Twin_Cam
Twin_Cam SuperDork
10/20/11 5:18 p.m.

Seriously. Inside the taillight bulb connectors on my wife's car, there's this yellowish grease I've never seen on any other car/electrical device ever before. I don't know who thought that would be a good idea, because it's only getting between the contacts of the bulb and the socket and making the bulb not illuminate intermittently. Clean contacts are the best way for an electrical circuit to function.

What is that stuff?

92CelicaHalfTrac
92CelicaHalfTrac SuperDork
10/20/11 5:20 p.m.

I've seen this on quite a few cars....

Timeormoney
Timeormoney Reader
10/20/11 5:31 p.m.

dialectric grease, keeps corrosion/water out, sparky goodness in

1988RedT2
1988RedT2 Dork
10/20/11 5:34 p.m.
Timeormoney wrote: dialectric grease, keeps corrosion/water out, sparky goodness in

Ding, ding, ding! We have a winner!

neckromacr
neckromacr Reader
10/20/11 5:37 p.m.

Diaelectric Grease: The holy ointment for German electronics.

BobOfTheFuture
BobOfTheFuture HalfDork
10/20/11 5:46 p.m.

Same for my Volvo. Its on EVERYTHING. I never had a car that came with it, but i use it profusely. Worked good on the wide-open contacts on my old MGB

DrBoost
DrBoost SuperDork
10/20/11 6:07 p.m.

I put it on all my stuff. Even my junk.

DrBoost
DrBoost SuperDork
10/20/11 6:07 p.m.

Sorry, I don't know what's gotten into me.

nicksta43
nicksta43 Reader
10/20/11 6:09 p.m.

I wouldn't put it on my junk

N Sperlo
N Sperlo Dork
10/20/11 6:58 p.m.

Must be the same type of grease you use on your brake pads.

neckromacr
neckromacr Reader
10/20/11 7:00 p.m.

I put it on junk in my trunk.

hotrodlarry
hotrodlarry Reader
10/20/11 8:57 p.m.

it used to be in every car... then some car makers thought, "Hey, we can save $xxx by not putting it in. Then we will make more money on each car we build."

mad_machine
mad_machine SuperDork
10/20/11 9:07 p.m.

yesyes.. I use dielectric grease for everything but my hootis

z31maniac
z31maniac SuperDork
10/20/11 9:51 p.m.
neckromacr wrote: I put it on junk in my trunk.

Quit being so provacative, I can hardly stand it.

Rusted_Busted_Spit
Rusted_Busted_Spit SuperDork
10/20/11 11:29 p.m.

It is right up there with Anti Seize for me, I use the crap out of it.

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