[RiceHead]

Only on the positive terminal, under the rubber cap... A HELLA LOT of green and white crust all over it, couldn't even see the actual terminal at all.
Is this a symptom of a problem, or of not cleaning terminals often enuf?
btw, it's a 98 with 70K, original battery.

 

[Dom]

Damn original battery?! Replace your battery and use gold plated terminals.

 

[Rick]

clean it with baking soda and water. If it is not corroded to the point of neccesitating a new clamp then put terminal washers on (round fuzzy thingys that keep clamp from corroding) or put vaseline or some kind of grease on the terminals. I used a small amount of bearing grease on my terminals and they haven't corroded for years...

 

[Neegra]

clean it with baking soda and water

either that...or pour coke on it. then grease it up like rick said

 

[RiceHead]

thanks guys, will go pour out my flat coke.

 

[EtrnalE]

thanks guys, will go pour out my flat coke.

i think its not suppose to be flat..could be wrong ..

 

[victor]

you can use sprite too.

That's what happened with my battery. Positive terminal was super corroded. Took it aprt (clamps) and soaked em. cleaned it right up. then I replaced the battery.

it was a 99 with 36K.

 

[hard_drive_j]

Don't use freakin' coke on your battery!!! So you replace the corrosion with sugar, real good. Use the baking soda and water to clean it. Then use WD-40 to protect it from further corrosion (and to further clean it). From there, just give it a small shot of WD-40 every 3-6 months (when you change the oil is a good time), and you will be fine.

 

[Neegra]

Don't use freakin' coke on your battery!!! So you replace the corrosion with sugar, real good.

and you think youre supposed to leave the coke on there permanently? hm...maybe you wash it off

 

[Sassan]

just don't use lemonade.


just do what Rick said, and use vaseline.

 

[RiceHead]

i used root beer
washed off
WD40