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:x i was cleaning my under bonnet today when i took my battery out i found a big had been eaten through the battery box and i can see the tyre is this a normal place for it to rust :?:
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Post by zooker »

Possibly caused by the battery leaking acid at some stage, acid eats away at paint, exposed metal then rusts causing hole.
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Post by muppet_man67 »

also if you get water round the battery, the mixture of gases coming out the battery and water can cause some fully sic corrosion. I bet your terminals looked like they had a severe skin disease.
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Post by j-top paj »

always a good idea to keep it clean around your battery/s
i usually take mine out once a year or so and give it a good clean under there.
also when you put it back, make sure you tighten it well to prevent the battery from moving around and rubbing on the metal underneath
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Post by St Jimmy »

take battery out every 6mth never noticed this before but then i never looked for it :bad-words: spray leads and clamps every time i check oil water ect ect i use lanotec real good stuff :lol: helps with all cables
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Post by Highway-Star »

I cleaned mine up when I got the car, then I bitumen painted the whole battery tray area. Then I put vaseline on the battery terminals.

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Not sure but i suppose chlorine gas has never been good for anything. Ever now and then when your under there give it a good shot of bicarb in hot water, netutralises the battery acids, protects the terminals and paint i suppose!
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U mean hydrogen. Chlorine is from mixing acid and bleach.
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Post by bazooked »

.........................um there the acid in batteries is sulphuric.
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bazooked wrote:.........................um there the acid in batteries is sulphuric.
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