electric grease on CE
11-12-2010, 05:39 PM
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electric grease on CE
hay i am working on cleaning my CE, PO used electric grease. sounds like a good idea, but any words of wisdom on cleaning it from the contacts. should i go back with that solution or just go bare?
11-13-2010, 01:25 AM
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One more time for posteriority (that's you guys in the back...):
Dielectric grease is an insulator! It's sole value is to reduce contamination around high-voltage (think 'spark plug wires') connection where conductive contamination around the connections would cause a shorter path to ground. There is no other valid use for dielectric grease in your car. None.
If you want to protect your low-voltage electrical connections from oxidation, use Stabilant or a similar protectant after the connection is made securely. I use a CRC marine preservative product if I think there's a serious risk. Otherwise connections are better off clean and dry. For battery connections where chemical corrosion is a possibility, I put Vaseline on the terminals after they are clean and secured.
Dielectric grease is an insulator! It's sole value is to reduce contamination around high-voltage (think 'spark plug wires') connection where conductive contamination around the connections would cause a shorter path to ground. There is no other valid use for dielectric grease in your car. None.
If you want to protect your low-voltage electrical connections from oxidation, use Stabilant or a similar protectant after the connection is made securely. I use a CRC marine preservative product if I think there's a serious risk. Otherwise connections are better off clean and dry. For battery connections where chemical corrosion is a possibility, I put Vaseline on the terminals after they are clean and secured.
