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    Default Re: Mazda 3 Battery

    Changed the battery today, the Type 35 fits with room to spare. Original Battery was Panasonic from Japan.


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    Default Re: Mazda 3 Battery

    your original battery was also a group 35
    you should've put in a group 24F as I always suggested

    when will everyone here stop questioning the battery sizes? what I always told people before is tried and true and works... do I really need to write an article to be stickied?
    there's a interstate group 24F battery in my 2.3l, and my friend's 2.0l has a energizer group 24F battery... it all fit the same!
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    Quote Originally Posted by Hotsky View Post
    I don't think so. 99.99% sure they're the same.
    the battery boxes are 100% the same size
    all of the 3s except for the 2014s can fit a group 24F battery

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    Quote Originally Posted by TheMAN View Post
    your original battery was also a group 35
    you should've put in a group 24F as I always suggested

    when will everyone here stop questioning the battery sizes? what I always told people before is tried and true and works... do I really need to write an article to be stickied?
    there's a interstate group 24F battery in my 2.3l, and my friend's 2.0l has a energizer group 24F battery... it all fit the same!
    If the problem is the size of the battery, I had no issues getting the Type 35's in, the issue was actually taking the old battery old. There is still half an inch or more space left on both sides.

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    Quote Originally Posted by TheMAN View Post
    your original battery was also a group 35
    you should've put in a group 24F as I always suggested

    when will everyone here stop questioning the battery sizes? what I always told people before is tried and true and works... do I really need to write an article to be stickied?
    there's a interstate group 24F battery in my 2.3l, and my friend's 2.0l has a energizer group 24F battery... it all fit the same!
    the 24f fits fine, i got one recently. however when i got it at cantire, it wasn't listed as a battery for my 05 2.0... it only listed the 35 and that other one (26 or something). i told them it i needed a 24f for a mercedes or something.

    the 24f does fit, and im glad i read your posts and looked into it. thanks

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    Default Re: Mazda 3 Battery

    I wonder if 24F alone would fix the HID flicker issues with out a need for capasitors or a relay. Anyone tried?

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    Quote Originally Posted by brucewayne View Post
    the 24f fits fine, i got one recently. however when i got it at cantire, it wasn't listed as a battery for my 05 2.0... it only listed the 35 and that other one (26 or something). i told them it i needed a 24f for a mercedes or something.

    the 24f does fit, and im glad i read your posts and looked into it. thanks
    it does fit because it is a mazda approved size... it's in mazda's official application chart... some 3s came factory equipped with the panasonic equivalent of these huge batteries
    26R is the smallest approved size... it comes on US spec cars.... it's crap, not even worth mentioning

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    Does anyone's headlights dim (noticeable at night) when you turn the steering wheel.... I thought this was a problem with my old battery but this new one is the same... any ideas?

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    Yep! Sure do! It gets better eventually, and its most likely not the alternator like it should be. Lots of Mazda 3 owners have it and can't figure it out. It definitely gets less noticeable though.

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    You can replace the alternator because that could be the problem, but it's most likely just Mazda probs.

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    Quote Originally Posted by walltico View Post
    Does anyone's headlights dim (noticeable at night) when you turn the steering wheel.... I thought this was a problem with my old battery but this new one is the same... any ideas?
    I have the same issue (halogen), since day one. Not exactly a problem, just poor Mazda engineering.

    Installing HID helps with the issue though... fyi.
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    Interesting. .. so just crappy engineering than.

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    Default Re: Mazda 3 Battery

    When it comes to car batteries one thing to consider is that heat is the number 1 killer which I'd imagine why the battery box is oversize and Mazda made the air channel to the battery. Going with the larger battery will take up the air space around the battery likely decreasing the life span since it will be running hotter.

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    there's still considerable space between the battery box and the group 24F battery... yes, it fills the box up, but not to the point where there is zero air space! see: http://www.torontomazda3.ca/forum/sh...=1#post1150813
    your concerns is a non-issue, especially since mazda decided to cheap out and delete the battery cooling duct in the genpus and genpees.... furthermore, the group 24F batteries have greatly more electrolyte and larger battery plates, both which can tolerate high heat better than a premium group 35 battery as those have tightly packed battery plates.... canada doesn't get really hot compared to the southern US too, so heat isn't the primary factor killing batteries, old age is... there's people here still driving with 9 year old batteries!
    Last edited by TheMAN; 02-24-2014 at 06:11 PM.

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    Mine was a couple months short of 9 years when I changed it not that long ago. The new battery will probably outlast the car... I have the cooling duct removed right now (didn't reinstall it after I added the SRI but I will put it in for the summer). You're right south of the US life expectancy for batteries is something like 2 years, up here it's 4-5 years. I'm not sure why the size would make any difference.

    edit here's a cool chart;

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    heat kills batteries due to electrolyte loss and cell break down... premium high CCA cold weather batteries have greater cell density and therefore less electrolyte than a hot climate battery.... a group 35 battery is much smaller than a group 24F, so when you try to eek out 600+ CCAs from a group 35, it can only last so long in the heat... simply physics really because high density cells have thinner and tightly packed plates, so they can only withstand so much abuse! the group 24F is much larger and as such has much more electrolyte and they do not need as high of cell density in order to get 800 CCAs... I'm sure it won't take much to get 1000 out of a group 24F by using the same technique used to make a high powered group 35...

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    definately do not buy mazda replacement battery
    garantee suck


    All Mazda vehicles except B-Series:

    The originally equipped battery is fully covered for the first 12 months of the warranty period regardless of kilometrage. After 12 months but within 24 months, 50% of the replacement battery's suggested retail price will be your responsibility. After 24 months but within 36 months, 75% of the replacement battery's suggested retail price will be your responsibility. The rest, including labor charge, is covered by Mazda.

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    Quote Originally Posted by walltico View Post
    Does anyone's headlights dim (noticeable at night) when you turn the steering wheel.... I thought this was a problem with my old battery but this new one is the same... any ideas?
    Alternator is most likely on it's way out, if this is happening. Have it checked for charging voltage.

    I also don't understand people cheeping out on batteries, it's an essential part of the car! Splurge on your battery people.


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    Quote Originally Posted by Flagrum_3 View Post
    I also don't understand people cheeping out on batteries, it's an essential part of the car! Splurge on your battery people.


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    +1 to this part. just replaced my motomaster crappy battery with a northstar one. what a huge difference. its 300$ but with the stereo its worth it. even better then the redtop i had a while back. was recommended by a friend and im very happy with it.
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    Quote Originally Posted by gabbygenier View Post
    +1 to this part. just replaced my motomaster crappy battery with a northstar one. what a huge difference. its 300$ but with the stereo its worth it. even better then the redtop i had a while back. was recommended by a friend and im very happy with it.
    Well I purchased the Motomaster Eliminator Ultra AGM battery for $160 and so far it's been awesome. No issues here even with the extreme cold starts, she fires right-up.



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    Quote Originally Posted by Flagrum_3 View Post
    Well I purchased the Motomaster Eliminator Ultra AGM battery for $160 and so far it's been awesome. No issues here even with the extreme cold starts, she fires right-up.



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    ya, i had the cheapest one. when my red top died. i was short on cash and thats all i could afford. it lasted 2 years in the end so not bad for 100$. but the stereo killed it lol

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    The 24F has returned to Costco - 24F with 35 side by side comparison

    http://www.torontomazda3.ca/forum/sh...ck-at-Costco!!


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    Hey to The Man. 12 years old. Just dying now.

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    Default Re: Mazda 3 Battery

    Just wanted some opinion on this- i'm going away for vacation for a month, should i disconnect my battery on my mazda? The car is 3 years old with the original battery still on it. Just wondering if the battery will drain while i'm away? Thanks in advance.

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