Battery For A Ford C-Max

[me again]

Hope some one can help

I have a ford c-max 2ltr deisel 2003 and I need a new battery .
but the battery size is 278mm X 175mm X 175mm

but alot of the heaverier duty batteries are upto 310mm long
but the battery sits in a plastic box and I dont want to buy one that wont fit !

from what i can see 680cca and 72 amp hours is standard
well I'd like to boost that up as much as possible without having to remove the battery box ?

any ideas or suggestions ? I dont have the oppertunity to try before buying so I need to get it right first time
cheers Mark

[jake-the-peg]

I presume it's a 096 Battery

Halfords have an 80AH

http://www.halfords.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/product_storeId_10001_catalogId_10151_productId_734753_langId_-1_categoryId_165762#tab1

It's 278mm but deeper at 190mm do you have an extra couple of cm in depth?

[me again]

To be honest Jake Im not sure if that will fit
reading on a forum the same car has a different battery fitted as standard in colder countrys but I can tell if a different size or just different ratings

[jake-the-peg]

well all the 80AH versions of the 096 I can see are 190mm deep

It is possible that the battery tray is slightly wider in those coutries to accomodate the higher capacity battery

[me again]

well after a lot of expense an awful lot of jump starting a new battery and still nothing , it finally turned out to be a the starter motor , for some reason it was only drawing 9 volts ! new one fitted and jobs done ! starts first time straight away , thank you !

[jake-the-peg]

Oh sorry to hear that

Sometimes a dying starter motor will drain a battery so much as to cripple it so you may have needed that battery anyway