*WARNING* - Clean your Battery Terminals

[chad]

Mine came back too. That's when I used the baking soda in order to neutralize everything around the battery: battery itself, positive and negative cables, hold down bracket and the tray. I repainted the hold down bracket too since it had corrosion as well.

[rippie74]

A can of Coke & some baking soda. Sprinkle it on there & wash it off 5 minutes later.

[NISMO_R6]

That Coke stuff is pretty crazy.

Anyways, I ended up replacing my acid battery with a DieHard Platinum.

[Caeser2001]

Is it safe to assume once the battery is replaced with, say an Optima, this won't happen?

[Zedbra]

It can still happen, put the spray on the terminals to help prevent it

[BCBrian]

Optima batteries do not have the vents that the stock battery has but corrosion can still form over time so the terminal spray is a good idea.

Check out the Sears DieHard Platinum battery. It is a gel style like the Optima but has more Cold Cranking Amps and a better warranty. It does cost a little more but if you are running lights and/or an aftermarket sound system it would be worth it.

[Caeser2001]

I already bought optima a couple weeks ago and cleaned the terminal.

[JeniorNV]

Originally Posted by BCBrian

Check out the Sears DieHard Platinum battery. It is a gel style like the Optima but has more Cold Cranking Amps and a better warranty. It does cost a little more but if you are running lights and/or an aftermarket sound system it would be worth it.

This is the correct DieHard Platinum for our trucks: DieHard Platinum Battery : Best Car Battery Deals at Sears.

I cleaned my battery terminals in July and already had to do it again a few weeks ago. Next time they are due for a cleaning, I plan on dropping in a DieHard Platinum at the same time.

[NISMO_R6]

I ended up replacing my battery with that Die Hard Platinum. I was able to get it for $201 back in December. My old platinum battery was weak already anyways and the acid already ate out the metal rod harness previously.