OEM 2002 Buick Park Avenue Battery Cable

2002 Buick Park Avenue Battery Cable Parts and Q&A

• Q: How to replace the positive battery cable (TOP POST) on 2002 Buick Park Avenue?

  A: The replacement of the top post battery positive cable begins by removing the negative cable from the negative post then removing the protective cover from the positive post. The maintenance process starts with removing the battery positive cable from its post followed by the removal of battery positive cable protector cover from underhood fuse block. First disconnect the positive battery terminal from the underhood fuse block and then disconnect battery positive cable from the Starter. After this suspend the vehicle and cut the battery positive connector. Detach the engine frame wire ties from the electrical harness conduit then extract the battery positive cable outside the electrical harness conduit and vehicle compartment. Insert the battery positive cable inside the electrical harness conduit before securing the electrical harness conduit wire ties onto the engine frame. Attach the Starter-mounted battery positive cable nut and tighten it to 10 n.m (89 lb in). Lower the vehicle while installing the nut that fastens the battery positive cable to the underhood fuse block positive terminal and torque the nut to 15 n.m (11 lb ft). The installation of the next step requires fitting the battery positive cable protective cover to the underhood fuse block followed by attaching the battery positive cable to the battery positive post while tightening the cable nut to 4 n.m (35 lb in) and wrapping a protective cover around the post. The battery negative cable should be reattached to its corresponding terminal on the negative battery post.