Thread: Battery upgrade

Im in the market for an optima yellow top battery but i cant seem to find the size i need. Does anyone know which one is right for the soul?

8040-218 Battery - 2010 to 2011 L4 2.0L 500CCA - Soul - Kia - Car and Truck - Batteries Plus

This one works for the 1.6 as well?

8040-218 Battery - 2010 to 2011 L4 1.6L 500CCA - Soul - Kia - Car and Truck - Batteries Plus


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Thanks haha sorry about that. I created the account to learn things before i actually had the car so i didnt fill it out

Originally Posted by Lifeguard Soul

8040-218 Battery - 2010 to 2011 L4 2.0L 500CCA - Soul - Kia - Car and Truck - Batteries Plus

Be advised that you will need to purchase a good battery charger that can handle the Optima battery. If all you have now is one of the old "one size fits all" type chargers , don't use it. It must be agm compatible or it will damage the battery.

What do i need the battery charger for?

Originally Posted by rodogg05

What do i need the battery charger for?

The factory battery is an AGM battery, so the factory vehicle charging system should be quite spectacularly adequate for the job of charging a yellow-top Optima.

Originally Posted by The Old Grouch

Be advised that you will need to purchase a good battery charger that can handle the Optima battery. If all you have now is one of the old "one size fits all" type chargers , don't use it. It must be agm compatible or it will damage the battery.

nah you don't need a fancy charger

You can now find chargers that are specifically marketed for AGM batteries. They're nice but by no means necessary. However, some recent chargers have a switch position on their control panels marked AGM/gel. Since AGM and gel batteries have rather different charging requirements, that position is somewhat bogus, according to several AGM battery manufacturers. They recommend selecting the conventional switch positions with these chargers.

Read more: How To Charge an AGM Battery - Hot Rod Magazine

Originally Posted by dmwagner

nah you don't need a fancy charger

And yet the instructions that come with the battery say you do.