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02-15-2013, 04:35 PM | #1 |
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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. |
02-15-2013, 05:11 PM | #2 |
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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.
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02-15-2013, 05:29 PM | #3 |
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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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02-17-2013, 06:48 AM | #5 |
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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.
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02-17-2013, 05:31 PM | #6 |
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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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