What kind of battery for Rabbit Cabby? Its an LHD US import (fuel injected model)

[joshcrd]

Trying to look up charts on marshall website etc but cant find anything.

[EwenHayton]

ru talking about the main car battery? if so i will nip out and check mine for you if you like but pretty sure there not a special battery and your local battery shop could help you. But if you like i will have a look?

[joshcrd]

thanks thats correct the main battery

I know thery're not all the same so if you could check whenever you can (no need for a special trip) let me know

[EwenHayton]

Mines a US import to so exactly the same

[gldgti]

Any DIN battery about 450-600CCA is good. I have a DIN65 500CCA in my cabby

[joshcrd]

okay cool thanks guys

this car hasnt been driven in a year or so

apart from the battery I plan to;
syphon out the fuel
change the oil
change the spark plugs

before I get it running

any other thoughts?

[gldgti]

check the gearbox oil level if you plan on taking it for an extended drive.

[roccodingo]

Change the fuel injection filter as well, ( next to the metering head)

I would even bridge the fuel pump relay and pump some of the old fuel in the lines out to a waste bucket untill you get the new fuel flowing before refitting a new fuel filter. Kjet + old stale & dirty fuel = expensive repairs to get it running optimumly.

If there's a lot of rust and crud coming thru chances are you may end up doing a pump as there is only a small screen on the lift pump ( if yours is a later model ) and pretty well bugger all on the early pump suction lines to filter the crud out.

HTH.