help engine won't start URGENT

lanos2001 · Post by **lanos2001** » Wed May 18, 2005 5:39 pm

okay when i turn the key all electronics comes on but it won't turn over. i hear a click when i do try to start it. what the hell could be wrong i need to go to work and this is not helping.

nick

money · Post by **money** » Wed May 18, 2005 5:40 pm

I'm gonna guess alternator took a sh*t or ded battery - or dirty posts? Tried jumping it?

lanos2001 · Post by **lanos2001** » Wed May 18, 2005 5:41 pm

but the everything else turns on. light, gauges, and stuff. not the battery. i would try to jump anyways just to make sure but no one is home.

nick

money · Post by **money** » Wed May 18, 2005 5:43 pm

Everything could be coming on, that doesn't rule out the battery. Do all the lights dim when you turn it to the Start position after it clicks? I had a bad battery that held 12 V's once, still no go.

lanos2001 · Post by **lanos2001** » Wed May 18, 2005 5:44 pm

yeah they everything does dim.

nick

MMamdouh · Post by **MMamdouh** » Wed May 18, 2005 5:46 pm

if the battery is OK then it is the solinoid (spelling??) of the starter... don't rule out lose\dirty battery connections

MMamdouh

money · Post by **money** » Wed May 18, 2005 5:48 pm

If it dims I'd put my money on the battery, which could be ded because of the alternator? The easiest thing to check is the battery cables to see if they are dirty or not - clean 'em anyway even if they look "clean".

lanos2001 · Post by **lanos2001** » Wed May 18, 2005 5:50 pm

okay it just started i just tried it and it went. thanks guys but i know this isn't over yet. oh and just a stupid question.

i couldn't find the damn starter in the service manual i got. where is it? never had to fool with one before.

nick

MMamdouh · Post by **MMamdouh** » Wed May 18, 2005 5:52 pm

it is on the engine side (fire wall direction) near the bell shaped casing where the engine meets the tranny.

MMamdouh

lanos2001 · Post by **lanos2001** » Wed May 18, 2005 6:11 pm

well i'm at work right now so i can't check but i'm off tomorrow and i'm gonna take it to autozone to check out the alternator and battery. if the battery is shot i'm just gonna get a optima battery. i'm pissed though now.

just hope it doesn't act up when i'm at work. when it started i did turn it off and on a couple of times to make sure it would re-start.

nick

daewooluvr · Post by **daewooluvr** » Wed May 18, 2005 6:16 pm

the starter is a real pain to get to without taking off the intake manifold.

but most likely it sounds like you have a bad battery or alternator.

Most auto parts stores will test them for free.

KnightWalace · Post by **KnightWalace** » Wed May 18, 2005 8:59 pm

did you clean the poles? Make sure its a tight connection... Have someone wiggle the cables while you try to turn it over... i had to get a new terminal on my battery because the stock terminal ate away at the lead pole until it go to the point it wasn't making a good connection.... same symptoms as yours

lanos2001 · Post by **lanos2001** » Wed May 18, 2005 9:09 pm

well i've changed the terminals a few months back to gold plated and cleaned them when i did. they look clean but i'll re-clean them tonight when i get home from work. i hope its just that. the reason why i changed them to begin with is b/c it wasn't getting a good connection and it wasn't acting like it did this morning. it just didn't give me any power back then. this time stuff came on but it just didn't turn over.

nick

richardmatalon · Post by **richardmatalon** » Thu May 19, 2005 4:46 am

Change your battery, if it isn't maintainance free, check the fluid levels and add distilled water as needed