Get you minds out of the gutter, I mean jumping his car battery!

I know there is a right way and a wrong way, but I have heard that even
the right way can screw up the electrical system in your car...

I like my friend and want to help but I don't want to screw up my car. Is
this safe? What do you think I should do

 

It won't hurt anything if you do it right. Already Jumped my friend's nissan pickup a few times (he was having alternator problems).

 

Attach the positive terminals first, then attach the negative line to ground somewhere on the car-- I've heard NOT to directly connect to the battery (although I'm guilty of this) because it can explode from the sparks when you connect.

-- Aaron

 

thanks i'll give it a try...

 

Encourage your friend to get a new battery/newer car.

 

it was a PT Cruiser...he forgot to turn the lights off, so i jumped him - every thing
is hunky dory now

 

I jumped a friend's Prelude, no problems at all. Just make sure you use the proper technique (pos on, neg on, crank, neg off, pos off) and don't jump anything the comes with a bigger battery than your car does.

TXR

 

Hell, encourage your friend to buy a new S2K

 

Yea no kidding....I actually drove that thing for 2 and half hours....

Not impressed at all....

As for the jumping i just followed the owners manual as if his car was my car

 

Don't use the neagative terminal on the battery but special post by the manifold, see manual for details