Ken4555 1st Gear February 24, 2010 Share February 24, 2010 hey bros.... my previous car had this 'icing' problem... funny thing it was fine all along... until one fine day when i.... sometime ago... i parked overnight at a frd's plc and didnt start the car for more than 24hrs... no big deal right?... but couldnt crank at all the following 24hrs... funny... probably alternator weak or dying (coe car)... anyways AA came over and i got a Green Amaron Batt.... all was fine afterwards... car was great... got a voltage meter and made sure my alternator was fine... watever the case my batt was fine for another year... i had a pivot blue VS and a little spark enhancer too... ALL NO PROBLEM... till one fine day i had just enjoyed my favourite katong laksa and the sunny asked me for help to jump start his car... wasnt a chio bu but a middle aged man who was helpless cause nobody helped him... had a galfrd with me so wanna act helpful... haha... i connected the cables... he started his car and thanked me and i drove off.... the next few days i realised there were 'icing' on my terminals... never had them before... could it be the jump start that caused it... my batt died the following month... it had lived approx 1.5 years... i had to get another batt to scrap the car so i picked one up from my regular WS... got an abandoned for 6months plus panasonic MF batt and it worked fine... WOW.... my mech said Amaron batts had a tendency to get icing on the terminals... true? the present car i'm driving has a Green Amaron Batt now at almost 2years and it still seems fine... dying soon maybe but no signs watsoever... hmmm... i wanna go up north next week so wanna get a new batt... So is Amaron really good or not? wanna get a new batt now but want a good one that last.... suggestions much appreciated... ↡ Advertisement Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nmnhnlm Clutched February 24, 2010 Share February 24, 2010 Whats icing on terminals??? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Majordan 2nd Gear February 24, 2010 Share February 24, 2010 sounds like Iron Man Mark I Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dscheng 3rd Gear February 24, 2010 Share February 24, 2010 Chim sia.. Wht is 'Icing' sia?? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scoobydoo Neutral Newbie February 24, 2010 Share February 24, 2010 Should be caused by battery fumes, humidity and any rainwater that may have found its way under the bonnet (usually battery right next to the edge and rainwater still seeps in) I believe Bosch 75Ah Mega Power Silver S5 battery should be good and solid (its darn heavy!), but haven't used long enough to vouch for its longevity. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Byond 1st Gear February 24, 2010 Share February 24, 2010 the icing u referring to, is it white powdery substance? if it is..be careful its a sign that ur battery kicking the bucket soon lah i also have such icing on the battery terminal my voltage stablisier also shown a healthy 13.6V, but the terminal got the white powdery substance.. everything is fine until one fine sunday, i got stuck when the battery went dead outside a hotel... hahaa Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken4555 1st Gear February 24, 2010 Author Share February 24, 2010 the icing u referring to, is it white powdery substance? if it is..be careful its a sign that ur battery kicking the bucket soon lah i also have such icing on the battery terminal my voltage stablisier also shown a healthy 13.6V, but the terminal got the white powdery substance.. everything is fine until one fine sunday, i got stuck when the battery went dead outside a hotel... hahaa yup yup... tats right... everything fine until one fine day... arghhhhh.... btw i heard batt which need to top up batt water type will last longer.... but ley chey.... but since i spend so much time with my car cleaning polishing all.... i guess wats some topping up of batt water... if cheaper and last longer why not sia... by the way 81 ah? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scoobydoo Neutral Newbie February 25, 2010 Share February 25, 2010 my voltage stablisier also shown a healthy 13.6V, but the terminal got the white powdery substance.. everything is fine until one fine sunday, i got stuck when the battery went dead outside a hotel... hahaa Actually, you can't tell from running voltage, cuz the alternator is actually constantly charging the battery. Need to do load test. Generally a healthy batt under load will be close to 11v or more. Anything in the low 10s or under shows signs of fatigue already. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
1l0v3you Clutched February 25, 2010 Share February 25, 2010 if i'm not wrong the icing should be sulfuric acid coming from the battery? wipe it off cause the chemicals will cause rust. battery needs to be changed i think. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Picanto 3rd Gear February 25, 2010 Share February 25, 2010 just coat the terminals with petroleum jelly will do Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dtitan 1st Gear February 25, 2010 Share February 25, 2010 Actually i do not like to jump start other people car if i can help it. reason is that i had helped a few people jump start before, and funny thing is that the battery normally do not last, or tend to have shorter life span (less than 2 yrs). But of course i will still help to jump start or push start if necessary. Any bro having the same situation before? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken4555 1st Gear February 25, 2010 Author Share February 25, 2010 if i'm not wrong the icing should be sulfuric acid coming from the battery? wipe it off cause the chemicals will cause rust. battery needs to be changed i think. hello... back then i didnt want to touch the icing... so i sprayed a lot of grease over it... but the icing still grew and batt passed away soon after... yes there were signs of rust too... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken4555 1st Gear February 25, 2010 Author Share February 25, 2010 just coat the terminals with petroleum jelly will do petroleum jelly?... which brand better?... if can use petroleum jelly that means KY also can ah? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken4555 1st Gear February 25, 2010 Author Share February 25, 2010 Actually i do not like to jump start other people car if i can help it. reason is that i had helped a few people jump start before, and funny thing is that the battery normally do not last, or tend to have shorter life span (less than 2 yrs). But of course i will still help to jump start or push start if necessary. Any bro having the same situation before? exactly! this is the question i am trying to ask... caus ei do think the jump start caused my batt to grow icing... i mean i always clean my engine bay when i wash my car... so no white stuff till i jump started the other car... or coincidence?... any feedback thoughts? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
1l0v3you Clutched February 25, 2010 Share February 25, 2010 hello... back then i didnt want to touch the icing... so i sprayed a lot of grease over it... but the icing still grew and batt passed away soon after... yes there were signs of rust too... the chemical is toxic so try not to inhale or come in contact with it. it has corroded the metal thus the rustiness. put petroleum jelly on the terminals instead of grease. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
1l0v3you Clutched February 25, 2010 Share February 25, 2010 exactly! this is the question i am trying to ask... caus ei do think the jump start caused my batt to grow icing... i mean i always clean my engine bay when i wash my car... so no white stuff till i jump started the other car... or coincidence?... any feedback thoughts? by right there shouldnt be any problems after that. unless you did it the wrong way.. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Picanto 3rd Gear February 25, 2010 Share February 25, 2010 petroleum jelly?... which brand better?... if can use petroleum jelly that means KY also can ah? of course. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tigershark1976 Turbocharged February 25, 2010 Share February 25, 2010 Actually i do not like to jump start other people car if i can help it. reason is that i had helped a few people jump start before, and funny thing is that the battery normally do not last, or tend to have shorter life span (less than 2 yrs). But of course i will still help to jump start or push start if necessary. Any bro having the same situation before? no such things as jump start will damage the batt... the 2 possibilities that could caused the damage are: 1) someone with 12V batt try to jump start a 24V batt (truck) or vice versa... 2) wrong connect of batt terminal- + terminal to negative terminal. 3) fail to connect the - terminal to chassis... during the jump start. positive connected to positive terminal, and for another wire, connect the negative terminal of your batt to another party car chassis (not directly to negative terminal of the other batt) Ive jump start other car dunno how many times alrd, nvr encounter any problem... ↡ Advertisement Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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