Lithium Battery Upgrade and BCM Recall Post Notes

[Mach1Mike]

I am investigating doing a lithium battery upgrade to my 2021, it has original battery and in Florida these battery's last 3 to 5 years max. Has anyone upgraded to lithium, I know its lighter and cost more.

Also completed BCM recall and noticed my voltage on the gauge shifts from 14.5 to 12.5 during acceleration/braking/coasting pre recall it was sitting at 14.5 and never moved. Has anyone else got the recall done and seen anything different. Recall was supposed to fix brake fluid reservoir alert.

I have 51k miles on my Mach and had the dealer flush coolant cause I didn't want to deal with it. The degenerate mechanic left a cigarette butt on my wiper reservoir, wondering what else he may have done wrong....Oh well.

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[bankyf]

Those voltages are normal with Ford smart charging. The alternator is essentially shut off when not needed to increase fuel economy. If they never did that before, something was wrong and the update fixed it. The lithiums seem to struggle, especially on the higher optioned cars with more power demand. I bought one, but never installed it as I just heard of too many issues from others that were solved by switching back to a non-lithium battery.

 

[gvn49]

google search

Are lithium batteries safe in cars?


Lithium-ion batteries are safe but extremely sensitive to high temperatures and inherently flammable. These battery packs tend to degrade much faster than they normally would, due to heat. If a lithium-ion battery pack fails, it will burst into flames and can cause widespread damage.

https://www.accc.gov.au/media-relea...heat or,dangerous and difficult to extinguish.

Can lithium batteries catch fire when not in use?


The batteries can overheat or explode if they are used, charged or disposed of incorrectly or if they are damaged, and fires caused by the batteries can be dangerous and difficult to extinguish.

https://www.fireextinguisheronline....ries are safe,and can cause widespread damage.

Not saying there bad just food for thought. Failure rate is very low but if they do fail it could be problemsome. Just google search lots of information. Just remember if somehow through viberation or impact Lithium reacts violently with water . Im not an expert just my 2cents

 

[WItoTX]

Don't do it. You will have issues with the battery bcm and the car bcm. It eventually won't work.

Ask me how I know. My LiPO now powers my winch and my car has a traditional battery. And works awesome.

 

[Rob_R]

Also completed BCM recall and noticed my voltage on the gauge shifts from 14.5 to 12.5 during acceleration/braking/coasting pre recall it was sitting at 14.5 and never moved. Has anyone else got the recall done and seen anything different. Recall was supposed to fix brake fluid reservoir alert.

I just got my Mach back from the dealer for an oil pan replacement and they also did the BCM recall. Prior to this service visit, the battery voltage was always pegged at ~ 14.5V. During the 1700 miles of driving the car, I only once saw the voltage vary (12.xx - 14.xx) as it should and that was early on. I didn't check the voltage on the way home from the dealer as the BCM update wiped out all of my dash gauge settings and I haven't redone them yet. I'll report back as soon as I have a chance to drive the Mach again.

 

[Scat2018]

just got a AGM battery last week.and I bin monitoring voltage lately & it always 15V.maybe sometimes it got down to 14.5. That seems high to me, but I haven’t done the body control module recall yet.my car has a whipple& whipple tune in it.That’s why I haven’t done the recall yet don’t know if Ford when doing the recall will wipe the tune out of the car.

 

[SheepDog]

just got a AGM battery last week.and I bin monitoring voltage lately & it always 15V.maybe sometimes it got down to 14.5. That seems high to me, but I haven’t done the body control module recall yet.my car has a whipple& whipple tune in it.That’s why I haven’t done the recall yet don’t know if Ford when doing the recall will wipe the tune out of the car.

Perform the BMS reset proceedure and see if that helps

 

[kz]

From someone that is using a Lithium battery (Anti Gravity) for 3 or 4 years now with no problems - unless you need desperately weight reduction, don't. Other than weight they only have drawbacks vs. AGM or even regular ones and there is no reason to deal with potential of facing those issues.

 

[Evolvd]

The Antigravity batteries with Restart function have issues with our BCMs. I had to return mine as it caused major issues. It doesn’t happen on every car but it happens enough to not be worth the hassle. Get an AGM, you’re not missing out on anything by not having a lithium one.

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