{"product_id":"ns40zls-mf-century-hi-performance-battery-12v-360cca-38ah","title":"NS40ZLS MF Century Hi Performance Battery — 12V 360CCA 38Ah","description":"\u003cp\u003eA 12V starter battery that delivers 360 CCA cranking and 63 minutes of reserve from Century's Hi Performance range, built around the NS40Z tray with left polarity and standard tapered posts. Suits Japanese petrol imports with the NS40Z footprint, including earlier Toyota Hilux and Hiace petrol, Mazda B-Series, Ford Courier, and earlier Nissan Navara petrol, where the battery sits with positive post forward-left when you're looking at the engine bay. The Hi Performance range sits above the Hi Vehicle budget tier and below the Ultra Hi Performance NS40ZLSX MF, which carries 410 CCA and 40 months warranty.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCalcium wet-cell plates sit on a Platelock plate pack that limits movement over corrugations, with a mud rack catching sediment so it doesn't bridge the plates. The 195 by 127 by 200 mm case (220 mm over the posts) matches the OE NS40Z tray on Australian stock. Flame-arrested lid, double-insulated separators, carry handles. A state-of-charge indicator in the top case lets you eyeball charge before cranking.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is a flooded calcium wet-cell starter battery, not AGM, EFB, or deep-cycle, so don't run it as the auxiliary house battery in a dual setup or as the sole battery in a stop-start vehicle rated for EFB or AGM. Charge at 14.4 to 14.7V bulk and 13.5 to 13.8V float with temperature compensation. Fuse at the starter side if you're wiring in auxiliaries off the main terminals.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch4\u003eWhat sets it apart\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cp\u003eCentury built this in Australia for Australian heat, with Platelock plate restraint, mud rack sediment capture, flame-arrested lid, and 30 months on the Hi Performance tier. The NS40Z footprint keeps it as a drop-in replacement for the OE battery in Japanese petrol imports from the mid-1990s through the 2000s. If the vehicle was fitted with an Ultra Hi Performance NS40ZLSX from factory, step up to [handle:ns40zlsx-mf-century-ultra-hi-performance-battery-12v-410cca-42ah] for the matching 410 CCA and 40-month cover.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch4\u003eCharging, mounting and fusing\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cp\u003eFlooded calcium wet-cell wants 14.4 to 14.7V bulk and 13.5 to 13.8V float at 20°C, with roughly -18 mV per °C temperature compensation to prevent overcharge in summer or undercharge in winter. The vehicle's own regulator handles this on a healthy OE charging system; aftermarket chargers need the wet-cell profile selected, not AGM or lithium. Mount on the OE mud-rack-compatible saddle, torque the hold-down bolt to 5 to 8 Nm per the Toyota service manual, and keep the terminals clean with a smear of petroleum jelly after cranking. Series-pair two for 24V only if both are the same age and state of charge within 10%, and reset the engine BMS on European marques from 2008 onward if the vehicle has an intelligent charging strategy that logs battery age.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Century","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":32527687975021,"sku":"105157","price":165.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0273\/5941\/2333\/files\/105157.png?v=1719369905","url":"https:\/\/elevateauto.com.au\/products\/ns40zls-mf-century-hi-performance-battery-12v-360cca-38ah","provider":"Elevate Automotive","version":"1.0","type":"link"}