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Posted: 10/30/2016 6:53:59 PM EDT

My dad said "A lot of batteries do that. Not a problem. Google it."

Well I googled it and I'm pretty sure that it is not good.

What do y'all think?

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I have emailed the seller on EBay, and I will contact Optima tomorrow.

I had the battery tested at Advance auto parts and the results were:

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Posted: 10/30/2016 6:55:29 PM EDT

[#1]

Yeah, put on a face shield, unhook it, and store it far away from people or buildings you care about....

Posted: 10/30/2016 6:55:30 PM EDT

[#2]

Don't know wtf the numbers mean...but I would get a new battery.

Posted: 10/30/2016 6:56:40 PM EDT

[#3]

And your terminals suck. Ever heard of heat shrink? Damn son

Posted: 10/30/2016 6:56:57 PM EDT

[#4]

Since moving production to Mexico Optimas are trash

Posted: 10/30/2016 6:57:20 PM EDT

[#5]

Not a fan of Optima. I've replaced probably 50+ due to premature failure (former yacht co. service manager).

When it finally lets you down replace it with Odyssey.

Posted: 10/30/2016 6:57:31 PM EDT

[#6]

I think it likes you...

Posted: 10/30/2016 6:58:29 PM EDT

[#7]

Yeah, sometimes batteries swell up like that.

The next step is known as "venting."

Posted: 10/30/2016 7:02:43 PM EDT

[#8]

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Electrical tape is the poor man's heat shrink.

Posted: 10/30/2016 7:02:59 PM EDT

[#9]

I had one blow up while driving. Sprayed acid all over. Was real close to pulling in my driveway.

Guy at autozone said he had never seen one do that before.

Posted: 10/30/2016 7:06:20 PM EDT

[#10]

Your alternator is over charging the battery. Replace both, asap.

Posted: 10/30/2016 7:07:35 PM EDT

[#11]

My Optima died in under a year . The receipt faded so no warranty

Posted: 10/30/2016 7:08:30 PM EDT

[#12]

Replace it now!!!

Posted: 10/30/2016 7:09:21 PM EDT

[#13]

As a side note anyone buy one of the Energizer Premium AGM batteries from Sam's club? I bought one earlier this year just wondering if it is any good.

Posted: 10/30/2016 7:11:04 PM EDT

[#14]

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My Optima died in under a year . The receipt faded so no warranty

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Where did you buy it? As a side note I scan in all my thermal receipts that are for expensive stuff because they fade over time. Some places can look up receipts from the card you used to purchase the item with if one was used.

Posted: 10/30/2016 7:11:37 PM EDT

[#15]

You emailed the seller on eBay

. Who buys a battery (I assume battery and not the whole fucking car

) off of eBay???

Posted: 10/30/2016 7:12:16 PM EDT

[#16]

Your Optima isn't bulging. The rest of the battery just got cold and shrunk.

Posted: 10/30/2016 7:12:49 PM EDT

[#17]

Lmao @ buying Optima battery in the first place

Posted: 10/30/2016 7:13:07 PM EDT

[#18]

Shit is about to get very real and super fucky with that battery in short order.

Posted: 10/30/2016 7:14:06 PM EDT

[#19]

Those things are shit these days. I went through 3 (replaced under warranty) red tops and 2 (one replaced under warranty) yellow tops.

Never again, Optima. Never again.

Posted: 10/30/2016 7:14:11 PM EDT

[#20]

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buys expensive battery, uses 6 gauge cables

Posted: 10/30/2016 7:15:53 PM EDT

[#21]

Maybe it's just happy to see you

Posted: 10/30/2016 7:16:36 PM EDT

[#22]

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Since moving production to Mexico Optimas are trash

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This.

Get money back....buy Orbital or Odyssey blue top from a battery shop.
Your gonna spend a little more, but you will be able to have it serviced/exchanged/replaced at any battery shop in their system.

Sure beats mailing it back and forth.

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Posted: 10/30/2016 7:25:33 PM EDT

[#23]

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Your alternator is over charging the battery. Replace both, asap.

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Several months after my Optima battery blew up, my alternator suddenly died at the end of a long trip.

So this might be a good idea or at least have the system checked out.

Posted: 10/30/2016 7:27:35 PM EDT

[#24]

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You emailed the seller on eBay

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You do know that not all ebay sellers are basement dwellers right...

I bought it from a company with a feedback score of 224,000+

Posted: 10/30/2016 7:29:26 PM EDT

[#25]

I stopped buying optima after they moved to Mexico, and I had one go bad.

The shop gave me credit for it, and I bought a different AGM battery.

Posted: 10/30/2016 7:36:03 PM EDT

[#26]

Buying a battery on Ebay? How reputable was the seller?

I've been ripped off with counterfeit batteries on Amazon before. Brought some Lithium 9V batteries. The packaging looked exactly like Duracell Lithium 9V batteries, but they leaked with a year when I opened the first package. They were actually alkaline batteries made to look just like more expensive Lithium 9v batteries.

Either way- I'd get that out of your vehicle ASAP- and perhaps as another poster suggested, your alternator is overcharging the battery.

Posted: 10/30/2016 7:37:54 PM EDT

[#27]

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Buying a battery on Ebay? How reputable was the seller?

I've been ripped off with counterfeit batteries on Amazon before. Brought some Lithium 9V batteries. The packaging looked exactly like Duracell Lithium 9V batteries, but they leaked with a year when I opened the first package. They were actually alkaline batteries made to look just like more expensive Lithium 9v batteries.

Either way- I'd get that out of your vehicle ASAP- and perhaps as another poster suggested, your alternator is overcharging the battery.

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224k feedback.

bought from seller uspartsoutlet

Posted: 10/30/2016 7:39:50 PM EDT

[#28]

Bulging batteries are never good. Just saying

Posted: 10/30/2016 7:41:18 PM EDT

[#29]

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You do know that not all ebay sellers are basement dwellers right...

I bought it from a company with a feedback score of 224,000+

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You emailed the seller on eBay

. Who buys a battery (I assume battery and not the whole fucking car

) off of eBay???

You do know that not all ebay sellers are basement dwellers right...

I bought it from a company with a feedback score of 224,000+

Okay, great. Still, buying a car battery off of eBay seems really silly to me. Looks like you were bit in the ass by doing it also...

Posted: 10/30/2016 7:41:24 PM EDT

[#30]

Take it out, plug it in to a rapid charger to keep it warm, and give it a hearty belly rub.

Poor fella has a cold.

Posted: 10/30/2016 7:43:21 PM EDT

[#31]

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Since moving production to Mexico Optimas are trash

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This. I was 0 for 2 with Optima batteries after they moved to Mexico. Buy an Odyssey and be done.

Posted: 10/30/2016 7:44:30 PM EDT

[#32]

Lol, eBay. How much money did you save?

Posted: 10/30/2016 7:52:06 PM EDT

[#33]

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224k feedback.

bought from seller uspartsoutlet

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Quoted:

Buying a battery on Ebay? How reputable was the seller?

I've been ripped off with counterfeit batteries on Amazon before. Brought some Lithium 9V batteries. The packaging looked exactly like Duracell Lithium 9V batteries, but they leaked with a year when I opened the first package. They were actually alkaline batteries made to look just like more expensive Lithium 9v batteries.

Either way- I'd get that out of your vehicle ASAP- and perhaps as another poster suggested, your alternator is overcharging the battery.

224k feedback.

bought from seller uspartsoutlet

Lot easier to ship a bad starter than a bad battery for warranty

Posted: 10/30/2016 7:52:53 PM EDT

[#34]

voltage regulator stuck open.

*If that has been in a car, have your alternator checked out ASAP.

Posted: 10/30/2016 7:54:40 PM EDT

[#35]

I never understood why people pay such a premium for those things?

Posted: 10/30/2016 7:59:04 PM EDT

[#36]

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Bulging batteries are never good. Just saying

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concur.

Posted: 10/30/2016 8:04:14 PM EDT

[#37]

I think Optima batteries are shit, YMMV.

Posted: 10/30/2016 8:04:31 PM EDT

[#38]

Looks like you are still getting 14.9V with a load, however battery looks like it was below charge for some time and hard sulfation occurred in a section of the lead plates, hence the bump. Eventually you will have issues.

Posted: 10/30/2016 8:07:48 PM EDT

[#39]

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Your alternator is over charging the battery. Replace both, asap.

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It is overcharging the battery, AGM batteries don't like high charging voltage, but some modern systems run that high and are pcm controlled, so changing alternators may not make a difference.

Posted: 10/30/2016 8:07:51 PM EDT

[#40]

Guys Optima post 2010 IS NOT the same as Optima pre-2010 (or there abouts). They are complete crap these days, do not buy them. (coming from someone who races and has used a shit load of these batteries in race cars)

Posted: 10/30/2016 8:08:20 PM EDT

[#41]

Replace battery immediately.
Verify charging voltage is in range 14 to 14.7 volts

I would not recommend the "Optima" brand, there are far better batteries, and ALL of them cost less.

Posted: 10/30/2016 8:11:04 PM EDT

[#42]

Optima will probably tell you to bring it back to where you purchased it. Even if you send it back they will tell you it was over charged which may or may not be true.

Posted: 10/30/2016 8:12:02 PM EDT

[#43]

How is your alternator? Is it overcharging the battery?

If you overcharge them / apply too high of a voltage they will produce excess hydrogen and bulge. They will also bulge if the venting mechanism on the battery is bad.

Either way its not good for a battery to do that.

Posted: 10/30/2016 8:13:40 PM EDT

[#44]

i had a bulging li-po battery and it catch fire, fuck that.

store it outside, i wouldn't take a chance.

ETA: is this used to run your stereo system?

Posted: 10/30/2016 8:15:07 PM EDT

[#45]

In before the Boom

Posted: 10/30/2016 8:15:55 PM EDT

[#46]

IS that a Note 7 battery?

Posted: 10/30/2016 8:16:42 PM EDT

[#47]

Replace that shit.

Die Hard Platinum or Odyssey

Posted: 10/30/2016 8:18:55 PM EDT

[#48]

Your alternator is overcharging. Whatever battery is either going to vent poison gas or get a sweet bulge like that.

Posted: 10/30/2016 8:19:58 PM EDT

[#49]

To be on the safe side, send it to Hillary.

Posted: 10/30/2016 8:31:26 PM EDT

[#50]

Lol, those things have been more hype than anything else. Why anyone would anything other than an Interstate battery is beyond me. They last forever, I've never replaced one. I've always either gotten rid of the vehicle or the car has died before the battery. I think the longest was like 8 years I had one before i sold the truck and the battery was fine at that time.

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