Re:What did you do to your jimny today?

Not seen one that flexible before. The one I was using looped out too much and the extra length was wound around the gear stick gaiter to hide it.

Fitting 26 spline side gears in front diff

Will finish up tomorrow.
My first time in the diff not to bad of a job.

Better with WhatsApp support thanks Lads

CC Baxter wrote: Looks good George, looks like it grew there.
The benefits may take a little while to show themselves. Chris

I forgot to weigh the original battery yesterday when taking the photos.
On the bathroom scales, the original battery is ~12kg, the new battery is ~14kg.


Key on, the Car booted up ok, the Dashboard gave full daylight Illumination, the Clock in the dash, we're still waiting.. (Edit, now fixed!)
Started up instantly, drove perfectly well up to the shops.
Return journey, NO dashboard illumination, so I selected the service menu.
I monitored the voltage for the trip home, lo14s all the way until turning right into my street, then 13s, hi 12s, then right into my driveway, mid 12s.
There were no 14.4V or 12.1V readings, the charging range has now closed up a little.

Conclusion: While a bigger battery is better, 58 vs 46AH, it has only made a small difference to my driving situation.
DO NOT rush out and buy one of these for your Gen4 Jimny, however when battery replacement time comes, please consider these more hi-tech batteries in the money part of the decision process!

A little more information.
I was disappointed in the fact that the battery was not instantly compatible with the charging system after the car booted up.
After driving on Monday and Yesterday the battery resting voltage this afternoon is 12.87V.
While this is quite good, it is only 0.07V above the voltage out of the cardboard box, after spending 3 weeks in transit from Melbourne.

I have asked Suzuki to look into how to make the charging system recognise the EFB Battery and charge it appropriately. More later..

If I have learnt anything recently when testing batteries and swapping alternators... 12.8 is the upper end of where it should be. 12.87 seems slightly better still!

Without seeing the battery spec I would have thought that a resting voltage of 12.8V was normal.

Voltage is not a very good indicator of charge for example 12.8V might be 100%, 12.6V might be 80% and 12.5V might be less than 50%.

I assume you measured it on the terminals, but remember that there will still be some current flowing with the car unlocked and bonnet up and this will give you a slightly lower reading. All of this is slightly different to a battery out of the box with nothing connected.

GeorgeC wrote: After The Test Drive: A little more information.
I was disappointed in the fact that the battery was not instantly compatible with the charging system after the car booted up.
After driving on Monday and Yesterday the battery resting voltage this afternoon is 12.87V.
While this is quite good, it is only 0.07V above the voltage out of the cardboard box, after spending 3 weeks in transit from Melbourne.
I have asked Suzuki to look into how to make the charging system recognise the EFB Battery and charge it appropriately. More later..

Thank you all for the response and comments to the above post.

During the week I had a chat with a retired Suzuki Service Manager, he is also and a Jimny owner/driver and mechanic. His expectations for a traditional lead/acid Battery is a resting voltage of 12.8V with a healthy alternator/charging system. However for the new EFB Battery he said I should be seeing 13.0-13.2V under the same conditions.

Today, Saturday, my weekly Voltage check:
New EFB Battery in the Car: 12.80V
Original Battery on the bench: 12.76V

The Voltage in the car is now what I would expect after each drive, a net loss of 0.1-0.2V.

Nothing but think about it still waiting on a delivery of metal so I can make a start on a few bits

Today I have started to rust proof the underneath, starting with the front. By 'me' I mean I mainly watched his majesty at work but the bits I did I managed to not cock up (like last time). Looks better with black wheel arches

Today I have fixed mr roof and had to put the standard antenna base back on. This was the result of not realising the garage door was fully up when I put her to bed last night.
I will have to just leave the whip off for now, which won't be a problem now I am not commuting to work.

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