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Originally Posted by Seymore Butts
That's battery acid seeping from the battery. You can verify this by making a thin paste of baking soda and water, applying it to the wet spot, and watching for bubbling action. This is a common warranty claim condition.
Verify your charging voltage. If it exceeds FSM spec of 14.2, then there's a problem with your charging system. If not, then these are just crappy batteries from Costco.
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Took a few days before I could get by HF to pick up a cheap digital voltmeter.
Battery (engine not running): 12.85
Battery w Alternator (engine running, A/C on): 13.78
I cleaned to the top of the battery and will monitor, but I'm going to chock it up as possibly another bad battery from Costco.
On a possibly related note, my passenger side valve cover gasket is seeping onto the alternator itself, likely shortening it's potential lifespan (and possibly causing the original issue, but I'm not sure how). Will swap the gasket and clean up the alternator when I do plugs in the next 30 days and continue to monitor.
Thanks y'all
2004 Limited V8 4WD 183k miles. Stratosphere Mica paint, Stone interior. Too many mods to list here.
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