Original battery E83

Jim761 · 01-17-2016, 04:42 AM

Hi I have a Bmw X3 3.0d sport of which I bought new in august 2005 it has never been garaged sits outside in all weathers .I would like to know if anyone else has still got the original battery in there x3 petrol or diesel model and how often should you really change the battery.I started to do my own servicing on the x3 six years ago the first thing I did was to put in a piper cross air filter what difference this better economy and smother pickup and also feels quicker the x3 has been 100% reliable so what are anyone view on the battery .

dfurseth · 01-17-2016, 01:22 PM

BMW factory AGM (Absorbent Glass Mat) Battery can be expexted to last around 8 years. i replaced mine at 10 when it finally wouldn't hold a charge. there is no danger with an AGM to let the battery go it's full life cycle since it won't leak, like a conventional acid cell battery. but if you prefer not to be stranded when it dies, i would suggest replacing yours soon.

Jim761 · 01-18-2016, 01:59 PM

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Originally Posted by dfurseth

BMW factory AGM (Absorbent Glass Mat) Battery can be expexted to last around 8 years. i replaced mine at 10 when it finally wouldn't hold a charge. there is no danger with an AGM to let the battery go it's full life cycle since it won't leak, like a conventional acid cell battery. but if you prefer not to be stranded when it dies, i would suggest replacing yours soon.

Hi thanks will take up your suggestion 10 years long enough now that its winter

Nukeee · 01-29-2016, 01:20 AM

Hi, I have also original battery on my X3 3.0sd 2007. It has never been in a garage and it still runs smoothly with this battery.

E90ALLMANUAL · 03-03-2016, 09:19 PM

My wife had an 04, 2.5i (she had it since new)and it had the original battery when we trade it two years ago(big mistake).The car has been in Indiana and Chicago cold winters,hot Texas summers and Alabama's humidity. It was garage only the last 2 years we had it.

10 years is very rare for a battery on a BMW. I was a tech for 8 years I know by experience that the average lifespan for BMW battery is 4-5 years.

Mikesmith2939 · 03-03-2016, 11:06 PM

I don't think a 2005 has the AGM battery,my 2007 has the lead acid type which I changed for a calcium one. These don't need to be coded either, unlike the AGM ones

01-17-2016, 04:42 AM	#1
Jim761 Enlisted Member 4 Rep 40 Posts Drives: X1 2.5dmsport f48 X3 E83 ix3 Join Date: Jan 2016 Location: Scotland iTrader: (0)	Original battery E83 Hi I have a Bmw X3 3.0d sport of which I bought new in august 2005 it has never been garaged sits outside in all weathers .I would like to know if anyone else has still got the original battery in there x3 petrol or diesel model and how often should you really change the battery.I started to do my own servicing on the x3 six years ago the first thing I did was to put in a piper cross air filter what difference this better economy and smother pickup and also feels quicker the x3 has been 100% reliable so what are anyone view on the battery .
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dfurseth New Member 18 Rep 24 Posts Drives: '04 E83 X3 3.0i Join Date: Nov 2013 Location: United States iTrader: (0) Garage List 2004 BMW X3 [10.00]	BMW factory AGM (Absorbent Glass Mat) Battery can be expexted to last around 8 years. i replaced mine at 10 when it finally wouldn't hold a charge. there is no danger with an AGM to let the battery go it's full life cycle since it won't leak, like a conventional acid cell battery. but if you prefer not to be stranded when it dies, i would suggest replacing yours soon.
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Nukeee Registered 2 Rep 2 Posts Drives: BMW X3 3.0sd Join Date: Jan 2016 Location: Bulgaria iTrader: (0)	Hi, I have also original battery on my X3 3.0sd 2007. It has never been in a garage and it still runs smoothly with this battery.
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E90ALLMANUAL Private 23 Rep 91 Posts Drives: E90/328i/no sunroof Join Date: Dec 2013 Location: Alabama iTrader: (0)	My wife had an 04, 2.5i (she had it since new)and it had the original battery when we trade it two years ago(big mistake).The car has been in Indiana and Chicago cold winters,hot Texas summers and Alabama's humidity. It was garage only the last 2 years we had it. 10 years is very rare for a battery on a BMW. I was a tech for 8 years I know by experience that the average lifespan for BMW battery is 4-5 years.
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Mikesmith2939 Second Lieutenant 54 Rep 297 Posts Drives: 2013 320i xdrive Join Date: Jul 2015 Location: UK iTrader: (0)	I don't think a 2005 has the AGM battery,my 2007 has the lead acid type which I changed for a calcium one. These don't need to be coded either, unlike the AGM ones
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