Pretty Much Sole Purpose of Dielectric Grease is to Keep Moisture Out ~

                                                        ORR ~ DeanB

On 4 Sep , 2017, at 11:59 AM, Neil N wrote:

> I also have to wonder that if too much grease was applied, would it
> help harbour moisture? This might depend heavily on the location and
> design of connectors, but if water got in, the grease might prevent it
> from evaporating off in a timely manner which might hasten contact
> corrosion? BTDT. (pretty sure anyways)
> 
> Neil.
> 
> On 8/30/17, Dennis Haynes <d23haynes57@hotmail.com> wrote:
> 
>> While dielectric grease sounds like a good idea and it is good to slow down
>> and prevent corrosion it can often cause more grief than good. One of the
>> problems with the connectors on some of the fuel injection sensors is that
>> the actual connectors do not have sufficient spring pressure wipe off any
>> debris or corrosion and maintain a good electrical connection during
>> temperature changes and vibrating conditions. Adding grease under the
>> contacts can just add another insulating factor and with the low voltage
>> that these sensors operate at can make things a lot worse. If a bad
>> connection is thought than the fix is to repair the harnesses with new crimp
>> terminals for the female contacts.
>> 
>> Dennis
>> 
>> 
> 
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