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excossack



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United Kingdom 1999 Defender 110 Td5 SW Caledonian Blue
Battery terminal corrosion
Today I noticed on the + terminal that there was some white crusty corrosion, so did the decent thing and took the terminal off and cleaned it up with a wire brush on a drill and did the same with the terminal.
Re-assembled and covered the terminal in Wurth battery grease.

What causes this? 1999 Defender TD5 110

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John M0VAZ
Econet Station 48 no clock
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Laurie



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Caused by electrolosis between different metals.
Coat with Vaseline to stop it happening. 
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Luismi



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That is caused by a galvanic reaction when you joint to diferent metals.

By putting the dielectric grease all around reduces the galvanic reaction.

Cheers
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GUM97



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Petroleum Jelly (Vaseline) also stops the corrosion Mr. Green An engine to TDi for!
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excossack



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Cheers peeps. For now the terminals have been coated in wurth battery grease and then a smear of grease over the top of the terminal. Fingers crossed. 1999 Defender TD5 110

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John M0VAZ
Econet Station 48 no clock
Post #219290 15th Mar 2013 5:11pm
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