Checking the oil today, noticed these battery terminals, 8 months old for the battery. is this normal before I contact Toyota?
Looks like spray grease to prevent terminal corrosion to me. I would say No Worries.
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Yeah, spray grease that has attracted a fair amount of road dust. You can wipe it off if you want.
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+1,2 or 3 for the above…
We (work) used a red spray grease…
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Yes, that looks normal. As a heads-up, I’ve battled with a problem with that same style of connector on my Corolla. It must change shape over time (years) , and it eventually it won’t grab hold of the battery post as tightly as it did when new. I’d prefer to see a little separation remaining between the two parts of the connector at the bottom, after tightening.
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I laugh at that red spray grease
In my experience, it does NOT prevent corrosion
I’ve always just used dielectric grease in a squeeze tube personally and have Never had any issues…
Yeah, I have seen the red stuff not work very well, especially if not cleaned good 1st… but I have seen it work IF done properly…
I’ve used it for years. Works great.
And like you said, IF DONE PROPERLY.
Tester
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