Date: Thu, 04 Nov 2004 14:29:37 GMT From: Ben <1nospamm> Subject: Re: Battery terminals corroding
Cheers! That's what I wanted to do, but I figured it's an "old" way of fixing the problem. BTW, is ther a reason for the electrolytic corrosion, given that my VW Golf doesn't do it? Cheers again! Ben BL wrote: > There are conductive greases specifically designed for this purpose. As > Grunff says, any grease will do ( I've used Vaseline ), but I've since > switched over to Holt's battery grease. > Clean the terminals well ( you can rinse them off with water or a water and > baking soda solution if you want to get fancy), and apply the grease > liberally. > > BL > > > "Grunff" <grunffnospam.com> wrote in message > news:2ut5miF2duo4iU1nospamberlin.de... > >>Ben wrote: >> >> >>>On my 99 9-3 the battery terminals are always making a foam like mushroom >>>that is really corrosive. >>> >>>I had the positive cable replaced once by the dealer, who said that this >>>was a problem with the 99 9-3s, but now its doing it again, right before >>>winter. >>> >>>Any clue what can cause this? If the battery cables get corroded, then >>>the startup power draw will kill them and the car will not start in the >>>coldest days of the winter. >> >>Grease the battery terminals thoroughly - that will stop the electrolytic >>corrosion. Use whatever grease you have handy, but not copper or graphite >>filled grease. I use moly grease for most things. >> >>-- >>Grunff > > >
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