Replacing Battery & Cleaning Terminals - Toyota Corolla
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- Опубліковано 12 вер 2024
- In this video I show you how to replace the battery in your 2010 Toyota Corolla S.
**Now before you flip out on me YES I did hook up the negative terminal first. NO it won't harm anything. If you don't feel comfortable doing it that way then just hook up the positive first. The only reason you usually hook up the negative last is to prevent arching with your wrench. (yes I messed up showing it like this) Honestly there is nothing that gets in the way on this car so your chances of arching are pretty low unless you are using a 36" long wrench. Thanks for watching!**
Good video Eric & I think I can save you some money. I'm a Power EE with experience in connections from low voltage up to 500KV. The purpose of the grease within the connection & external to the connector is solely to keep the environment (salt or polluted air) from the micro ridges caused by the scratch brushing the inside of the connector & the battery terminals. So any cheap non-conductive grease will work e.g. Vaseline etc. In the power industry the mantra is Scratch brush & grease then torque to specification. This works for all voltages up to 500KV, AC or DC. A lot of electrical connections are palm to palm so it's counterproductive to file these surfaces flat. Scratch brushing creates thousands of micro ridges that carry the current, so protect those micro connections with non-conducting grease then don't over tighten the connector (don't strip the thread). Cheers.
Didn't think I would learn anything about changing a battery, I was wrong. Great video. I never thought of using water and baking soda to clean corrosion. Thanks, Gary
Always connect the positive first. No need to worry about the wrench or any other possible shorting because the battery is not part of the circuit without a ground.
The way I remember it is: The negative cable comes off first, and goes on last.
Yes, that was true many years a go how ever this is not a possible at all makes and models. And the reason why they cover negative is that you would have less change charge it wrong!
+ many garages have second battery/ memory retainer installed so they don't need to find all radio stations and what not, that they could forget to set back in before shipping it.
And whens that plugged in that positive cable is hot even with out the original battery makeing negative cable removal first and back in last unnecessary.
Excellent demo. Two suggestions: 1) as noted: Remove negative battery clamp first and positive battery clamp last. Reconnect positive battery terminal connector first and negative battery connector last. 2) No grease b/t the battery posts and clamps because we want clean dry electrical mating surfaces for low resistance. Grease/coating/spray only over secured terminals to prevent corrosion.
I was told the negative cable is the first to remove and the last to install for safety and on some models you must use a ecu memory saver otherwise the throttle values will be lost and needs to be reset some radios need to be recoded not sure if it applies to Toyotas.
An upgrade suggestion would be to get a heat shield blanket installed around the new battery. Will help long term durability.
Do you install a battery saver to keep from losing your presets?
Thanks for the video. Today I changed my 2014 corolla battery with the help of your video. The + and - thing is little confusing though.
MOHAMMAD AZIM it’s simple. When disconnecting a battery remove the negative - terminal first then remove the positive +. Now when installing the new battery install the positive terminal first, and the negative terminal last. Not that difficult, just make sure you don’t touch any tools with the +- terminals or you’ll experience some welding/ sparks that isn’t so cool.
When he installed the Battery he installed the negative terminal first then the positive just the same pattern as when he took them off @sMiley Warrior
Great video. Very informative. Do you know if this method works on a 2016 Corolla? Specifically the spraying of the battery. I'm not worried about the battery, more like Toyota switching parts and plugs from 2010-2016.
I had a friend help me replace my battery, so I technically didn't see where he unhooked it from. I later saw a tiny hole which I would assume it hooked into. He said it "wouldn't reach" and told me it just has to hook "somewhere".... ummm.... I would like to put it back where it's supposed to be. So is that where it actually hooks back into?
This part of the video was left out. Thank you for the help
Sierra, that tiny hole should be where the hook should go into. Many times aftermarket batteries are slightly different in size than factory. Especially if the battery hasn't been replaced in several years, the nut may be "frozen" onto the bolt. Spraying the nut with PB blaster can help free it up so that you can continue to loosen the nut to make it fit into that slot. I completely disagree with the phrase it just has to fit somewhere. This was not how it was designed from factory or there would have been no holes! Any mechanic shop can also perform this task easily especially at your next oil change. Good luck!
after the baking soda bath, I use WD forty. just spray it on the terminals let it stand for a few minutes then the corrosion will wipe away with a paper towel or you can wash it away.
Oh good tip thanks Robert Young
You can use scotch brite to clean the terminals or metallic toothbrush...with contact cleaner and for anti corrosion vvp grease (vaselin based waterpoof)and mil c 85054 amalgard or mil c 81309!-_^
Good job !regards from Greece from corolla g6 vvti.2001
same way! nice! the only little difference, i put 1:4 ratio of baking soda solution (water) in a bottle. but i guess, i am going to use your technique more often now. :-)
Just did this today! Great explainer.
Isn't there danger or short circuit computer parts by spraying?
YOU DID GOOD JOB, THANKS FOR YOUR VIDEO CLIP
Question : if I’m going to replace my battery terminal connectors (switching to gold/brass) do I have to change both? Or can one be gold/brass and the other be lead? (I’m assuming it’s lead). If they are different will this cause any problems ? Thanks !!!!
Hi Eric, can you tell me if anything needs to be reset in the ECM after the battery is removed and replaced on a 2017 Toyota Corolla or can I just do what you did in this video and it should be good to go? Thanks
Is it natural that after I put back the terminals and cleaned the battery the car starts up kind of weak 🤔 is it normal?
jaredhinman Thanks man 👍
Thought when installing battery you connect positive first then negative ?
Safety third! No real problem, just the way you state is safer for the "average Joe".
What I am unable to do is hook the J Bolt to the battery tray. Exceptionally frustrating.
Eric I have never had luck getting those thin hold down come off. They usually break. 😩
Penetrating fluid or just get a battery tie down instead.
My experience is when you get corrosion on your terminals it’s time for a new battery.Don’t bother cleaning and putting back the old battery. The corrosion will most likely come back. Plus you could get stranded somewhere with an old dead battery.
oh man the OCD in me wont let me use those sprays on the terminals. It just made that nice new battery dirty. I just rub a light coating of dielectric grease on mine being careful not to get it on the battery.
i'm more bothered by the spray spraying onto places other than the terminals
Brand fuckin new! Thank buddy👍🏼 great video.
What is the size of the Corolla battery cable? 2AWG or 4 AWG +
What's your new battery brand and specs? - I mean any suggestions. My Panasonic OEM still doing it's job but it has a factory date of 09 ('10 Corolla LE) so it might be replaced soon?
TPAUSA I install the Autocraft Golds from Advance. 3yr free replacement and have been using them for years with very good success.
Thanks for the video.
My friends positive side of the battery terminal cable got cut (eaten by a squirrel we think) . How do I fix that ?
How come my negative terminal dont got the screw / nut on top is starting to rust i wanted to replace it make it look the same
Isn't water conductor 🤔 and if you replacing the battery why bother cleaning the old one ?
Oh no, he called us "UA-cam" again! And he had come so far. O well, everybody slips once in awhile. Great video btw, and thanks for sharing.
Good job
Oftentimes, when the hood is up on a car and I’m taking a break speaking with someone, I find myself picking at battery post grime before I even realize what I’m doing. I need to stop this, it both rude and gross.
nice of you
I didn't pay much attention to the disconnect, but you reconnected the batter cables incorrectly.
Haha riiighhhttt....
+South Main Auto Repair iuse a can of coke to clean my battery works just as good as baking soda
@@brianbebout7360 but coke (and any soda) is acidic so it will not neutralize the acid atop the battery.
Why clean a battery that's getting replaced?
I assume it's because its easier to remove corosion when they are plugged on the battery, and why switch the battery and then do the steps he did from the start. So I assume its just caus its easier and more practical.
Yep Erlend Myher got it right. Much easier to clean the cable terminals while they are hooked to the old battery as opposed to holding them in your hand. The corrosion is on there like concrete and is much easier to get the majority of it off while they are hooked up. More interested in cleaning the cable terminals not the post of the battery. If you choose to unhook them first that works too though. Either way. Good question though!
thanks
Idle memory loss…?
5:43 unbelievable you ALL cut out the part where you attach the rod at the back part of the battery.
It doesn't take a rocket scientist to figure out where to put the rod especially if you're the one who took it off.
@@upurnose46 I had a friend help me replace my battery, so I technically didn't see where he unhooked it from. I later saw a tiny hole which I would assume it hooked into. He said it wouldn't reach and told me it just has to hook "somewhere".... ummm.... I would like to put it back where it's supposed to be. So is that where it actually hooks back into?
is this a magic trick?
water on battery? i thought its dangerous
I'll be honest. I've never heard of such a thing. Have you seen or read where that can be dangerous or can you elaborate on that a bit?
i just thought battery is with all the electrical ends exposed might be dangerous to water
Nope. No harm at all to clean a battery with water.
You get that every time it rains hard.
Plz don’t use a garden hose
Great demo, terrible angle
How does this person never look at their battery that was a lot of corrosion lol
I would love your input on the following video; What's that noise?: ua-cam.com/video/w2LFFX06lDQ/v-deo.html
Boy man that sounds pretty bad. Hard to tell on a video to be honest with you. Sounds like you will need to do a little digging on that on. Where does it seem to be originating? Left side, right side, top end, bottom end?
South Main Auto Repair It seems to be emanating from the timing chain area on the passenger side of the vehicle. I removed the valve cover and found the timing chain at the cam sprockets to be tight with very little movement. Some background info on the vehicle; it was run low on oil barely registering on the stick. Gave it an oil change (5w-20) and filter replacement, but the noise persisted. Did a power balance test by unplugging injectors one at a time; there was no perceivable change in the noise. Any thoughts?
clean the terminals with diet coke.
thanks...