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Andrew
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12th Mar 13 at 14:02   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Got a battery for the Astra. However, the current battery connectors are covered in a load of grease. Do i need to add some grease and if so what do i buy?

I didn't add any of this grease when i did the Corsa battery although that's still got some dodgy drain on it
3CorsaMeal
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12th Mar 13 at 14:07   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Its to stop ants crawling up the terminals
_Allan_
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12th Mar 13 at 14:20   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
It's just to stop the terminals corroding. Can use Vaseline or Copper Slip etc...
Andrew
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12th Mar 13 at 14:56   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Worth doing?

Think the car will be going in the next 12 months anyway. I've just bought a £45 battery off eBay so i don't have to keep jump starting / charging it.
3CorsaMeal
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12th Mar 13 at 14:57   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
I haven't bothered on my car
Andrew
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12th Mar 13 at 15:34   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
It looks messy i think.
Robin
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12th Mar 13 at 16:01   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Yep, looks are important here.
3CorsaMeal
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You could probably pick up a spray in halfords to do the job
Chris x
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12th Mar 13 at 16:03   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Help zone

[Edited on 12-03-2013 by Chris x]
SXI - Matt
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12th Mar 13 at 17:10   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Makes no difference to the battery just stops it corroding on so if you ever come to take the terminals off you don't have to hit them when they've corroded on they'll just slip off. Just scrape a small bit off from them now and put on the inside of the connectors then slide them on the new terminals job done.

Never do understand why they stock half a pot all over the connectors a leads ect a little will be fine
sc0ott
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12th Mar 13 at 18:26   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Can use chocolate spread.
corsa-torque
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12th Mar 13 at 19:06   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Or peanut butter, make sure it's the smooth variety tho
Sam
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12th Mar 13 at 19:25   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Make sure you don't put grease on the sides of the battery terminals or the insides of the terminal connectors...

 
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