I'm sure anyone who's ever jump-started a car, replaced a car battery, or built a small 12V DIY nipple-torture device has seen this: a powdery, white and blue and maybe sometimes green substance on ...

If you’re like many people, you don’t lift the hood of your car unless you really have to. If the car is working well, that means it could be years before you get a look at what’s underneath. That ...

Q: I need your advice about the 2014 Subaru Outback that we recently bought from a dealer. I went to check the oil and saw that the positive and negative battery terminals were full of white corrosion ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. We've all climbed into our cars, turned the key, and heard the car struggle to start. While sometimes this happens as the battery ages, hard ...

If you ever find yourself with a car that won’t start because of corroded battery terminals, you can get yourself going again with just a can of Coca Cola. I’m from the south, where we know that Coca ...

Q–I recently asked a mechanic why I was slowly getting corrosion deposits around my battery terminal. He informed me that it was because I bought a cheap $75 battery that was leaking gases. He advised ...

Maintenance-free car batteries for classic cars are not 100 percent free of upkeep, and misunderstanding this fact is where battery troubles begin. Back in the day when classic cars were brand-new, ...

Sealed motorcycle batteries are a fantastic invention. Motorcycles usually have a minimum of space under the seat or tank, and the battery is sometimes located deep down under the seat, the frame or ...

For the most part, it’s simple. Your car or truck has a battery, it supplies electricity to the bits that need it, and that’s all you care about. Until something goes wrong or you want to do something ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Grease is slippery stuff well-known for its lubricating qualities — usually. However, when we're talking about greasing your battery terminals ...