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My battery has condensation on it..is that normal? I haven't dríven it anywhere today, but it has moisture on the casing.

CS

Not normal.

You may have a moisture problem in the boot due to a seal leak or roof drain blockage. Alternatively, you may have acid leaking from the battery. Is it an AGM vented battery connected to the original battery vent lines or is it a standard lead acid battery Photo

Wat JBT said...

There is an alternate though.....could it be The Mesterons trying to sabotage your MX-5. Very nasty those Mysterons. Good thing we have The Thunderbirds, Joe90 and others on hand to help.

J.

ps, can you tell I grew up in the era of "Supermarionation", with a steady diet of Britsh TV on the NZBC.

aka_juffa wrote:Wat JBT said...

There is an alternate though.....could it be The Mesterons trying to sabotage your MX-5. Very nasty those Mysterons. Good thing we have The Thunderbirds, Joe90 and others on hand to help.

J.

ps, can you tell I grew up in the era of "Supermarionation", with a steady diet of Britsh TV on the NZBC.

Supercar, Fireball XL5, UFO....

JBT wrote:Not normal.

You may have a moisture problem in the boot due to a seal leak or roof drain blockage. Alternatively, you may have acid leaking from the battery. Is it an AGM vented battery connected to the original battery vent lines or is it a standard lead acid battery Photo

I will take a pic I think it is a standard sealed lead acid type, I found a rubber tube not connected to anything as well.

thank you, I'll also check roof drains. The car has hardtop on all of the time as it's my daily and for the moment I have nowhere to store the extra roof..

CS

Captain Scarlet wrote:

aka_juffa wrote:Wat JBT said...

There is an alternate though.....could it be The Mesterons trying to sabotage your MX-5. Very nasty those Mysterons. Good thing we have The Thunderbirds, Joe90 and others on hand to help.

J.

ps, can you tell I grew up in the era of "Supermarionation", with a steady diet of Britsh TV on the NZBC.

Supercar, Fireball XL5, UFO....

I have heard of Supercar, but don't remember seeing it....I see your UFO and raise Space 1999

As for the battery. If it is your normal acid battery you are best to replace it. There is a thread here on the other batterys that will fix a MX-5 and have the proper vents. Just did a quick search, the aftermarket alternative is a Supercharge MF43 Calcium battery at around $100.

J.

J.

JBT wrote:You may have a moisture problem in the boot due to a seal leak or roof drain blockage.

If it's a seal, it tends to be the seals around the rear lights, although boot lid seal may also be a possibility.

aka_juffa wrote:

Captain Scarlet wrote:

aka_juffa wrote:Wat JBT said...

There is an alternate though.....could it be The Mesterons trying to sabotage your MX-5. Very nasty those Mysterons. Good thing we have The Thunderbirds, Joe90 and others on hand to help.

J.

ps, can you tell I grew up in the era of "Supermarionation", with a steady diet of Britsh TV on the NZBC.

Supercar, Fireball XL5, UFO....

I have heard of Supercar, but don't remember seeing it....I see your UFO and raise Space 1999

As for the battery. If it is your normal acid battery you are best to replace it. There is a thread here on the other batterys that will fix a MX-5 and have the proper vents. Just did a quick search, the aftermarket alternative is a Supercharge MF43 Calcium battery at around $100.

J.

J.

See your Space 1999 and raise with Prince Planet and a side bet of Phantoma.