My modern Toyota's have never had this issue. The Subaru sure does though. Kinda odd really.
Battery terminal cleaner
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My modern Toyota's have never had this issue. The Subaru sure does though. Kinda odd really.
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I used to use baking soda and a squirt bottle with tap water
This is a battery post cleaner. It won’t clean terminals.
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the other side doubles as a terminal cleaner at least in my applications.
Vs. plain water, the baking soda method neutralizes the acid somewhat. Still, its a good idea to rinse with copious amounts of water.
Now that this subject has been beaten to death, time to go out and do it:
Now that this subject has been beaten to death, time to go out and do it:
I stand corrected. I’ll look for one this weekend.
yup the other side twists off and it looks like a pipe cleaner or "Christmas tree".. here's a picture from harbor freight
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Best place for a battery terminal cleaner tools is harbor freight and dollar stores and the occasional garage sale. I always have more than one and toss them when worn
That makes peracetic acid which is good at removing your skin, lungs, the white of your eyes and dissolves your cotton clothing.
In this subject my 2001 Dodge continuously needs the terminals disassembled cleaned and tightened
I then have to replace the whole endabout every 6 months.
Battery type doesn’t matter none of the aftermarket clamps seem to clamp to positive cable correctly either so I have to clean and reassemble that as well.
Bloody tired of continuously cleaning and tightening in some cases daily, battery type doesn’t seem to matter either.
The stuff that supposedly protects seems like it makes things worse.
My 82 diesel was this way now the dodge is this way.
Seems like there would be a better way
Switch battery and cables to GM side post. Some people hate them but they do corrode less.
Remove the cap on the other end and you're in for a surprise.
Thank you. I was unaware.
Its still a problem with flooded lead acid batteries. tighten that clamp too much and break the seal and youll have a mountain of corrosion in short order.
It's the quality of the battery cover. Battery covers just use a thin lead ring in the cover that deforms to seal around the post when pressed on. If the cover is not rigid enough they flex when mishandled. Both my OE 'sealed' lead acid ones never leaked in 10 years.
It will sure do a number on lead sulfate though. That would be the white/yellow powdery stuff. Not the green copper corrosion.
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