Lennox Member 2,586 Member For: 11y 10m 17d Gender: Male Location: Perth Posted 29/04/16 08:06 AM Share Posted 29/04/16 08:06 AM So got back for my break from work last night, go take the battery charger off and note greeny fluid covering everything around the battery.. it's eating into the paint on my aluminium cooler pipes and into the silicone hoses as well. Took battery out and tried to wash everything off with bicarb solution as a start. Whatever painted parts it's contact it's turned the paint from nitro blue to a greeny colour. Wtf do I do?! This happened to anyone else? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OZYWALKER XR50T Gold Donating Members 2,795 Member For: 11y 8m 11d Gender: Male Location: Western Sydney Posted 29/04/16 08:35 AM Share Posted 29/04/16 08:35 AM That's sucks man. Dodgy charger or battery? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lennox Member 2,586 Member For: 11y 10m 17d Gender: Male Location: Perth Posted 29/04/16 08:47 AM Author Share Posted 29/04/16 08:47 AM No idea tbh! Charged our other cars battery fine so. . Not too sure. Our power went out a few times while I was away so wondering if it did too many desulfation cycles etc and damaged it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gaz097 Bronze Donating Members 1,752 Member For: 13y 5m 22d Posted 29/04/16 11:58 AM Share Posted 29/04/16 11:58 AM Check acid levels before charging? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
discostig Manual mode ________________________ All day, erryday Donating Members 13,798 Member For: 17y 1m 19d Gender: Male Location: Probably above atmospheric pressure Posted 29/04/16 01:43 PM Share Posted 29/04/16 01:43 PM Farrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrk Pics? Just in time for the cruise too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lennox Member 2,586 Member For: 11y 10m 17d Gender: Male Location: Perth Posted 29/04/16 10:36 PM Author Share Posted 29/04/16 10:36 PM Didn't check levels gaz. Not sure about cruises after I saw the red and blue lights in my rear view mirror on the last one I went on.... luckily they were after mcdrift in front of me!! Battery tray post bicarb Pipes n sh*t Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lennox Member 2,586 Member For: 11y 10m 17d Gender: Male Location: Perth Posted 29/04/16 10:42 PM Author Share Posted 29/04/16 10:42 PM As soon as I have time I think the game plan is just wash it all out, replace whatever pipes and hose clamps are f*cked, scrape off all the half eaten paint and repaint with anti rust paint (anyone know what type? We use galv at work but obviously that's on galv steel like unistrut) and then hopefully I can find a can of nitro paint to roughly touch up.. I'd really rather be doing something to improve the car if I'm gonna have to work on it. Sucks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
discostig Manual mode ________________________ All day, erryday Donating Members 13,798 Member For: 17y 1m 19d Gender: Male Location: Probably above atmospheric pressure Posted 30/04/16 04:37 PM Share Posted 30/04/16 04:37 PM Wet sand it, rust converter it, dry off and paint over should do it shouldn't it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lennox Member 2,586 Member For: 11y 10m 17d Gender: Male Location: Perth Posted 02/05/16 12:04 PM Author Share Posted 02/05/16 12:04 PM Yep essentially that's what I did. I just panicked at first it wasn't that bad in the end haha. Still need to replace turbo inlet pipe couldn't find a small enough reducer in shops might have to ebay it. Think it's 2" to 2.5" internal diameter It's not leaking just looks sh*t with a few little acid holes melted into the pipe Tiny little inlet on the fg turbo! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
discostig Manual mode ________________________ All day, erryday Donating Members 13,798 Member For: 17y 1m 19d Gender: Male Location: Probably above atmospheric pressure Posted 02/05/16 03:23 PM Share Posted 02/05/16 03:23 PM Pics of repairs? Can't look any worse than my Bionic touch up under my spoiler Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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