Have to Clean Battery everytime i start Car!

[Cold Fusion]

hey all, i am recently having a problem with my battery. ive had problems with BOTH of my batteries, my car wouldn't start and i brought a new battery (stupid me for not checking but i was at a servo and couldnt move). but, now its happening with my new one too. the oxidation deposits keep building up on the terminals and makes my car unable to start, so each time i have to take the terminal off, clean it, then put it back on and it goes. but the thing is, why does it happen EVERY time, like within 2 hours of driving the car i will have to clean the terminals, why is there such an abundance of the oxidation? and how can i stop it?

Thanks

[Spunkymonkey]

how are you cleaning it?

[beeza]

Clean it with baking soda and warm water,dry them and then lather it with grease.
If they are screwed then replace them and lather,i.e. put a fair bit on :) , them with grease.

[beeza]

It occours from the acidic water fumes coming out of the battery I think.

[Cold Fusion]

i got a can of battery terminal cleaner and i take all the green stuff (the oxidation) and then put it back on, temporary solution,

cheers breeza ill try that, any type of grease?

[Samo]

petrolium jelly is best grease for battery terminals

[dsp26]

^^^read that somewhere too but duno where to get em?




once you do clean them though put those oxidation absorber thingies you put around the terminals... their like $3 and i haven't had to clean mine since.

[Samo]

i seen them at supercheap b4 .. but i used to take them from work lol

[Cold Fusion]

im gonna head down to supercheap and look for them, ive cleaned it and put grease around it, but im gonna get those things to to hopefully fix my problem, thanks heaps guys! +rep for all

[dsp26]

i seen them at supercheap b4 .. but i used to take them from work lol

:p didn't know they sell em.. always thought they were only used for napalm bombs haha *cough bump fishing thread cough*


Cold Fusion: get those protector things too... should be a red and green fabric ring.... you find em in the battery section at supercheap too.

[vinnY]

http://img101.imageshack.us/img101/3060/screenshot46dc6.png
good to lube up yoyo's too!

[dsp26]

^^^WTF??? serious... looks like i have me an experiment to try

[steve88]

u could also just stick anything galvenized nearby to act as a node for hte rust

[beeza]

The same thing happened to me,but now after doing this it's still looking/working perfect!

[aaronng]

Petroleum jelly will run when exposed to the heat. Get a bottle of Inox spray and spray a coating on the terminal. That's all you need. Less messy than a grease.

Also, have you considered using a sealed battery instead?

[Drew]

CRC make a battery terminal sealant spray; kind of a yellowish sticky when first applied substance

I use it all the time; stops that shit from forming on the batteries ^_^