I’ll shoot ya a textSaturday after 1 or Sunday all day. Either one.
Jake
2-6 MONTHS?? I hope you meant years!It’s been a while but I remember someone saying that corrosion on the positive means that the battery is likely being overcharged and corrosion on the negative usually means the battery is sulfated. It has been my experience that a good charger like a Noco can take care of the sulfation but, every time I’ve had it on the positive terminal it keeps coming back until it eventually eats the terminal. It seems to be a precursor sign that the battery will need replacement at some point as the alternator is overcharging it. Normally we get 2-6 months out of a battery at that point before it completely dies but, in recent years I’ve just started replacing them.
I mean the batteries usually last 2-6 months from when it started corroding the terminal. Based on the sticker on the battery, it looks like it was sold around Jun of 2018 so, if it’s about 3 years old it would be in the range for this kind of issue as the cells start to lose their ability to hold a charge over time and that’s when you start seeing issues like this. I used to clean the terminals really good and apply new spray or felt washers and drive for as long as I could squeeze life out of the battery but now I replace them usually after a month or two when I see that the corrosion is persistent.2-6 MONTHS?? I hope you meant years!
Ooh, just might do that, Jake. I hadn’t considered it because traditionally, dealerships are quite a bit more expensive. But, knowing this now, I’ll give them a call! Thanks!Why not head to Ford and by a battery at the dealer. Just bought the top of the range Motorcraft at Simi Ford for 167.00 for the Explorer. The Motorcraft battery in the black car is 7 years old and still working.
Jake