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Vaseline, when impregnated into a fabric medium (such as a cotton pad), is highly flammable. Its low melting point of only 37° C allows it to migrate in hot weather. This is an issue for vehicles whose batteries in the engine compartment are enveloped by a thermal insulator that can absorb the runoff. Not a concern for the Yaris, specifically, for its absence of such an insulator. The melting point for most lithium-based bearing greases is up to 120° C, depending on the formulation. |
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06-05-2015, 12:01 AM | #20 | |
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06-05-2015, 08:08 AM | #21 |
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Youre right he did.
But that was some time after the corrosion issue was repaired by the dealer. Don't worry Im not making any of this up!
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06-05-2015, 09:53 AM | #22 |
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Tundras
We've had 3 Tundras in our family along with several Toyotas, Scions and the Tundras ALL suffered from inordinate hold-down and terminal corrosion repeatedly. The other Toyotoa problems, not so much.
As others have mentioned, battery cleanliness is paramount in helping stave off this problem, but also not over-filling the battery to avoid corrosion caused by excessive off-gassing is helpful. In the case of the Tundras being more prone to this than our other Toyota products, since its been all 3 of them which have had this problem Im convinced the grounding system in these trucks is different enough than their cars (weak or poor grounding) that despite best efforts terminal corrosion on Tundras is not preventable.
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06-06-2015, 12:19 AM | #23 |
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