Is there a recommended/best battery for a 2017 Sorento 6cyl XS?
Battery for 2017 Sorento SX
bonnie_miller
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Did you try Costco?
I bought an Energizer at Costco for 150 a couple of years ago.
2017 Sorento SX V6 AWD, 2014 Hyundai Santa Fe Sport Turbo, 2002 Honda S2000
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Couldn't find one on Costco site. Their website usually sucks!
I called AAA, they’d actually install the battery for me for $271! Saved me the trouble of hauling this heavy thing around I thought.
Another reason I’m glad I called them is that the guy found out that my alternator may be bad. So I should fix that 1st before getting a new battery.
Even more money. Great.
I called AAA, they’d actually install the battery for me for $271! Saved me the trouble of hauling this heavy thing around I thought.
Another reason I’m glad I called them is that the guy found out that my alternator may be bad. So I should fix that 1st before getting a new battery.
Even more money. Great.
I do like the EverStart batteries myself. There warranty is the best in Canada 3 years replacement and you have many placed to take if for warranty!! Others from parts stores etc want to get it, test it and decide whether to replace it. Dahhh what you going to use while this happens. LOL
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The shop just did a test and their computer is saying alternator is just fine, just the battery might need replacing.
the car really felt fine. Starts fine. I was just a bit concerned why battery couldn’t hold 100% charge after pulse charger attempted to repair the battery several times…
maybe I try another mechanic and get a 3rd opinion?
the car really felt fine. Starts fine. I was just a bit concerned why battery couldn’t hold 100% charge after pulse charger attempted to repair the battery several times…
maybe I try another mechanic and get a 3rd opinion?
If the cells are good you still will get the alternator voltage at 14.0VDC or higher!!! At idle and testing the load on the alternator is farely easy. With a meter connected across the battery one by one start turning on higher load items one by one. EG Head lights, high beams, blower motor on high, rear window defogger (this is a heavy draw item). If the voltage holds with not drop or very small you're good. If the the drop is .5VDC rev the engine a little. No more then 2000RPM and its should go back up. Done!!!!
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Sounds good. Will get that a try when the rain stops!
I also went to another shop hoping he could settle the issue, but the guy wants to charge me $150 for the comprehensive test. Non-negotiable... because he claims it'll take up 1hr of his shop time. He does promise I'll get a comprehensive result regarding the health of my alternator. He was saying sometimes the computer could ask the alternator to not charge a battery when the battery is in poor health. So that might give a false reading of alternator being bad?
I don't know who's really telling the truth here.
The car seriously behaves, starts up just fine. No signs of any trouble.
It all started when dealer said my battery is bad during an oil change.
After multiple attempts with my pulse charger repairing the battery over multiple evenings, battery does seem to not able to hold a full charge as before...
Anyway, will give Tripplec's test a try, if everything looks good, then it'd be settled?
Or should I spend the $150 diagnostic test just to be really sure?
Your battery is likely weak at that age and charging attempts didn't resolve it. But run the load test after and note, new batteries are not fully charged off the shelf. Some long driving and/or charger to top them off is needed.
Walmart has about as good a price on an H7 (aka 94R) battery as any, better than most, and offers a longer pro-rated warranty than most.
https://www.walmart.com/ip/EverStar...um-AGM-Automotive-Battery-Group-Size-H7-LN4-94R-12-Volt-800-CCA-140-RC/40685088
If you're just finally getting around to your first replacement, you did exceptionally well for a 2017, but I'd guess this will be the second time you've had to do this.
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I only found this one, same price but only 800cca instead of 850cca. Otherwise same warranty and same price.
Is this one okay?
[edit] ok, Walmart website messed up. Title is saying 800cca but picture shows a 850cca battery. I think Walmart displayed a wrong picture? So I think I have the right battery…
4 year warranty with lowest price, can’t go wrong. Before I install it, I’ll drop by Costco over the weekend to see if they have the similar size battery!
Yup. That's the one.
My 2015 came with an AGM but in my alternator failure out of town it got towed to Canadian Tire. They cross referenced to a lead acid battery. I checked later and that does come up for myself. Bummer, I paid big money to them for a horrible experience. Their alternator didn't work and I had it replace at an independant garage. On the plus side it also has a long warranty which I believe is 4 years but I wouldn't have bought under my own devices. Its working and likely needed it soon.
Remind me to have my car towed back across the border if I get stuck near a Canadian Tire! There's no direct 'cross reference' between an AGM and flooded battery.
The charge profiles for each are quite different. A vehicle that expects an AGM could feel free to try to pump quite a few more amps of current than a flooded lead acid should be subjected to. An AGM can handle 30-40A charge current while a flooded battery doesn't appreciate anything more than about 10A. It's why AGM charges faster.
So a discharged flooded battery in an AGM vehicle may be see a lot more current than is good for it. The float voltage for an AGM is also slightly higher.
Well I'll see how it lasts. Plenty of warranty and the current alternator is a CarQuest brand one carrying lifetime warranty!! It works and my voltage is higher pretty much all the time (I have a lighter socket DVM to provide the missing battery gauge in modern vehicles.). The CTC reps and tech are stubborn and would not admit something is wrong at 2 locations I took it to. There wasn't any point in bring up the battery point since I had no proof cross referencing it by make/year/model.
My recommendation is to be careful not to accidentally deeply discharge that flooded battery. Your Sorento will likely try to apply too much current during fast charging, and the more discharged the battery is, the longer that overcurrent would be applied. I'd watch the water level very closely as a result, too.
I'd love to see this 'cross reference' chart of theirs. Evidently only deals with dimensional considerations and which way the terminals go! I checked their web site, and at least that doesn't recommend anything stupid when searching 94R, and their web site is also smart enough not to recommend a flooded battery for a recent generation Sorento.
I'd love to see this 'cross reference' chart of theirs. Evidently only deals with dimensional considerations and which way the terminals go! I checked their web site, and at least that doesn't recommend anything stupid when searching 94R, and their web site is also smart enough not to recommend a flooded battery for a recent generation Sorento.
The 124R was for the previous generation of Sorento.
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