Plasticmonster

OK, not a Scooby but still a car and the problems weird so someone might be interested...

The battery in my smart roadster (don't judge me) has been going flat when not used for a few days, so I bought a new battery a few weeks ago.. It was better but still died over Christmas.

Thought I'd jump it tonight and get it going again... But it's grown like a white mould... Not just on the battery clamps which apparently can happen but all over the place on bare metal... Suspension mounts, window wiper motor, steering linkage...

Pics on link...anyone have any idea what the hell is going on...

http://postimg.org/gallery/8xgncnlg/

RICHARD J

iTrader: (4)

That white stuff is spray grease & is used to seal & lube up joints etc. You may have a voltage drain or a charging issue.

Plasticmonster

I'm not sure that it is, before the battery the suspension tops were Def bare metal with a small amount of red rust, I was going to try a rust treatment spray I got on them so I remember looking at them.

All the white pastey goo is new, looks like liquid but is powder, looking it up online I think the car body is somehow being electrified and that's some kind of reaction... Or at least fumes from the battery causing the reaction if it's not electric.. Pretty sure now the battery is the cause but really surprised, it's v odd.

abre

Definitely looks like lithium grease to me... Did you get the battery replaced by a dealer? They tend to spray it round liberally.

1509joe

iTrader: (2)

Probably an earth fault happens all the time on boats. Ground the chassis to a steel bench etc and clean off the corrosion then wait and see.

Plasticmonster

I forgot that last time I drove it I did get it serviced!! (before christmas seems such a long time ago...).

Speaking to the guys there, they did spray a type of grease and these are the location they said it would have gone!!

The battery issue is just a coincidence.

Ill get my coat