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04 OBW Battery Question

I happened to look under the hood yesterday (I almost never do, as The car gets to the dealer every two months for an oil change). Anyway, I noticed that there has been some battery acid leekage. It looks to me like the acid overflowed out of the top of the cells, as if someone overfilled them. There is some corrosion wherever the acid touched the mounting hardware. Is this a legitimate complaint to the dealer? Would a too-low level in the battery cause this? I suspect they overfilled it.

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Alan
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Reply to
mulder

Thanks. I have an appointment in about 10 days. The acid spillage seems confined to the battery and the mounting that it sits on. I asked the dealer if they add water to it, and they said no- although it's not a sealed battery per se, they are not really meant to be opened. Hadn't thought about it being an electrical problem. Thanks for that idea- I'll have them check it out. I'm still betting that they put water in and overfilled it.

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Alan

You can have AutoZone check your alternator for free. I had the same problem on a '91 Mazda MPV minivan. Voltage regulator went south causing the battery to overcharge on the highway. It cooked the radio and headlights before I could get it fixed. (18 volts @2000 rpms)

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Henry Paul

The car is still under warantee (it's an 04), and there are no AutoZones around here, but thanks for the suggestion.

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Alan

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Don.

Thanks. We've got plenty of NAPAs, but they are just parts dealers- no repair shops. It's covered under warantee.

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Alan

Same thing with AutoZone. They just have test equipment and OBD-II code readers there. I guess the idea is if they help you figure out what's wrong, you'll buy the part there.

If it is under warranty definitely have the dealer fix it.

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Henry Paul

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