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Old 05-04-20, 12:09 PM
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Has anyone had the issue of the (+) battery clamp corroding? I've cleaned mine off two weeks ago and the greenish corrosion seems to be coming back. I did apply come vaseline/waterproof grease to it but no luck. I seem to have good ground and car runs fine so not sure what is causing it. I might end up replacing the terminal completely but was curious how others addressed this first.
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Originally Posted by PlPete
Has anyone had the issue of the (+) battery clamp corroding? I've cleaned mine off two weeks ago and the greenish corrosion seems to be coming back. I did apply come vaseline/waterproof grease to it but no luck. I seem to have good ground and car runs fine so not sure what is causing it. I might end up replacing the terminal completely but was curious how others addressed this first.
Could be environment related, maybe a leak somewhere thats super precisely ending up on the terminal (rare). More then likely however its a old battery on its way out that causes this. While usually I`d suggest getting your battery checked out at the local parts place (free) a good old handy way is to figure out whats your voltage after an overnight on your driveway (anything below 12.4 is considered bad).

EDIT: Did you find all the grounds and check them indiviually?
In terms of car runs fine, usually the warmer weather you`re not going to need alot of amperage to start.
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make sure its not the whole cable thats corroded also..my wifes car was like that kept coming back, even after replacing the terminal until i found out the whole cable has some corrosion.
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Is the battery post producing it? Once a battery is left for a year it'll continue to do so, it's what I found.
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