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Good idea to use anticorrosion battery terminal products?

Discussion in 'Gen 2 Prius Care, Maintenance and Troubleshooting' started by exstudent, Apr 22, 2014.

  1. exstudent

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    I'm assuming is a good idea to use the battery corrosion products like these two items:
    1) Permatex battery protector and sealer; $5
    2) felt battery terminal protector; $1.50

    I haven't removed the original 12V battery, as the replacement hasn't arrived yet. But, I don't see any corrosion either. Don't know if Toyota applied any battery terminal protector when they installed this battery.
     
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    I have looked at a couple of different Prius batteries and have not found any evidence of corrosion. Didn't see any evidence of any product on the terminals either. Wouldn't hurt to use either product, your call.
     
    #2 dolj, Apr 22, 2014
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    I don't believe this is necessary since those products are intended for situations where battery acid is leaking and causing terminal corrosion.
     
    #3 Patrick Wong, Apr 22, 2014
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    There should be less need as the battery is externally vented, so corrosive gases should not be present at the posts.
     
    #4 JimboPalmer, Apr 22, 2014
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    Smear some Vaseline on them if you want.

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    Not the be all and end all, but I'll look at how the car came from the factory, for guidance. The terminals on our 12 volt look clean/bare. That's actually a replacement battery, installed by the dealership at time of sale. And around 3.5 years later it looks about the same, no sign of corrosion.

    So, I'd be inclined to not add any grease. If I had the battery out, or was replacing it, I'd run a wire brush or sandpaper over the posts and inside of the connection collars, that's about it.
     
    #6 Mendel Leisk, Apr 22, 2014
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