CONNECTION MATTERS!
Battery Maintenance Missteps
At "The Neighbor's Kid Auto Repair," we're seeing a troubling trend: over-application of anti-corrosion sprays and greases during battery services, often to justify a higher price. While these products can prevent corrosion, they must be used correctly. We often see other shops in the area replace customer’s battery terminals with generic emergency repair brackets, instead of proper factory or more robust solutions, which get them down the road, but lead to serious malfunctions over time.
Proper Use of Anti-Corrosion Products & Clean, Tight Terminals
Anti-corrosion measures are valuable when applied on the outside of battery connections, not between them. The improper use can increase resistance more than the corrosion they aim to prevent, leading to greater electrical issues than the ones they're meant to solve. Battery cables should never be loose.
The Potential Harm
A thick layer of grease or spray can interrupt crucial electrical flow, creating resistance that's far worse for your vehicle's health than natural corrosion. On the other hand, a light external application can preserve connectivity without adding unnecessary resistance. This leads to a large swath of problems, from sensor voltage issues, to ABS or traction control problems.
Our Approach to Battery Service
We focus on what's truly beneficial for your vehicle: a clean and tight connection without excess product. We'll only recommend what you need, avoiding the overreach of costly upsells.
Conclusion
We’re seeing a large number of badly installed batteries causing serious vehicle problems, and hope consumers see this and evaluate the condition of their own vehicle’s battery before they end up stuck on the side of the road buying yet another overpriced battery to remedy a connectivity problem originally created by the very source selling the solution.
