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My '05 V8 Touareg has been sitting a bit lately, so when I went to start it today, no go. Decided to put a new battery in, as the current one was an unknown quantity (car was a recent purchase).
Long story short, after installing a new 110Ah OEM VW battery (000-915-105-DL-DSP), I was VERY surprised to find that the positive cable would no longer reach (about 1" too short now)!
The new "DL" battery is bigger than the AC Delco I took out, but this new battery is supposed to be the correct battery for this car.
My positive cable (part #7L0-971-225-H) shows for "JOL" (70AH), "JOR" (80Ah) & "J1U" (95Ah) which are the smaller batteries.
The alternate positive cable listed in ETKA (part #7L0-971-225) shows for "JOZ" (110Ah) & "J2C" (85Ah & 110Ah). Is this cable slightly longer to accommodate the larger battery? Is this the cable that came on the V10s?
Does any V10 owner know the part number of their positive cable (or have a spare handy to check)?
I'm dead in the water. Anybody seen this before? I have been searching without any luck.
Long story short, after installing a new 110Ah OEM VW battery (000-915-105-DL-DSP), I was VERY surprised to find that the positive cable would no longer reach (about 1" too short now)!
The new "DL" battery is bigger than the AC Delco I took out, but this new battery is supposed to be the correct battery for this car.
My positive cable (part #7L0-971-225-H) shows for "JOL" (70AH), "JOR" (80Ah) & "J1U" (95Ah) which are the smaller batteries.
The alternate positive cable listed in ETKA (part #7L0-971-225) shows for "JOZ" (110Ah) & "J2C" (85Ah & 110Ah). Is this cable slightly longer to accommodate the larger battery? Is this the cable that came on the V10s?
Does any V10 owner know the part number of their positive cable (or have a spare handy to check)?
I'm dead in the water. Anybody seen this before? I have been searching without any luck.