Changing 182 (54 reg) Battery.... (Renault quoted £120 for parts + labour?!)

[martandem]

Hi All,

Will be changing the battery on the 182 in the next couple of days, given that Renault want silly money to do it. I've picked up a Bosch battery for £40+vat through a mate in the parts trade, so want to fit it myself.

I have searched the forums and not found much in the way of guides etc.

Could anyone talk me through it? Is it difficult? Anything important i should be aware of?

Also, it is suspected (so the RAC man said) that there may be a problem with the immobiliser too. Before i take the car back to Renault (with no warranty ) will it be ok to change the battery and check that fixes the problem? Is there a risk of damaging the new battery? I thought if i do the battery myself, it will safe Renault ripping me off as they quoted £120 parts + labour?!

Thanks for your help!
Martin

 

[biojo]

erm , one bolt right hand side releases the battery, disconnect the terminals

thats it

u`ll need radio code if its a renault one

tbh my bosch battery cost 70-80 but i iwent for next size up as there was choice of 2 on clio, its a tighter fit but works so itll do me

 

[martandem]

Thanks dude.... thats what i thought, i could only see the bolt on right, didnt know if there were more that were awkwardly placed etc!

If i put the new battery in, and it still wont start, i.e. immobiliser light flashes, is there anything else i can do myself before i bite the bullet and take it back to Renault main dealer (and get robbed)?

 

[martandem]

Bump! ^^^

 

[mattjk]

you cant go wrong dude just undo the 13mm bolt and 10mm for the battery terminals pull out old drop in new do up 13mm bold recconnect terminals tighten 2 10mm bolts, immobiliser will be fine but if it was to do that then yes you would have to go to renault.

 

[Aluco]

tbh changing the battery is the easiest job on a car =P

as above just make sure you have your radio code. And dont ever consider paying someone to change a battery for you again xD

 

[r8byb]

I wouldnt say its the easiest took me ages to get the bracket back on lol

 

[Martin_172]

radio code should be on the inside of the front cover of the service book iirc

 

[martandem]

Have the battery off now, was pretty simple!.... but as r8byb said, my big fat hands are gonna struggle when trying to get the bracket back on!...