Help Please!!!

[ThaDyce17]

Okay I was ridin back from lunch and my car was runnin fine. I cameback out and tried to start it and it just clicked. I changed the starter this morning and it just clicked and like I said my lights are as bright as ever!!!! Man whats goin on is my engine locked up??!?! It was ridin just fine

[Firebirdkid96]

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sounds like you have a dead battery.

lights wont tell anything its all about cca's

[ThaDyce17]

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thanx my mom jus got a new battery on her cavy so ima switch them up and try it out i'll let u know what happened

[ThaDyce17]

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I tired it and it didn't work :-( what happens is when I try to crank it the engine clicks and it'll click again up til the third time. On the third time nothin happens it stops clickin and jus doesn't do **** *Sigh*

[Firebirdkid96]

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starter...?

[techsan23]

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possibly the crank positioning sensor.

[xracer900z]

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possibly the crank positioning sensor.

That's one of the last things I would accuse....


Much more likely starter, or the electrical connections to it.

[Firebirdkid96]

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possibly the crank positioning sensor.

that would create a misfire code rather than prevent the car from starting, wouldn't it?

[landj]

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Last time I had a no start turned out to be loose battery terminal. Based on you swapping the battery, that's doubtfully it, but I'd check the wiring from the battery to the starter for signs of wear or a short (volt meter might help there if you can find someone with one, or spare the $20 or so).

I agree with xracer - specially if you got a starter from Autozone or some place like that (happened to a buddy). Have you checked all the fuses? My other hunch would be a bum ignition switch.

[ThaDyce17]

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OKay so Ignition Switch, Fuses, or battery Terminal - Connections okay ima def get those looked at...anythingelse Fellas? Ima go outside and check all of my fuses right now...but which fuse would make the car not crank?

[Firebirdkid96]

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the ignition fuse lol

[ThaDyce17]

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Is that under the hood or in the car in the side of the driver dash

[ThaDyce17]

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well i just went outside and did the little light test and I didn't get any negative results....So in the morning ima get under the car and start tesin those wires. As long as I have the key turned all the way forward in the crank position then whatever power is getting to the starter will get there right?

[Rob Bell]

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Make sure you check the connections at the battery terminals for ANY kind of corrosion. My stock battery leaked acid out of the positive terminal corroded the cable somewhat. Even with new batteries I was having this problem until I got the terminal on the battery cable cleaned up really good. Put some dielectric grease on the terminals too, to prevent corrosion.