What size or capacity doe VOLVO S 70 99 needs?

shaimaa2000 · Post by **shaimaa2000** » 18 Sep 2008, 14:02

Hi all,
My mechanic said, I"m having too big battery on my car as I bought this battery from Puget battery only a month ago still in warranty. I think they put the wrong battery power. I'm having some troubles with my right and left signals and recently cigarette lighter blown so I think the battery is giving more power that is why, I"m having troubles with signals and fuse.
So what is the right size for the battery in VOLVO s 70 99 with 126k miles.

Thanks all in advance

Post by **JRL** » 18 Sep 2008, 15:45

You really can't have too big a battery, you have a SHORT somewhere

shaimaa2000 · Post by **shaimaa2000** » 19 Sep 2008, 00:59

Is there anyway, I can figure out this short? I used code reader and nothing is in ECU.

Thanks

db130 · Post by **db130** » 19 Sep 2008, 07:30

Sounds like you need to find a new mechanic as yours is unwilling/unable to track down a short.

For what it's worth, the correct battery is either a Group 47 or Group 48 battery, with the latter having roughly 15% more cold cranking amps depending on the brand.

This is not something that would show up on a code scanner. You'd need a multimeter and check for continuity. I'd start with checking for metal debris in the cigarette lighter socket.