Poppa

Hey guys, I am trying to find out what the specs are for the oem battery that came in my 2013 Es 350. I've looked in the manual, i've searched the internet.. Pretty sure it is a panasonic battery and I think it had 585 CCA's... Does anyone know if this is correct, and if so, can you still get the oem panasonic? I'm having a heck of a time locating one. My battery will be 4 years old next month and that is just about the time I swap them out.. right now narrowed down to the following"

Interstate MTP 24F 800 cca's and 1000 ca's.. Have this same battery in my 4 runner going on 3 years now and so far no issues what so ever

Deka 24FMF I've purchased Deka batteries for my boats for years and they're really good. Made in the usa.. The biggest Battery Deka makes in the BCI 24F is a Deka 24fmf 725 CCA's and 890 CA's... This should be plenty of juice to replace the oem don't you think.

Normally I gravitate to the biggest and badest battery, but I read an article a couple of weeks back saying going with too big a battery could "possibly" cause a problem with your starter or alternator. Never heard that before and personally never had an issue in my toyota's with the Interstate 800 / 1000 battery...

So the upshot of it is, other than the oem, between the Interstate mtp 24f and the Deka 24FMF which would you choose... Thanks for your input guys, I do appreaciate it.

Poppa ( Roland )

Mike728

I would only go with the OEM if it was free. I would go with Interstate if I was paying.

bc6152

Interstate at Costco. $74.95 + core charge - install it yourself = free.

Deka batteries are made up here in Pennsylvania by East Penn Mfg. Co. They will be selling Duracell auto batteries soon if not already.
Interstate batteries are marketed by Johnson Controls and manufactured by Exide.

The warranty with the Costco battery is the best...

Mike728

Costco pays you $74.95 if you install your own battery? I think you have fake math!

bc6152

No, Costco isn't paying you anything... You pay $74.95 and install the battery yourself - Costco does not install batteries....

Mike728

I was just kidding. I took your math equation literally: $74.95 + X - Y = $0 (Where X = Core Charge and Y = Install it yourself)

I agree with you that's this would be his best choice, if he has a Costco close by.

Dave Mac

I agree with the feeling that the OEM Panasonic Lexus batteries are probably the best but don't think you will be able to buy one locally. And I would never get a replacement battery from Lexus unless it was a warranty replacement. I would probably go with in Interstate battery from Costco. Several years ago Lexus was having a problem with replacement batteries for US cars and went with Interstate batteries for a while - I don't know if that continues today.

Do be sure you get an exact replacement battery whatever route you take. Many years ago I had a friend who got I think a Die Hard battery to replace the always problematic Mercedes battery is his car and it was too tall - when he closed the hood it shorted out - ugly and expensive although the Sears, who sold the battery ended up paying for it.

Dave Mac

sderman

I posted the below in another thread but it might be of interest here:

My ES350 battery failed at 3 1/4 years and I replaced it (myself) with an Interstate battery #MTP-24F from my local mechanic/tire store (Costco is a bigger trip for me). The price was $120. The suggested retail for this battery at the Interstate site is $147-$168.

But, as a big Costco fan, I decided to later price their cost for their Interstate battery. It was $84, but it is for a 24F battery (mine is a MTP-24F) and there are differences according to the specs for each battery.

In particular, for the MTP-24F/24F:

Cold Cranking Amps: 800/700
Cranking Amps: 1000/875
Reserve Capacity (RC) at 25 hr: 125/130
Weight: 44.4/42.1
Dimensions are the same.

The web picture for the MTP-24 shows a convenient strap for lifting (it was on my battery). The picture of the battery from Costco does not show a strap, but it just might be there when purchased.

So, it appears, that the Costco battery just might not be up to the specs of the "retail" battery.

Poppa

Thanks guys for your input...if I were able to get the panasonic that came with the car when it was new, I would go that route, but since I can't, I'll probably go with the interstate mtp 24f.. it has 800 CCa's and 1000 ca's.... much more than the oem battery has.. My only concern was that someone told me that having a battery with "that much" juice could potentially cause a problem with the starter or alternator. However I have the interstate mtp 24f in my 4 runner ( 3 years and still going strong ) and haven't had any issues... I may still look at the deka again ( really well made battery ) as they have a 34f that will fit which also has similar cranking and cold cranking amps.. but I know me, I'll probably end up with another interstate... appreciate you guys weighing in.. thank you all.

Roland

sderman

Just to be clear, the Interstate with 800/1000 is the MTP-24F, not the 24F which has 700/875.

sderman

Roland, BTW the Panasonic battery that came with my 2014 ES350 conked out after 3 1/4 years - so I am no longer a big fan of Lexus' OEM batteries, especially considering their prices.

Poppa

Good to know sir.. the panasonic that it is in my 2013 ES is model 80d26-MF I bought my car new in January of 2014, but the car is a 13 which means the battery is at the very least approaching 5 years of age, so yeah, shortly after Christmas I'll be swapping it out for the interstate MTP-24F