# Battery?

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/battery/60074>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** batteries, lexus, 300\
**Created:** [January 17, 2011, 6:29pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/battery/60074 "2011-01-17T18:29:34Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![Raymondo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/919ad9/32.png) [@Raymondo](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Raymondo)\
**Post date:** [January 17, 2011, 6:29pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/battery/60074/1 "2011-01-17T18:29:34Z")

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In the past few weeks when i started my car the clock would be off by hours, so I reset it. Last week while starting there was just clicking sounds. I cleaned some corrosion off the pos terminal and it started. Had the battery(3 yr 10 mos old) checked and it is fine, but the clock is still off by hours when I first start.

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**Author:** ![DfromSD](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/dfromsd/32/1669_2.png) [@DfromSD](https://community.cartalk.com/u/DfromSD)\
**Post date:** [January 17, 2011, 6:43pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/battery/60074/2 "2011-01-17T18:43:48Z")

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Did you reset the clock after you cleaned the terms.? If so, one probably has nothing to do with the other. Is the clock in your radio or seperate? Probably take it to a car audio place to see if they can fix it, and if it’s worth fixing. You can buy a little stick on clock for next to nothing.

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**Author:** ![circuitsmith](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/circuitsmith/32/40376_2.png) [@circuitsmith](https://community.cartalk.com/u/circuitsmith)\
**Post date:** [January 18, 2011, 12:42am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/battery/60074/3 "2011-01-18T00:42:09Z")

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Check for a blown fuse.

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**Author:** ![Triedaq](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/65b543/32.png) [@Triedaq](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Triedaq)\
**Post date:** [January 18, 2011, 12:50am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/battery/60074/4 "2011-01-18T00:50:36Z")

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Try this: Set the clock to the correct time. Before you start the car, turn the key to the “on” position, but not to the “start” position. Does the clock show the correct time? If so, turn the key to start and start the engine. If the clock is now off, I think you do have a weak battery.

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**Author:** ![Raymondo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/919ad9/32.png) [@Raymondo](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Raymondo)\
**Post date:** [January 20, 2011, 3:48pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/battery/60074/5 "2011-01-20T15:48:14Z")

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Thanks, I did reset the digital screen display

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**Author:** ![Raymondo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/919ad9/32.png) [@Raymondo](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Raymondo)\
**Post date:** [January 20, 2011, 3:52pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/battery/60074/6 "2011-01-20T15:52:19Z")

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Thanks, I removed the cables again and cleaned the terminals with baking soda, reattached the cables and it has been OK for the past two days!