Electrical ghost - randomly car dying
03-25-08, 08:11 PM
#1
Electrical ghost - randomly car dying
My car completely dies randomly at stop lights or right at the start-up. No clicking sound or whatsoever. Complete death.
My batteries are holding charge fine. My alternator is 2 yeas old, so the charging system is not the problem.
The weird thing is, if I tap on the battery terminal with a metal and make some sparks, the electricity comes right back on.
What could be the cause of this?
My batteries are holding charge fine. My alternator is 2 yeas old, so the charging system is not the problem.
The weird thing is, if I tap on the battery terminal with a metal and make some sparks, the electricity comes right back on.
What could be the cause of this?
03-26-08, 10:11 AM
#5
you can take some sandpaper or something abrasive like a screwdriver and scratch the inside of the ring on the terminal. this will remove some of the corrosion and the scratches into the metal make a clean contact to the battery.
also like sicksc3 said, tightening it might do the trick and also check to see if the crimp where the terminal attatches to the wire is still in place. if its not tight i would get a new terminal (like 5 bucks)
once you clean it off/scratch it there is this red spray you can get at your local auto store that coats the terminals and doesn't let them corrode as much. Ive used it on all my cars.
also like sicksc3 said, tightening it might do the trick and also check to see if the crimp where the terminal attatches to the wire is still in place. if its not tight i would get a new terminal (like 5 bucks)
once you clean it off/scratch it there is this red spray you can get at your local auto store that coats the terminals and doesn't let them corrode as much. Ive used it on all my cars.
03-26-08, 11:29 AM
#7
you can take some sandpaper or something abrasive like a screwdriver and scratch the inside of the ring on the terminal. this will remove some of the corrosion and the scratches into the metal make a clean contact to the battery.
also like sicksc3 said, tightening it might do the trick and also check to see if the crimp where the terminal attatches to the wire is still in place. if its not tight i would get a new terminal (like 5 bucks)
once you clean it off/scratch it there is this red spray you can get at your local auto store that coats the terminals and doesn't let them corrode as much. Ive used it on all my cars.
also like sicksc3 said, tightening it might do the trick and also check to see if the crimp where the terminal attatches to the wire is still in place. if its not tight i would get a new terminal (like 5 bucks)
once you clean it off/scratch it there is this red spray you can get at your local auto store that coats the terminals and doesn't let them corrode as much. Ive used it on all my cars.
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