For the BMW 5 Series with a 528 i gasoline engine, we choose batteries with dimensions of 276x175x175 mm or 278x175x175 mm, whose capacity exceeds 71 Ah. The weakest of these is the battery Exide Excell EB712 which capacity is 71 Ah and Cold Cranking Amps is 670 A. The most powerful battery is Varta Silver Dynamic E38 of a capacity 74Ah and Cold Cranking Amps: 750 A. All of the above motors have a base hold-down B13.
For the BMW 5 Series with a 520 i gasoline engine, we choose batteries with dimensions of 276x175x190 mm or 278x175x190 mm, whose capacity exceeds 67 Ah. The weakest of these is the battery Halfords Essentials HB 096 which capacity is 70 Ah and Cold Cranking Amps is 640 A. The most powerful battery is Lucas Supreme LS096 of a capacity 78Ah and Cold Cranking Amps: 780 A. The base hold-down of the above batteries is B13.
For these petrol engines, we recommend batteries with dimensions of 276x175x190 mm or 278x175x190 mm and a capacity exceeding 71 Ah. The weakest of these is the battery Exide Excell EB740 which capacity is 74 Ah and Cold Cranking Amps is 680 A. The most powerful battery is Lucas Supreme LS096 of a capacity 78Ah and Cold Cranking Amps: 780 A. All of the above motors have a base hold-down B13.
For these petrol engines, we recommend batteries with dimensions of 352x175x175 mm or 353x175x175 mm and a capacity exceeding 82 Ah. The weakest of these is the battery Exide Excell EB852 which capacity is 85 Ah and Cold Cranking Amps is 760 A. The most powerful battery is Bosch S3 S30 12 of a capacity 88Ah and Cold Cranking Amps: 740 A. The base hold-down of the above batteries is B13.
For these petrol engines, we recommend batteries with dimensions of 353x175x190 mm, 392x175x190 mm or 393x175x190 mm and a capacity exceeding 92 Ah. We can mount the standard battery type here or made in AGM technology. To avoid problems, You should rememeber to replace the standard battery with a standard one, EFB with EFB and AGM with AGM. All of the above motors have a base hold-down B13.
The BMW 5 Series with a 525 tds diesel engine should be compatible with batteries of dimensions 352x175x175 mm or 353x175x175 mm, with a minimum capacity of 82 Ah. The most basic battery of this set is Exide Excell EB852 of a capacity 85Ah and 760A Cold Cranking Amps, the battery with the biggest capacity is Bosch S3 S30 12 of a capacity 88 Ah, having 740A Cold Cranking Amps. The base hold-down of the above batteries is B13.
These diesel engines should work with batteries of dimensions 352x175x190 mm or 353x175x190 mm, which capacity is minimum 92 Ah. The most basic battery of this set is Exide Excell EB950 of a capacity 95Ah and 800A Cold Cranking Amps, the battery with the biggest capacity is Exide Premium EA1000 of a capacity 100 Ah, having 900A Cold Cranking Amps. All of the above motors have a base hold-down B13. If you’re still unsure which battery fits your BMW 5 Series , or if you want to help others in their selection, please send us a photo of your current battery in the comment section at the bottom of the page. You can also send the picture to contact@whatbattery.co.uk (we will place it in the comments to also help other users). Be sure to specify the car model, year, type, as well as the engine capacity and power. We’ll do our best to assist you!
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