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Blue buildup on battery posts
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Clueless Mechanic
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Oct 30, 2021, 5:13 PM
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Blue buildup on battery posts
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I have a blue buildup on my battery posts and have no clue why or how to prevent it. I cleaned it all up in June/July, coated it multiple times with battery post protector and it is back worse than ever. This is a 2008, Nissan 2.5 S Here's a link to a couple pictures: https://1drv.ms/f/s!AjYnefG2siYSizzsQkfrthrRnidG Should I be concerned?Should I be doing something to prevent this? Thank you in advance for your advice.
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Hammer Time
Ultimate Carjunky
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Oct 30, 2021, 5:38 PM
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Re: Blue buildup on battery posts
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That is corrosion, probably made worse by acid leaking up through the battery post. Short of replacing the battery and terminals you would have to clean it real good and then coat it with grease after it's back together. Dip the terminals in a cup of boiling water and pour some over the battery posts before putting it back together. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ We offer help in answering questions, clarifying things or giving advice but we are not a substitute for an on-site inspection by a professional.
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Clueless Mechanic
New User
Oct 30, 2021, 6:04 PM
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Re: Blue buildup on battery posts
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Once cleaned, what type of grease should I use exactly?
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Hammer Time
Ultimate Carjunky
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Oct 30, 2021, 6:06 PM
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Re: Blue buildup on battery posts
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Not real important. Something thick. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ We offer help in answering questions, clarifying things or giving advice but we are not a substitute for an on-site inspection by a professional.
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