cold cranking amps, better for cold starts? I have 2.0 cdti astra J (gtc). Wondering if I should get an upgraded battery when it needs replacing
I'm afraid I don't know - that Astra didn't have stop/start and until the battery died didn't have issues with starting. I don't see any reason you couldn't upgrade the battery, as long as you make sure it fits though. I'd recommend asking someone who knows a bit more than I do though - sorry!
In the end, did you recover the 10 mm. socket? It fell to me too, but I couldn't find it anymore... 😅
I did indeed! You see me spotting it in the outtakes at the end, once I knew where it was I was able to reach in and grab it. The advantage of it being one of the smaller engines in the range is that there's plenty of room in the engine bay!
Thanks
Great video, does your Astra not have the stop/ start feature?
No, it's not that posh! I know you need a different battery if you have stop/start, but I expect it's otherwise pretty similar.
Thanks Laurenece just easy as you made it im glad mune started better than yours as i would have thought id done something wrong 😂
Yeah, I don't know what caused it to struggle so much the first time - maybe the engine was a bit flooded from too many attempts at starting. Still, after that it was basically OK until an idiot drove into the side of it!
This would be a very usefull video. If only i had a car pmsl
Maybe it can still be educational... Or at least interesting. I keep watching videos about space, despite not owning a rocket!
@@LaurencePlays I did watch it. I did enjoy it. And it would be usefull. If i had a car.
My knowledge about orbital mechanics and aerospace in general would be usefull too if i would be working in that field. But no. I still enjoy it though.
@@maxzzzie You enjoying it is all that I ask! 🙂
Mate thank you so much .
Your video helped me a lot.
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I'm glad it was useful! It was a job I needed to do, and I reckoned I could make a better video than the other ones out there :-)
Do these batteries not have to be programmed?.
Not at all - it has a positive terminal and a negative terminal - no electronics inside. I guess some cars might need to be told if the battery changes, but as far as I'm aware, the Astra wasn't that smart.
@@LaurencePlays thank you for the reply.. I have the Astra j vxr with start stop.. I'm confused to if it needs to be programmed..
@@dreadpirate1337 Ah, I'm afraid I don't know - this was an SXI, I think. 1.6 litre anyway, and generally pretty low spec. I know that if you have start/stop you need a more robust battery, but I don't know either way about programming it.
Great tutorial, I have manged to replace my car battery but now my car wont start.
I am sure I have put it back exactly like before but no idea how to test this without some major equipment. Any ideas?
Hmmm, hard to say - I'd recommend charging the battery first, make sure it's not just flat! In my experience, new batteries are usually supplied about 50% charged, so it /should/ be OK, but it's worth checking.
Does anything else work? When you put the ignition on, does the dashboard light up? If so, you might have missed out one of the connectors on the positive terminal, like I originally did, and then had to fix.
@@LaurencePlays Thanks - turns out the screws and bolts weren't tightened properly. All sorted now.
get a girl to do it next time....good grief🤣
If you mean finding the socket, getting my hand in there wasn't the hard part, it was working out where the socket had gone! Besides, she has me so she doesn't have to mess about with her car 😛