What type of Battery is in a VR-4?

[Guest]

Hello All,

I recently had to pay out for a new ECU. Including fitting, around £700 UK Sterling. Ouch!

Anyway, the garage suggested that a faulty battery may have caused the problem. Sure enough, when I took the battery out and tested it, smoke appeared. The battery was not a genuine Mitsubishi part.

I've therefore forked out for a new battery from a dealer. But when I come to fit it, the terminals are on the wrong side.

I have a 6A12TT 7th generation VR-4.

Anyone know the correct Mitsubishi part or third party equivalent?

Cheers, KiteFighter.

 

[bradc]

heh, we would have been able to get you an euc for like 100 pounds, or repaired your old one.

Trying to get a genuine mitsi battery is a bit silly. Just get a quality branded one. Most do have the terminals around the wrong way, you need to be careful there, just look around.

 

[SiliconAngel]

Mitsubishi recommend a 520CCA battery, but they don't actually make one. Interestingly, because Japanese cars use those small battery terminals, none of the batteries used in Japan will comply with the recommendation

As Brad said, you can buy batteries in any of the four possible standard configurations (terminals on either side, biased to either side) - just make sure you know what you need for your car before you go into the store.