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Check battery compartment's water level

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1st one was in my own 993, I failed to check the battery compartment's water level for several years, and one day when I went to start the car I heard a loud boom from the front truck area.
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Check battery's fluid level periodically

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So check your battery's fluid level periodically.
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1st one was in my own 993, I failed to check the battery compartment's water level for several years, and one day when I went to start the car I heard a loud boom from the front truck area.
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Check battery's fluid level periodically

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So check your battery's fluid level periodically.
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POST 1 / ORIGINAL POSTEROriginal post

This is the 3rd incident I have experienced/witnessed from a factory stock battery blowing up. 1st one was in my own 993, I failed to check the battery compartment's water level for several years, and one day when I went to start the car I heard a loud boom from the front truck area. After I open the front truck I discover smoke from under the carpeting area and the top half of the Porsche factory battery had blown off from the battery. There was no battery acid spill as the battery cells were bone dry. Just last week this Mercedes next to me in a parking lot experienced the same exact incident. Loud boom when she tried to start the car, and when we open the trunk there was smoke coming from the battery. After lifting the compartment I saw that the top half of the battery was blown off. The battery used in a Mercedes looked exactly the same as the Porsche factory battery. My conclusion on the cause of the explosion is that the cells were dry, and hydrogen is a by product of the battery being discharged the arcing from the plates caused the hydrogen to ignite. So check your battery's fluid level periodically.

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Are you serious?

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Oops, i was going to repost but you beat me to it. I am not positive that all wet-cell batteries have this but many do contain explosive charges in the battery for this very purpose. I'm not sure if they activate or not if you just short out the two terminals however, I wouldn't think so...

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It is the gas that cause the explosion, no explosive charges in battery that I ever heard of. A bad alternator regulator overcharging a battery can cause it to explode. Make sure you neutralize all the acid.

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