987 Spyder battery replacement

[CLIFFWILKINS]

If you don't have a warranty you can use any make of battery of the same equivalent

If you have a warranty a Porsche approved battery is needed otherwise it may become not covered.

 

[RJW]

I am also in need of a new battery and have the Porsche warranty. Is it possible to buy a Porsche approved battery from a supplier other than Porsche itself? Likely to be a cheaper option if available.

 

[Printboy]

Hi. In short, go on line to Tayna batteries,put in your reg, ask to see all batteries, scroll down to the Bosch S5 008 £73.95 including vat. Very fast delivery. Follow instructions for fitting, 10 minute job done.

 

[AndyMoores]

Hi All,

My 987 Spyder needs a new battery. This might be a naive question, but is there any issue with replacing the Porsche battery with a non-porsche equivalent? Has anyone had any issues with fitting a non-Porsche equivalent?

Many thanks,

Andy

 

[Motorhead]

I am also in need of a new battery and have the Porsche warranty. Is it possible to buy a Porsche approved battery from a supplier other than Porsche itself? Likely to be a cheaper option if available.

What series do you have Bob … 987, 981 or 718? 987s had Moll batteries fitted as original equipment which as far as I know were only available from the dealers, and I’m not sure that they’re in production any more. 981s had Banner batteries, which are available outside the dealer network; probably 718s have Banner batteries too.

If you change the battery on a 981 and 718 the system (battery condition module) needs to be reset via PIWIS or equivalent to indicate that a new battery has been fitted.

Jeff

 

[Chappelle]

Also don't have the battery disconnected for long when swapping. The cars can revert to a factory ship state and some of the functions lost, eg heated seats won't work. If you do this, it'll need recoded by your OPC

 

[MrDemon]

now long can you warranty a car ?

I never had a warranty so not an issue, but was it 10 years now 15 (easy money so they extended it as massive profit ).

buy a Boshce S4 or a antigravity if you want to save 15kg and don't renew the warranty. must be horrible to drive on old N spec tyres and be tied into an OPC.

 

[RJW]

Hi Jeff,

It’s a 981GTS and the battery is a Banner type with a Porsche sticker on top with reference: 12v 80 Ah 800a EN. If I have to get a reset using PIWIS, I guess a battery change is not a diy job as I had hoped.

 

[kitchens]

Bought a new Exide for the 987 Spyder 85ah fitted with a 5yr warranty got it from my local indy he fitted it and cleared some faults that where on the car . could have bought cheaper but did not want to have to go and get any errors sorted if changing threw them up .original lasted 10 yrs

 

[Motorhead]

Hi Jeff,

It’s a 981GTS and the battery is a Banner type with a Porsche sticker on top with reference: 12v 80 Ah 800a EN. If I have to get a reset using PIWIS, I guess a battery change is not a diy job as I had hoped.

Hi Bob,

I’m sure that the Porsche Centre will charge you a lot more than an online battery supplier, assuming you can find an exact replacement there, but then you’ve got to factor-in the cost of the reset. A local Porsche Independent should be able to do this for a lower price or you could buy a cheap-ish OBD2 analyser, many of which can be used to perform the reset.

I don’t know how important it is to do the reset. It just tells the battery conditioning module that a new battery has been installed, which I’m guessing changes the charging profile?

Jeff

 

[tscaptain]

I changed the battery on my 997 without the any need for resets etc. You need a) jump leads and b) another car/battery. Connect the +ve jump lead to the terminal in such a way that you can get to the nut to loosen it. Connect the -ve to an earth point on the car (not the other battery terminal) Carefully remove the +ve terminal (making sure the jump lead doesn't fall off and also it doesn't come into contact with the car!) and then the -ve. With both terminals removed from the old battery the car remains powered up and all memory items retained. Replace the battery, connect the terminals, disconnect jump leads, job done.

 

[JurassicGTS]

I had a quote from my local independent for replacing a non OEM battery and coding a 981S with an OEM battery of £385, prior to having a 111 point check at my local OPC for an extended warranty.

I haven't asked my OPC yet for a price, but would be interested to hear their quote.

 

[RJW]

Thanks for that tip Alan. During the process of installing the new battery, there will be two batteries connected to the car for a short time (In parallel I think). I assume this doesn’t cause any problems?

 

[tscaptain]

Bob, as long as they're in parallel it's fine. Worked a treat on mine.

 

[Motorhead]

Bob,

Alan’s comment is useful for preserving the memory items but I don’t think that it will help with the battery reset. Both he and I have 987/997-series cars which I don’t believe have battery condition monitoring which was introduced on the 981/991 cars along with stop/start and AGM batteries.

Jeff

 

[RJW]

Alan/Jeff,

Many thanks for your advice, very useful. I think I’ll get an indie to do the battery swap Just to be on the safe side.

 

[daro911]

Alan/Jeff,

Many thanks for your advice, very useful. I think I’ll get an indie to do the battery swap Just to be on the safe side.

These guys have an excellent range and decent prices

http://www.thebatteryshop.co.uk/