Checking Battery Fluid - Toyota 1998 Camry Owner's Manual

—Checking battery exterior
Ground cable
Terminals
Hold−down clamp
Check the battery for corroded or loose
terminal connections, cracks, or loose
hold−down clamp.
a. If the battery is corroded, wash it off
with a solution of warm water and bak-
ing soda. Coat the outside of the termi-
nals with grease to prevent further cor-
rosion.
b. If the terminal connections are loose,
tighten their clamp nuts—but do not
overtighten.
c. Tighten the hold−down clamp
enough to keep the battery firmly in
place. Overtightening may damage the
battery case.
NOTICE
z Be sure the engine and all accesso-
ries are off before performing main-
tenance.
z When checking the battery, remove
the ground cable from the negative
terminal ("—" mark) first and rein-
stall it last.
z Be careful not to cause a short cir-
cuit with tools.
z Take care no solution gets into the
battery when washing it.
only

—Checking battery fluid

Type A
Green Dark
Clear or light
yellow
Type B
Blue White Red
CHECKING BY THE HYDROMETER
Check the battery condition by
hydrometer color.
Hydrometer color
Condition
Type A Type B
GREEN BLUE Good
Charging necessary. Have
DARK WHITE battery checked by your
Toyota dealer.
CLEAR or
Have battery checked by
LIGHT RED
your Toyota dealer.
YELLOW
the
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