2003 saturn ion where is the battery

How hard is it to install a new battery myself? Where do I look on the battery to find its model? Anyone recommend a specific brand? Re: Battery change Ion. This battery is not an ordinary one that you can buy from Sears or any other auto parts store , it has vents coming out of the side of the battery that connect to two exhaust hoses that expel built up gases from entering into the car.

One of the things that we have to trade off for not having the battery in the engine compartment. THX's Photos. Do not get a conventional battery, otherwise you'll be riding around with a potential bomb placed conveniently close to your fuel tank. Another thing to think about is that the OEM battery is a sealed-top Delco maintence free type. Most all other types have vents on their top, and that kind almost always burp or "leak" battery acid through those vents, eventually.

Since the ION battery is in your trunk, it is very possible that a top vented battery could eventually "leak" and cause corrosion in your trunk. I don't know of anyone other than a Saturn retailer or Pepboys that sells them around here. At any rate, a Delco battery would be the only one that I would consider for replacement. HeroHog's Photos. I would assume you could use one of those new "sealed" high-performance batteries like the Optima but could be wrong. I also see they ain't cheap! CarNut's Photos.

Where is the battery located on the ? I assume from the posts that it is in the trunk somewhere??? I am having some flickering light problems in the car and just assumed that the battery at this point might be a good start and a safe decision after years In the trunk, hence my comment earlier about the fuel tank.

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Getting Started - Prepare for the repair. Share on. Battery location Just added a Ion 2 to the family here for my step daughter. Find More Posts by Greg1. Professional Driver. Posts: 14, eRic 02sc2's Photos. Re: Battery location putting the battery in the trunk frees up space under the hood and makes for better weight distribution on a front engined vehicle.

Visit eRic 02sc2's homepage! Re: Battery location The S-series had a lot of battery problems. Find More Posts by BobbyP. Re: Battery location It's vented, and the new AC Delco sidepost batteries from onward are very good about being solid units that don't leak or break posts.

Re: Battery location Thanks. Re: Battery location I love the battery in the trunk Find More Posts by SpeedyIon. Re: Battery location i like the battery in the trunk, its going to save me a lot of wiring when i wire up my subs plus, when i got the car, i poped the hood, and that gap there just got me thinking "that would be a great place for a turbo Find More Posts by ion skater Re: Battery location I was talking to our AC Delco rep yesterday, and he was mentioning how from to there was a chronic problem with sidepost batteries breaking their posts, but it was fixed starting in and he hadn't seen any break since then.

Louis, MO Posts: Re: Battery location Greg, Another benefit to the Ion's battery location is that one can jumpstart another vehicle from either the front or rear, thanks to the extra battery terminal under the hood.

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