So my 2000 RL had had intermittant problems recently where we go to start the car and get nothing. Completely dead. The solution is to go under the hood and jiggle the the batter cables and generally, I can hear the power actually come through. After a bit of troubleshooting, I believe I have identified it as an issue with the ground cable itself, not the battery connectors.

Anyway, it wasn't a huge issue until this week, when both yesterday and today the car was dead. And it was more difficult than usual to get the power to come back.

I assume for some cars replacing this cable is none too dofficult. But in my case, I am not sure. After trying to track the cable, I see that it goes into the abyss of the engine. I don't see where it goes but I clearly cannot follow it from above. I have not had time to check from below because of work and early sunset.

But I am curious as to whether anyone can direct me on the difficulty of replacing this cable and whether I can do it without dismantling the entire engine.

Thanks.

 

I had a similar problem; i thought I had a dead battery, but I found it was a loose battery connector. I fixed mine by placing a small metal or aluminum tab between the battery terminal and the battery connector. It has been on there for 2 yrs and it working perfectly. Doing at your own risk.

 

had simmilar issue. i replaced the terminal and the problem persisted. so in the end i wedged a short bolt betwen the terminals to keep it tight no issues last 2 months