Hey I'v been having problems with my remote starter lately, IT just didn't turn on the car WARM or COLD conditions.....

We'll for some random reason I bought some battery terminal cleaner spray from parts source. And then some 1.99 di-electric grease 20mL.

Went home unplugged the connections on the terminals sprayed that stuff all over the terminals and then put the di-electric grease over terminals on battery. Reconnected everything and tested the starter.

Now guess what my remote starter works.

Now my question is when I remember reading about the big 3 it never mentioned using these sprays or di-electric grease at all. Since my car now has no problems turning on via the remote start I'm assuming this cleaning has decreased the resistance.

Am I correct or is this just a coincidence?

 

It was probably the cleaner that did the trick. By definition di-electric grease does not conduct electricity.

 

I'm sorry it wasn't di-electric grease. Looking at the package it says "Battery Protector" Its this purple thick oil gel feeling type stuff.

Its on the terminals now. It says it helps prevent corrosion. It must be able to conduct electricity cuz its on both terminals as we speak.

 

if air can not get to the terminals then corrosion will not happen

in IASCA //// WIRE TERMINATION water proof grease covering the exposed wire

http://www.iasca.com/rules_downloads/5-install-rules-(website-v.1).pdf

 

if air can not get to the terminals then corrosion will not happen

in IASCA //// WIRE TERMINATION water proof grease covering the exposed wire

http://www.iasca.com/rules_downloads/5-install-rules-(website-v.1).pdf

 

The battery protector spray is the same concept as smearing grease or painting the terminals to prevent acid corrosion on the battery terminals,... has no electrical conductive properties, was either coincidence or the cleaning of the terminals.

 

not exactly the spray cleans the corrosion deposits and makes the terminal shiny. And so the grease is applied after to prevent that from happening again or slowing it down.

Either way its good thing to do when doing the big 3 i guess.

 

helps stop self discharge as well

 

never herd of the grease thing . i usually just use a post cleaner and some baking soda /water to clean my battery let it dry put the clamps on and hit it with some spray paint . or terminal protector if i have any , spray paint actually works really good .

 

Yup, grease was used many years ago, but it's messy, so paint and terminal protector are used now in place of grease.