 Car won't start!, help appreciated asap! |
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 Jan 17, 2011 - 12:20 PM
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Enthusiast  Joined Dec 23, '10 From PA, USA Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%)  |
Hi guys, The car has started turning over kinda slow the last two days when starting it. Go outside today and it will not start. It has enough battery power for lights etc, and the starter will make a rapid clicking noise, but she won't turn over. Any ideas?! |
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Jan 17, 2011 - 12:25 PM
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 Enthusiast Joined Feb 5, '05 From pineapple under the sea Currently Offline Reputation: 9 (100%) |
Check your battery connections to make sure they're tight and free of corrosion, then have someone jump you. Sounds like you just have a bad connection, though.
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Jan 17, 2011 - 12:30 PM
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Definitely a battery issue. I've had my car do the exact same thing when the battery died. I open the door, all interior lights came on, door dinger went off, I turned my headlights on, so I thought everything was normal, then I went to start the car and everything died. As 95CelicaST said, check your connections and maybe charge the battery/jump the car.
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Jan 17, 2011 - 12:31 PM
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Enthusiast Joined Dec 8, '03 From Lancaster CA Currently Offline Reputation: 6 (100%) |
yeah clean the battery terminals. start with that, then start looking into replacing the starter. the brushes might be going out
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Jan 17, 2011 - 12:39 PM
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Enthusiast Joined Feb 5, '05 From pineapple under the sea Currently Offline Reputation: 9 (100%) |
If it were the starter going out, wouldn't you just get the one click, not a continuous clicking?
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Jan 17, 2011 - 12:56 PM
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 Enthusiast Joined May 10, '10 From MA Currently Offline Reputation: 37 (100%) |
The juice is just low man, told you the same thing in my PM. Just try jumping or charging it and it should start right up
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Jan 17, 2011 - 1:20 PM
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Enthusiast Joined Dec 23, '10 From PA, USA Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
Thanks for the speedy responses all of you.
Gave it a jump and she fired right up. Off to buy a new battery... |
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Jan 17, 2011 - 1:22 PM
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Enthusiast Joined May 10, '10 From MA Currently Offline Reputation: 37 (100%) |
QUOTE (Mycurse180 @ Jan 17, 2011 - 1:20 PM)  Thanks for the speedy responses all of you. Gave it a jump and she fired right up. Off to buy a new battery... You don't need a new one! Details are in my PM! This post has been edited by mkernz22: Jan 17, 2011 - 1:23 PM |
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Jan 17, 2011 - 6:34 PM
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Enthusiast Joined Dec 23, '10 From PA, USA Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
QUOTE (mkernz22 @ Jan 17, 2011 - 2:22 PM) QUOTE (Mycurse180 @ Jan 17, 2011 - 1:20 PM) Thanks for the speedy responses all of you. Gave it a jump and she fired right up. Off to buy a new battery... You don't need a new one! Details are in my PM! I got a new one. I just picked this car up and the battery looks so old school. Got a new one in and all is good. Car still doesn't pull after 4000 rpms though. Wish I knew wtf is wrong with it. |
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