10-07-2010, 02:54 PM
Disaster averted!
Car wouldn't start this morning. Electronics freaking out, flickering on and off. First thought was battery problem. Had to give away two appointments and have a friend drive me to AAP to test my battery. Battery was fine. Shit. Could be something expensive. My insurance tows for free with roadside assist, so tow truck driver takes me to the Honda dealership where my buddy is a Honda Master Tech. Stopped on the way to give the guy a pack of cigarettes and a Mountain Dew as a tip (that's what he asked for haha). My girlfriend works for Enterprise so she hooks me up with a really cheap rental car. My buddy spends about 10 minutes in the parking lot and figures it out. There was a small gap between the clamp ring and the battery terminal that had caused corrosion. He scraped it off with a screwdriver and a wire brush, regreased it, and it started up again. Let it run for about 15 minutes, battery charged up fine and is 100%.
So, what I thought could be a starter or ignition problem was just some sludge! Cost me under $20 because I bought a dozen donuts for the Enterprise guys since they voided my ticket and I didn't have to pay for the rental car.
Car wouldn't start this morning. Electronics freaking out, flickering on and off. First thought was battery problem. Had to give away two appointments and have a friend drive me to AAP to test my battery. Battery was fine. Shit. Could be something expensive. My insurance tows for free with roadside assist, so tow truck driver takes me to the Honda dealership where my buddy is a Honda Master Tech. Stopped on the way to give the guy a pack of cigarettes and a Mountain Dew as a tip (that's what he asked for haha). My girlfriend works for Enterprise so she hooks me up with a really cheap rental car. My buddy spends about 10 minutes in the parking lot and figures it out. There was a small gap between the clamp ring and the battery terminal that had caused corrosion. He scraped it off with a screwdriver and a wire brush, regreased it, and it started up again. Let it run for about 15 minutes, battery charged up fine and is 100%.
So, what I thought could be a starter or ignition problem was just some sludge! Cost me under $20 because I bought a dozen donuts for the Enterprise guys since they voided my ticket and I didn't have to pay for the rental car.
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2001 Lexus IS300 / 2004 2.8L big turbo WRX STI / 2004 Subaru WRX / A couple of old trucks
2017 Mazda CX-5 GT AWD Premium
Past: 2016 GMC Canyon All Terrain Crew Cab / 2010 Jaguar XFR / 2012 Acura RDX AWD Tech / 2008 Cadillac CTS / 2007 Acura TL-S / 1966 5.0 HO Mustang Coupe
2001 Lexus IS300 / 2004 2.8L big turbo WRX STI / 2004 Subaru WRX / A couple of old trucks