Electrical connections....cleaning and maint

[oldmako]

There are dozens of electrical connections on this thing which are within easy reach.And since so much of the cars health seems to rely on electrons I wonder if it's worthwhile to clean and lube them? ( I do this routinely on my boat which lives in a salt water environment....the least bit of corrosion and crud causes problems).

In short, I am thinking of puling them apart and cleaning them with aerosol electrical contactor spray of some sort and then reconnecting them. Good or bad idea?? Dielectric grease after the cleaning or no?

I'm a bit anal with regards to keeping things clean under the hood.

[Q451990]

I use the dielectric grease. Check out this post by TexasOil for a magic contact coating that was highly recommended by audiophiles and other ultra-picky electrical gurus.

Heath

[oldmako]

Thanks Heath,

I know how many gremlins I end up chasing on my boat which are attributed directly to crud and poor connections, so I figured this thing would be worse given the cars significant electrical requirements and sensors.

[Denver90Q]

Get used to it, cars aren't getting any simpliar. Can't imagine what getting sprayed with salt water would do to them.