Date: Sat, 19 Oct 2002 14:21:33 -0500 From: "Walt Kienzle" <wkienzlenopsam.net> Subject: Re: Battery exploded, advice needed
What an interesting interpretation of the original posting. My interpretation was that he was turning the key to start the car, and the battery exploded; the only cables involved were the ones attached to the battery at the factory. I had heard something about this happening to a lot of the batteries Saab has been using. Have you (Per-Erik Sundburg) contacted the dealer about this? There may be some program in place that would get you a free or discounted replacement battery. What is the warranty for the car in your country? The US warranty is for 4 years or 50K miles and they will perform maintenance work for free for 3 years or 36K miles. The battery might qualify for replacement somewhere in there. In any case, the problem might be limited to a fault in the battery and there is a good chance that no other work is needed beyond replacing the battery. Walt Kienzle 1991 9000T "John Davies" <johndaviesNOSPAMnopsam.net> wrote in message news:7603ru8b147p7urm340u0a7no9ol8r0cidnopsamcom... > On 19 Oct 2002 02:13:37 -0700, per-erik.sundbergnopsamsit.se (Per-Erik > Sundberg) wrote: > > >Could someone give some advice on a mishap that just happened to my 9-5 '00: > >Suddenly, attempting to start the engine, the battery exploded > >with a bang and white smoke. All cells ruptured. > >I cleaned up the mess and washed the space with water. > >Now what? Can I just replace the battery or is this > >a symptom of a gross electrical failure (shortcut) in the start circuit? > >Will the new battery explode as well? Or is this a symptom > >of poor ventilation in the battery encapsulation (blown to pieces)? > > > >Thanks in advance! > > Likely you suffered a hydrogen explosion by improperly hooking up the > cables.Did you hook up the ground cable on the charging vehicle last? > It is always prudent to make no final connections next to a battery - > the last one should be to ground on the charging car's engine frame or > engine, away from the battery. Otherwise you can get a spark and > explosion..... > > Why was the battery flat? You need to have the system checked, even if > it is merely to reassure you that the alternator is ok. > > If you spill battery acid, a water flush probably is NOT enough to > completely get rid of the acid. You need to mix up a BIG bucket of > baking soda and water and apply it liberally wherever the acid could > have splashed. If you see any fizzing, then there is still acid left. > If you do not remove (neutralize) all the acid, you may have very > serious corrosion problems later to body and engine parts. > > I hope you were not hurt - were you wearing safety glasses? > > Good luck, and take care of this very quickly! > > > John Davies > Monroe WA USA > > 2001 Saab 9-5 Aero Wagon > 2000 Audi A4 quattro 1.8T > 1991 Jeep Cherokee Laredo 4x4 >
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