Hi Lynn,
Sounds like you're fortunate enough to not do all your own mechanic work:)
Either way, if you have a shop change out your battery, I'd recommend you
ask them to swap your battery cables as well if they look corroded at all.
They're pretty cheap and can corrode up into the cable itself just like the
terminals and there's no way to clean the cables if they're corroded under
the insulation. Had that happen to me once where I was charging the heck
out of a dead battery (I thought) but it wouldn't crank because the cables
were corroded so badly that it wouldn't pass enough current through it.
I know someone else had recommended a sealed Optima battery. But, in all
due respect, I wouldn't bother. A good battery is just fine and your
application doesn't call for the added expense of the Optima unless you take
the Cherokee off-road a lot. Heck, if a decent, normal battery fails out in
the swamps, you still AAA coverage, right?:)
P.S. I've often thought about tow coverage for when I got stuck just to see
if they'd even try. Haha!
o_o_o_o
Best Regards, /| ,[_____],
Jim, WP3JQ |ŻŻŻL --O|||||||O-
()_)Ż()_) ŻŻŻŻŻ )_)
EM60qk 30.447439N 086.628959W
"Lynn" <lynn@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:4025E450.C011233B@hotmail.com...
> My jeep (01 Cherokee) die today and call AAA for a jump. I notice there
> are white stuff all over the negative side of the battery. The dealer
> (service guy) tell me to spray some baking soda water on it which I
> did. It melt or dissolve those white ashes away but then I notice there
> is some bubble coming out of the battery and turn the baking soda water
> to green color. No matter how much baking soda water I spray on the
> battery, the green liquid remain. I decide to charge the battery (which
> may be a big mistake) after it dried up a bit and now I can hear a
> sizzling noise (or boiling water sound) from the battery. Can someone
> tell me what's going on? Should I not recharge the battery? Do I need
> a new battery? Thanks in advance.
>

 

Hi Lynn,
Sounds like you're fortunate enough to not do all your own mechanic work:)
Either way, if you have a shop change out your battery, I'd recommend you
ask them to swap your battery cables as well if they look corroded at all.
They're pretty cheap and can corrode up into the cable itself just like the
terminals and there's no way to clean the cables if they're corroded under
the insulation. Had that happen to me once where I was charging the heck
out of a dead battery (I thought) but it wouldn't crank because the cables
were corroded so badly that it wouldn't pass enough current through it.
I know someone else had recommended a sealed Optima battery. But, in all
due respect, I wouldn't bother. A good battery is just fine and your
application doesn't call for the added expense of the Optima unless you take
the Cherokee off-road a lot. Heck, if a decent, normal battery fails out in
the swamps, you still AAA coverage, right?:)
P.S. I've often thought about tow coverage for when I got stuck just to see
if they'd even try. Haha!
o_o_o_o
Best Regards, /| ,[_____],
Jim, WP3JQ |ŻŻŻL --O|||||||O-
()_)Ż()_) ŻŻŻŻŻ )_)
EM60qk 30.447439N 086.628959W
"Lynn" <lynn@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:4025E450.C011233B@hotmail.com...
> My jeep (01 Cherokee) die today and call AAA for a jump. I notice there
> are white stuff all over the negative side of the battery. The dealer
> (service guy) tell me to spray some baking soda water on it which I
> did. It melt or dissolve those white ashes away but then I notice there
> is some bubble coming out of the battery and turn the baking soda water
> to green color. No matter how much baking soda water I spray on the
> battery, the green liquid remain. I decide to charge the battery (which
> may be a big mistake) after it dried up a bit and now I can hear a
> sizzling noise (or boiling water sound) from the battery. Can someone
> tell me what's going on? Should I not recharge the battery? Do I need
> a new battery? Thanks in advance.
>

 

Hi Lynn,
Sounds like you're fortunate enough to not do all your own mechanic work:)
Either way, if you have a shop change out your battery, I'd recommend you
ask them to swap your battery cables as well if they look corroded at all.
They're pretty cheap and can corrode up into the cable itself just like the
terminals and there's no way to clean the cables if they're corroded under
the insulation. Had that happen to me once where I was charging the heck
out of a dead battery (I thought) but it wouldn't crank because the cables
were corroded so badly that it wouldn't pass enough current through it.
I know someone else had recommended a sealed Optima battery. But, in all
due respect, I wouldn't bother. A good battery is just fine and your
application doesn't call for the added expense of the Optima unless you take
the Cherokee off-road a lot. Heck, if a decent, normal battery fails out in
the swamps, you still AAA coverage, right?:)
P.S. I've often thought about tow coverage for when I got stuck just to see
if they'd even try. Haha!
o_o_o_o
Best Regards, /| ,[_____],
Jim, WP3JQ |ŻŻŻL --O|||||||O-
()_)Ż()_) ŻŻŻŻŻ )_)
EM60qk 30.447439N 086.628959W
"Lynn" <lynn@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:4025E450.C011233B@hotmail.com...
> My jeep (01 Cherokee) die today and call AAA for a jump. I notice there
> are white stuff all over the negative side of the battery. The dealer
> (service guy) tell me to spray some baking soda water on it which I
> did. It melt or dissolve those white ashes away but then I notice there
> is some bubble coming out of the battery and turn the baking soda water
> to green color. No matter how much baking soda water I spray on the
> battery, the green liquid remain. I decide to charge the battery (which
> may be a big mistake) after it dried up a bit and now I can hear a
> sizzling noise (or boiling water sound) from the battery. Can someone
> tell me what's going on? Should I not recharge the battery? Do I need
> a new battery? Thanks in advance.
>

 

Yup.
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/

Lynn wrote:
>
> Hello, L.W. Thanks for the advice. Does that mean beside cleaning the
> terminal, I should replace the battery too? Also, the sizzling noise I heard
> from the battery when charging with a charger, does it mean it is not taking
> charges? Thanks again.

 

Yup.
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/

Lynn wrote:
>
> Hello, L.W. Thanks for the advice. Does that mean beside cleaning the
> terminal, I should replace the battery too? Also, the sizzling noise I heard
> from the battery when charging with a charger, does it mean it is not taking
> charges? Thanks again.

 

Yup.
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/

Lynn wrote:
>
> Hello, L.W. Thanks for the advice. Does that mean beside cleaning the
> terminal, I should replace the battery too? Also, the sizzling noise I heard
> from the battery when charging with a charger, does it mean it is not taking
> charges? Thanks again.

 

Hey guys, thanks for all the suggestion and advice. I will take the Jeep in
tomorrow to replace the battery and have the cables check out. Just for my
information, if the acid is leaking from the battery, it is no good anymore,
correct? I call Jeep service department to ask to bring the Jeep in for that
problem, he told me no need but to spray baking soda water on the battery. I
guess that is really not a fix then??
Thanks again.

Drink wrote:

> Hi Lynn,
> Sounds like you're fortunate enough to not do all your own mechanic work:)
> Either way, if you have a shop change out your battery, I'd recommend you
> ask them to swap your battery cables as well if they look corroded at all.
> They're pretty cheap and can corrode up into the cable itself just like the
> terminals and there's no way to clean the cables if they're corroded under
> the insulation. Had that happen to me once where I was charging the heck
> out of a dead battery (I thought) but it wouldn't crank because the cables
> were corroded so badly that it wouldn't pass enough current through it.
> I know someone else had recommended a sealed Optima battery. But, in all
> due respect, I wouldn't bother. A good battery is just fine and your
> application doesn't call for the added expense of the Optima unless you take
> the Cherokee off-road a lot. Heck, if a decent, normal battery fails out in
> the swamps, you still AAA coverage, right?:)
> P.S. I've often thought about tow coverage for when I got stuck just to see
> if they'd even try. Haha!
> o_o_o_o
> Best Regards, /| ,[_____],
> Jim, WP3JQ |ŻŻŻL --O|||||||O-
> ()_)Ż()_) ŻŻŻŻŻ )_)
> EM60qk 30.447439N 086.628959W
> "Lynn" <lynn@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:4025E450.C011233B@hotmail.com...
> > My jeep (01 Cherokee) die today and call AAA for a jump. I notice there
> > are white stuff all over the negative side of the battery. The dealer
> > (service guy) tell me to spray some baking soda water on it which I
> > did. It melt or dissolve those white ashes away but then I notice there
> > is some bubble coming out of the battery and turn the baking soda water
> > to green color. No matter how much baking soda water I spray on the
> > battery, the green liquid remain. I decide to charge the battery (which
> > may be a big mistake) after it dried up a bit and now I can hear a
> > sizzling noise (or boiling water sound) from the battery. Can someone
> > tell me what's going on? Should I not recharge the battery? Do I need
> > a new battery? Thanks in advance.
> >

 

Hey guys, thanks for all the suggestion and advice. I will take the Jeep in
tomorrow to replace the battery and have the cables check out. Just for my
information, if the acid is leaking from the battery, it is no good anymore,
correct? I call Jeep service department to ask to bring the Jeep in for that
problem, he told me no need but to spray baking soda water on the battery. I
guess that is really not a fix then??
Thanks again.

Drink wrote:

> Hi Lynn,
> Sounds like you're fortunate enough to not do all your own mechanic work:)
> Either way, if you have a shop change out your battery, I'd recommend you
> ask them to swap your battery cables as well if they look corroded at all.
> They're pretty cheap and can corrode up into the cable itself just like the
> terminals and there's no way to clean the cables if they're corroded under
> the insulation. Had that happen to me once where I was charging the heck
> out of a dead battery (I thought) but it wouldn't crank because the cables
> were corroded so badly that it wouldn't pass enough current through it.
> I know someone else had recommended a sealed Optima battery. But, in all
> due respect, I wouldn't bother. A good battery is just fine and your
> application doesn't call for the added expense of the Optima unless you take
> the Cherokee off-road a lot. Heck, if a decent, normal battery fails out in
> the swamps, you still AAA coverage, right?:)
> P.S. I've often thought about tow coverage for when I got stuck just to see
> if they'd even try. Haha!
> o_o_o_o
> Best Regards, /| ,[_____],
> Jim, WP3JQ |ŻŻŻL --O|||||||O-
> ()_)Ż()_) ŻŻŻŻŻ )_)
> EM60qk 30.447439N 086.628959W
> "Lynn" <lynn@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:4025E450.C011233B@hotmail.com...
> > My jeep (01 Cherokee) die today and call AAA for a jump. I notice there
> > are white stuff all over the negative side of the battery. The dealer
> > (service guy) tell me to spray some baking soda water on it which I
> > did. It melt or dissolve those white ashes away but then I notice there
> > is some bubble coming out of the battery and turn the baking soda water
> > to green color. No matter how much baking soda water I spray on the
> > battery, the green liquid remain. I decide to charge the battery (which
> > may be a big mistake) after it dried up a bit and now I can hear a
> > sizzling noise (or boiling water sound) from the battery. Can someone
> > tell me what's going on? Should I not recharge the battery? Do I need
> > a new battery? Thanks in advance.
> >

 

Hey guys, thanks for all the suggestion and advice. I will take the Jeep in
tomorrow to replace the battery and have the cables check out. Just for my
information, if the acid is leaking from the battery, it is no good anymore,
correct? I call Jeep service department to ask to bring the Jeep in for that
problem, he told me no need but to spray baking soda water on the battery. I
guess that is really not a fix then??
Thanks again.

Drink wrote:

> Hi Lynn,
> Sounds like you're fortunate enough to not do all your own mechanic work:)
> Either way, if you have a shop change out your battery, I'd recommend you
> ask them to swap your battery cables as well if they look corroded at all.
> They're pretty cheap and can corrode up into the cable itself just like the
> terminals and there's no way to clean the cables if they're corroded under
> the insulation. Had that happen to me once where I was charging the heck
> out of a dead battery (I thought) but it wouldn't crank because the cables
> were corroded so badly that it wouldn't pass enough current through it.
> I know someone else had recommended a sealed Optima battery. But, in all
> due respect, I wouldn't bother. A good battery is just fine and your
> application doesn't call for the added expense of the Optima unless you take
> the Cherokee off-road a lot. Heck, if a decent, normal battery fails out in
> the swamps, you still AAA coverage, right?:)
> P.S. I've often thought about tow coverage for when I got stuck just to see
> if they'd even try. Haha!
> o_o_o_o
> Best Regards, /| ,[_____],
> Jim, WP3JQ |ŻŻŻL --O|||||||O-
> ()_)Ż()_) ŻŻŻŻŻ )_)
> EM60qk 30.447439N 086.628959W
> "Lynn" <lynn@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:4025E450.C011233B@hotmail.com...
> > My jeep (01 Cherokee) die today and call AAA for a jump. I notice there
> > are white stuff all over the negative side of the battery. The dealer
> > (service guy) tell me to spray some baking soda water on it which I
> > did. It melt or dissolve those white ashes away but then I notice there
> > is some bubble coming out of the battery and turn the baking soda water
> > to green color. No matter how much baking soda water I spray on the
> > battery, the green liquid remain. I decide to charge the battery (which
> > may be a big mistake) after it dried up a bit and now I can hear a
> > sizzling noise (or boiling water sound) from the battery. Can someone
> > tell me what's going on? Should I not recharge the battery? Do I need
> > a new battery? Thanks in advance.
> >