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Post by carcrazy53 on September 25th 2009, 9:10 am

I have a 07 gt.Every time i look under the + cable boot,it is corroded.I must clean this thing every month.The volt meter in the car is always a hair(you know what kind) toward the + side.This has done this since new.Whats up?Anyone else have this problem.

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Post by 07Shelby500 on September 25th 2009, 9:18 am

I did in mine until I had to get a new battery. But mine was doing it on the neg side. I think gasses were seeping out of the post and causing the corosion.

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Post by 03.sonicblue on September 25th 2009, 9:46 am

David is right and I think you can ask Jarrod about it too. Seems the OEM batteries are not sealed up as tight as they should be. Jarrod had the same problem. Got new alternator and battery and problem solved.

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Post by BMMC1 on September 25th 2009, 9:55 am

Word.

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Post by Metric7 on September 25th 2009, 10:26 am

Get a can of spray-on battery sealant from any parts store and spritz that terminal - keeps it all nice and shiney.

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Post by Guest on September 27th 2009, 11:35 am

Used the spray on battery sealant with the stock battery to help stop the terminal corrosion. Didnt help...that stuff was insanely stubborn.

New battery...new alternator...walla...stopped corroding

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Post by carcrazy53 on September 27th 2009, 1:05 pm

Wonder if this could be taken on under warrenty.

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Post by Leonard 95 on September 27th 2009, 2:01 pm

carcrazy53 wrote:Wonder if this could be taken on under warrenty.


Trust me, I highly doubt you gonna get anyone to replace the alternator under warranty for battery corrosion. We usually just clean them of with a BG battery clean kit and usually don't have many problems after that.

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Post by carcrazy53 on September 27th 2009, 3:07 pm

When i put a volt meter on the charging circuit it never cuts back.That tells me the internal regulator is not working properly,always charging the batt,causing the corrosion.I would think that would be enough to get the alt.replaced.I'll run it buy the ford people and see.

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Post by BMMC1 on September 27th 2009, 4:03 pm

What's it reading? Voltage wise?

Tony... a quick test for your voltage reg is to connect the multimeter to the pos and neg posts of the battery while the car is running at idle. It should read about 13 volts. Then raise the idle to about 3-4k. if the voltage reads more then 15-16 volts. The regulator is crap.

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Post by Papi on September 28th 2009, 1:16 am

i had a small crack on my neg terminal and it made the post nasty. new battery, cut the end of the cable and attached a new O.E. terminal on the cable. no more boogers.

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