Sparks Flying
#1
10-01-2011, 06:31 PM
Sparks Flying
disconnect my car battery to replace my TB and now when i try to reconnect the terminals first positive and then negative, sparks are flying when i try to reconnect the negative. what did i do wrong?
#2
10-01-2011, 07:10 PM
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#4
10-01-2011, 07:52 PM
correct me if i'm wrong but, i've always been told negative then positve. Maybe thats the issue
#6
10-01-2011, 08:03 PM
according to taz
but im not getting just a small spark, anytime the negative gets near the connecor sparks start flyin, i just dont feel like getting electrocuted today
So you want to replace the battery in your Monte, but you got this big diagonal bar in your way?
Here's the step by step for replacing the battery in your Monte.
Ok, first things first. Make sure your engine is off.
If you have a diagonal stabilizer bar above your battery, go ahead and use a socket wrench to remove it. One end will have two bolts, the other end will have one.
Disconnect the negative terminal. The cable with the black end.
Disconnect the positive terminal. The cable with the red end.
Get a socket wrench with a 12" plus extension and get a 13mm to 15mm socket. Don`t remember size.
Use it to take off the nut holding the the battery mount in place - looks like a plastic wedge. Once it`s out, pull battery out.
When putting the new battery in make sure the bottom edge fits under the lip on the battery tray.
Put wedge back in, tighten, then connect thered cable to thepositive (+) and theblack cable to thenegative (-). You may get a small spark when connecting the second battery cable. This is normal.
Re-install the stabilizer bar.
BEFORE STARTING THE ENGINE, CHECK TO MAKE SURE THERE ARE NO WIRES OR HOSES IN THE PATH OF THE ENGINE BELTS. Be sure all wires and hoses are securely out of the way of any moving parts.
Once everything is tightened and secure, you should be good to go.
Here's the step by step for replacing the battery in your Monte.
Ok, first things first. Make sure your engine is off.
If you have a diagonal stabilizer bar above your battery, go ahead and use a socket wrench to remove it. One end will have two bolts, the other end will have one.
Disconnect the negative terminal. The cable with the black end.
Disconnect the positive terminal. The cable with the red end.
Get a socket wrench with a 12" plus extension and get a 13mm to 15mm socket. Don`t remember size.
Use it to take off the nut holding the the battery mount in place - looks like a plastic wedge. Once it`s out, pull battery out.
When putting the new battery in make sure the bottom edge fits under the lip on the battery tray.
Put wedge back in, tighten, then connect thered cable to thepositive (+) and theblack cable to thenegative (-). You may get a small spark when connecting the second battery cable. This is normal.
Re-install the stabilizer bar.
BEFORE STARTING THE ENGINE, CHECK TO MAKE SURE THERE ARE NO WIRES OR HOSES IN THE PATH OF THE ENGINE BELTS. Be sure all wires and hoses are securely out of the way of any moving parts.
Once everything is tightened and secure, you should be good to go.
#7
10-01-2011, 08:09 PM
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^^^That is the proper method. Hmmm... IDK man. Maybe someone else will have had the same problem and check in here.
#8
10-01-2011, 08:16 PM
You didn't accidently get a wire pinched when you put the TB back on and create a short, did you? Other than that, there's no logical reason for it to be sparking like that. There's got to be a short somewhere...or you accidently reversed the battery cables but I think you would have realized that. 
#9
10-01-2011, 08:31 PM
the only cables i messed with was the sensors that connect to the TB and the oil feed and return line.
Yeah its virtually impossible in that tight of a space for me to have cross the battery cables
its sparks really bad if i go positive and then negative
still sparks some if do negative first and the positive but im able to get the positive connector attached
is this a serious problem or it doesnt matter as long as its connected properly?
Yeah its virtually impossible in that tight of a space for me to have cross the battery cables
its sparks really bad if i go positive and then negative
still sparks some if do negative first and the positive but im able to get the positive connector attached
is this a serious problem or it doesnt matter as long as its connected properly?
#10
10-03-2011, 07:51 PM
i noticed there a red cap that says aux batt pos is that supposed to be connected to anything i dont remember it being hooked up to anything on the battery?