Battery part number confusion on z4m

Armatron · 02-15-2013, 04:35 PM

The battery in my car is 61217553951 "See SI 610696 (110)" 70AH 760CCA

I call my dealer and they suggest 61217586961 80AH 640CCA

The oem '951' battery is apparently not available. It seems odd that they would replace it with a lower rated battery. The parts guy claims that the newer 961 is what they use on the e90, and is a lower rated battery. He basically suggested I keep looking and fine a 760cca battery....

Thoughts? I know 12v is 12v, I know I can go aftermarket but in general I prefer to stick with BMW parts. However, I don't really want to put in a lower rated battery.

Can someone lookup "SI 610696 (110)" ? Google did not help.

mhughett · 02-15-2013, 05:11 PM

Personally, I think you're overthinking this decision. I replaced the battery in my M coupe a few months ago with an AGM battery from O'Reilly. It was about $150 with a $25 rebate and had the EXACT same spec's as the battery I pulled out of my car. It was a 48ext AGM battery, 760cca, same size, color, markings, everything. It was identical in every way to the one that I was replacing. However, if you want to pay twice as much for the same battery at the BMW dealer and get a warranty that's not nearly as good, go for it.

Armatron · 02-15-2013, 05:29 PM

Thanks for the input. I decided to go with the autozone duralast platinum as it has better ratings. The current oreilly's battery is only 600cca, versus the autozone 730cca.

The dealer 961 battery is $180, so it's definitely not twice the price.

Armatron · 02-15-2013, 05:40 PM

Ended up with a Napa battery, made by east penn or possibly exide. 760cca, 875ca for $170. # BAT 9848

onebluemcm · 02-17-2013, 06:48 AM

Way to go. I picked up a BOSCH battery at the local PepBoys, same deal, adequate general battery specs, and it was a bit smaller in size to boot.

Finnegan · 02-17-2013, 05:31 PM

Good info. There's a battery sticky and associated spreadsheet. If you have a minute please update with your data.

http://www.zpost.com/forums/showthread.php?t=745266

G80indy · 02-18-2013, 11:49 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Armatron

Ended up with a Napa battery, made by east penn or possibly exide. 760cca, 875ca for $170. # BAT 9848

Same battery as the O'Reilly EXT48 AGM

02-15-2013, 04:35 PM	#1
Armatron Enlisted Member 0 Rep 45 Posts Drives: z4mc Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: US iTrader: (0)	Battery part number confusion on z4m The battery in my car is 61217553951 "See SI 610696 (110)" 70AH 760CCA I call my dealer and they suggest 61217586961 80AH 640CCA The oem '951' battery is apparently not available. It seems odd that they would replace it with a lower rated battery. The parts guy claims that the newer 961 is what they use on the e90, and is a lower rated battery. He basically suggested I keep looking and fine a 760cca battery.... Thoughts? I know 12v is 12v, I know I can go aftermarket but in general I prefer to stick with BMW parts. However, I don't really want to put in a lower rated battery. Can someone lookup "SI 610696 (110)" ? Google did not help.
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02-15-2013, 05:11 PM	#2
mhughett Captain 25 Rep 615 Posts Drives: 2007 Z4 M Coupe Join Date: May 2009 Location: Tulsa, Ok iTrader: (0)	Personally, I think you're overthinking this decision. I replaced the battery in my M coupe a few months ago with an AGM battery from O'Reilly. It was about $150 with a $25 rebate and had the EXACT same spec's as the battery I pulled out of my car. It was a 48ext AGM battery, 760cca, same size, color, markings, everything. It was identical in every way to the one that I was replacing. However, if you want to pay twice as much for the same battery at the BMW dealer and get a warranty that's not nearly as good, go for it. __________________ 2013 Audi TT RS (Tech Pkg, Sport Exhaust, Heated Seats, Sirius) Retired--2007 Z4 M Coupe (Imola Red/Black, Premium Pkg, Heated Seats, XM, Bimmian stubby antenna, CDV delete, Apex EC-7--Anthracite, Goodyear F1 Asymetric 2. Last edited by mhughett; 02-15-2013 at 05:19 PM..
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02-15-2013, 05:29 PM	#3
Armatron Enlisted Member 0 Rep 45 Posts Drives: z4mc Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: US iTrader: (0)	Thanks for the input. I decided to go with the autozone duralast platinum as it has better ratings. The current oreilly's battery is only 600cca, versus the autozone 730cca. The dealer 961 battery is $180, so it's definitely not twice the price.
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Armatron Enlisted Member 0 Rep 45 Posts Drives: z4mc Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: US iTrader: (0)	Ended up with a Napa battery, made by east penn or possibly exide. 760cca, 875ca for $170. # BAT 9848 Last edited by Armatron; 02-16-2013 at 04:32 PM..
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02-17-2013, 06:48 AM	#5
onebluemcm Captain 42 Rep 632 Posts Drives: '07 Z4MC Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Richmond, VA iTrader: (0)	Way to go. I picked up a BOSCH battery at the local PepBoys, same deal, adequate general battery specs, and it was a bit smaller in size to boot. __________________ \|=.-._.-._.-._.-._.-._.-._.-._.-._.-._.-._.-.=\| Silbergrau A08 / Sepang Brown LSD6 / Carbon Leather 4MY (1 of 3, this combo) RAC RG63 \| Conti EC-DW \| GC/Koni-Dinan \| Rogue RSM \| Arqray \| Autosolutions \| BMW brace \| Pinnacle tint
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Finnegan Dog Listener 704 Rep 7,850 Posts Drives: Z4M/. Z3M, E36/46 M3 Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Teaching the dog to slalom iTrader: (22)	Good info. There's a battery sticky and associated spreadsheet. If you have a minute please update with your data. http://www.zpost.com/forums/showthread.php?t=745266
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