Iv had a go at getting to the back injector connectors off and I cant get near them to undo the little metal clips holding them on.

 

Plus whst do I use to clean them, iv heard its good to use alloy wheely cleaner and a paint brush??

I cleaned mine with a set of very small files (cost me £3 from a cheap shop) and a can of Ambersol - contact cleaner (£3)

Ive done most of the electrical connections in the bay with this stuff, and all has worked. Just take your time getting the connectors off, as they are brittle and you probably have to replace a few.

You can pour vinegar into the recesses and that cleans it ok!

Before you put them back on just put a little vaseline on the injector terminals to inhibit future corrosion.

Iv found a few of my wifes nail files which look like thay are made for the job! hope she doesnt find out

 

Vinegar, i like that idea, it will prob just be as strong as wheel acid.

Iv got some clear gel that I got with my Magnacore leads, will that be better than Vaseline as its a conductor as well as a anti corodent?

Vinegar is quite a weak acid, wheel cleaner, specifically "Wonder Wheels" is better.

Iv found a few of my wifes nail files which look like thay are made for the job! hope she doesnt find out

 

Vinegar, i like that idea, it will prob just be as strong as wheel acid.

Iv got some clear gel that I got with my Magnacore leads, will that be better than Vaseline as its a conductor as well as a anti corodent?

 

Vaseline is a conductor, that's why you stick it on your battery terminals. you can buy special grease for contacts / terminals etc., which is about £4 a pop, but no one local to me sells it, vaseline is £1. Used it for years without probs.

Opinion seems divided on whether vaseline is a conductor or not, my instinct suggests it would be a very poor conductor as I don't see much opportunity for free electrons to be sloshing around, like in a metal. Essentially, anything except a vacuum, will conduct electricity, if there is enough current, but materials with free electrons will be a much better conductor than materials that have little or none.

 

The reason vaseline is smeared on battery terminals is to prevent oxidation, eg that white crud, and has nothing to do with any properties as a conductor. It is possible to buy both conducting and non-conducting (dilectric) grease.

so im guessing the dielectric silicone grease that came with my ht leads is conducting.

Actually when I think about it, when I put it on my batt terminals it crackled as soon as the connector touched it so it must be.

I would have thought it would be non-conducting. You don't want anything conductive near HT leads unless you like 50,000 V electric shocks !

good lord! your probablt correct in that case, must be just to seal the joint and keep moisture out

vaseline is £1. Used it for years without probs.

 

Just a little too much information there :D

Just a little too much information there :D

 

Brill! :D

Just a little too much information there :D

 

And still using it Mark.:smash: