You may have heard that Coca-Cola will clean corrosion from battery terminals. It will ... but it's still a bad idea. Here's ...

Why the soda myth refuses to die The idea of pouring cola on a battery terminal has been around for decades, helped along by ...

WD-40 has countless uses for auto repair and around your home, but can it substitute for dielectric grease as a protective ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. We've all climbed into our cars, turned the key, and heard the car struggle to start. While sometimes this happens as the battery ages, hard ...

I'm sure anyone who's ever jump-started a car, replaced a car battery, or built a small 12V DIY nipple-torture device has seen this: a powdery, white and blue and maybe sometimes green substance on ...

I have disconnected and reconnected my battery terminals several times over the years. While I am careful not to get the wires crossed or touch each other, I have never thought about what order I do ...

Car batteries are like avocados: they always seem to go bad at the worst possible times. So, what do you do if your car's battery runs out of juice? Well, you could use a portable jump starter or, ...