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07-13-2008, 01:10 AM
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When I try to start the car, It seems as though I have enough power to run the car, but all i get when i turn the key is a click, anybody have any ideas of what i can do to get this car running soon. If it is the starter, where is it located, exactly?
Ok, so I tried jacking the car up and beating on the starter while someone cranked it over. Didnt work. I also tried giving it a roll to jump it off, pop the clutch, and all that jazz. Didnt work. It is still clicking once when i try to turn it over. I also tried jump starting the car in the back and the front. Didnt work. Will someone please help me out. i have to have this car running before monday. Its my only mode of transportation to work. If anyone has any ideas, please let me know.
Ok, so I tried jacking the car up and beating on the starter while someone cranked it over. Didnt work. I also tried giving it a roll to jump it off, pop the clutch, and all that jazz. Didnt work. It is still clicking once when i try to turn it over. I also tried jump starting the car in the back and the front. Didnt work. Will someone please help me out. i have to have this car running before monday. Its my only mode of transportation to work. If anyone has any ideas, please let me know.
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07-13-2008, 01:32 AM
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I tried jump starting it, it didnt even try to turn over after sitting for a min with the jumper cables on, still just clicked. I dont know if its the starter, or maybe the clutch pedal sensor.
07-13-2008, 02:33 AM
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try jumping the car again and make sure you have a good connection your ground could have been bad, you never know or your battery just failed
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07-13-2008, 02:38 AM
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Tested the cables, they were good. I can take the battery and get it tested tomorrow. What chance do you think it is a starter or a clutch sensor vs. the battery
07-13-2008, 02:44 AM
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All accessories still work. I mean everything, up to par.
I am still under warranty, and i already tried to push start it
I am still under warranty, and i already tried to push start it
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07-13-2008, 02:49 AM
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try disc the battery for a few min maybe there is a fault on the car and wont let you start...i dont know im out of idea since there isn't much else u can do
doesn't make much sense but wont hurt to try
its 3am here so im off to bed, hope you get this sorted...GL
doesn't make much sense but wont hurt to try
its 3am here so im off to bed, hope you get this sorted...GL
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07-13-2008, 02:53 AM
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It's a dead cell in the battery. If you have a dead cell in many circumstances you can't jump the car. Just because you have enough power to run the accessories doesn't mean the battery is good. My money is on the battery. However, there is a very slim chance that it may be the starter solenoid. Get a decent battery like a DieHard battery or an Interstate battery. Don't get an Optima battery they are completely junk IMO. I have one in my Camaro and I've been through 4 batteries in 3 years.
07-13-2008, 02:57 AM
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Ok I really do appreciate it. But if it were a dead cell in the battery.why would it just quit out of nowhere, I came home after running errands, and went out to the car about 2 hours later and all this was happening
07-13-2008, 03:01 AM
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Well in short cold damages a battery and heat kills it. You live in Washington so I'm guessin you have tough winters and pretty warm summers. So your climate is pretty tough on batteries. If it was hot today that could have put it over the top. A dead cell can pop up at any time. It's not a gradual loss of power when it goes. You wouldn't have noticed it when your car was running because once your car is running your alternator runs the car and you could actually take your battery completely out of the car and it would still run...