Camry 98 Battery positive/negative indicator caps are gone

[madhupr]

I've a 98 Camry with Toyota TrueStart battery installed (last year). I remember the battery terminals used to have a red and black plastic caps to identify positive and negative terminals. However when I recently opened the hood the plastic caps are gone. I cannot figure out which terminal is positive and which one is negative. There are no markings on the terminals.

Please help.

[Chris Crash]

The left was the red or positive, and the right one was black or negative.

(looking from the front of the car)

[Mike Gerber]

The positive post should be slightly larger than the negative post. It should also be marked somewhere on the battery itself, so check the top of the battery carefully. Look for a "+" or a "-", or look for the words "pos" and "neg".

Mike

[#2!]

If you cant find any marks and want to double check get cheap test light. Attach the alligator clip to any clean metal bolt on the body of the car. Touch the probe end to each battery post and the one that lights it up is the + post.