battery terminal corrosion

RyanGT · July 16th, 2008, 10:17 PM

I have had an accelerated corrosion on the negative terminal... i mean crazy fast, its a brand new battery. It gets driven so rarely (sat in garage/shop for 6 months). Its also blue... which i thought was weird. Only a little white. Its powdering off too. And i just cleaned it with my drill/grinder 2 weeks ago.

Think its an electrical issue like overcharging or something? or am i just crazy, and its no big deal.. Have not had problems starting car either.

KhaosGT · July 16th, 2008, 11:23 PM

i changed out my cables ends they sale them at auto zone for 5 bucks a piece and cleaned the terminals and use battery post grease on the ends and i havent had a problem since

RyanGT · July 16th, 2008, 11:41 PM

I guess ill have to do that. Its weird its happening so fast though. And i did have dielectric grease stuff on there.

KhaosGT · July 16th, 2008, 11:49 PM

just peel the loom on the cables back a lil bit to see hor far the corosion goes down then cut it off there just make sure you leave yourself enough cable to each the battery and clean the terminals off GOOD, baking soda and a lil water eats it off pretty good, and make sure you are not leaking acid around the terminals. also autozone sells terminal protectors im not sure if they really work but i threw them on for the hell of it, i havent had any problems yet

347stroker · July 16th, 2008, 11:53 PM

Originally Posted by KhaosGT

i changed out my cables ends they sale them at auto zone for 5 bucks a piece and cleaned the terminals and use battery post grease on the ends and i havent had a problem since

Thats what I did also, and I put the green and red rings on there. I havent ahd a problem that was around 3 or 4 months ago.

RyanGT · July 17th, 2008, 12:32 AM

Ok ill do that, another thing on the to do list lol! Thanks for the response

sxynerd · July 17th, 2008, 12:56 AM

Just spray them with lube.

RyanGT · July 17th, 2008, 07:35 PM

That terminal was the cause of it, its loose and has a little water around it. Going to get it returned! I knew it wasnt just doing that randomly...

July 16th, 2008, 10:17 PM	#1
RyanGT Enthusiast 2000 GT Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Washington Posts: 823	battery terminal corrosion I have had an accelerated corrosion on the negative terminal... i mean crazy fast, its a brand new battery. It gets driven so rarely (sat in garage/shop for 6 months). Its also blue... which i thought was weird. Only a little white. Its powdering off too. And i just cleaned it with my drill/grinder 2 weeks ago. Think its an electrical issue like overcharging or something? or am i just crazy, and its no big deal.. Have not had problems starting car either. __________________ 2000 Black convertible GT: KB 15psi, and other goodies...

July 16th, 2008, 11:23 PM	#2
KhaosGT Enthusiast 2004 Mustang GT Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Fort Worth, TX Posts: 820	i changed out my cables ends they sale them at auto zone for 5 bucks a piece and cleaned the terminals and use battery post grease on the ends and i havent had a problem since __________________ 2004 Black Mustang Gt "I'm a agent of chaos" -Joker,Dark Knight

July 16th, 2008, 11:41 PM	#3
RyanGT Enthusiast 2000 GT Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Washington Posts: 823	I guess ill have to do that. Its weird its happening so fast though. And i did have dielectric grease stuff on there. __________________ 2000 Black convertible GT: KB 15psi, and other goodies...

July 16th, 2008, 11:49 PM	#4
KhaosGT Enthusiast 2004 Mustang GT Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Fort Worth, TX Posts: 820	just peel the loom on the cables back a lil bit to see hor far the corosion goes down then cut it off there just make sure you leave yourself enough cable to each the battery and clean the terminals off GOOD, baking soda and a lil water eats it off pretty good, and make sure you are not leaking acid around the terminals. also autozone sells terminal protectors im not sure if they really work but i threw them on for the hell of it, i havent had any problems yet __________________ 2004 Black Mustang Gt "I'm a agent of chaos" -Joker,Dark Knight

July 17th, 2008, 12:32 AM	#6
RyanGT Enthusiast 2000 GT Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Washington Posts: 823	Ok ill do that, another thing on the to do list lol! Thanks for the response __________________ 2000 Black convertible GT: KB 15psi, and other goodies...

July 17th, 2008, 12:56 AM	#7
sxynerd Regular Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: In Reality, why where do you live? Posts: 217	Just spray them with lube. __________________ Fast, Reliable & Cheap... ...Pick two

July 17th, 2008, 07:35 PM	#8
RyanGT Enthusiast 2000 GT Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Washington Posts: 823	That terminal was the cause of it, its loose and has a little water around it. Going to get it returned! I knew it wasnt just doing that randomly... __________________ 2000 Black convertible GT: KB 15psi, and other goodies...

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