no starting, clicking sound
#1
no starting, clicking sound
hmmmm. my car won't start...no turning over or anything. i just hear some clicking sounds. i thought it might be the ACC relay because the clicking stopped when i took it out. i got a new one and the same problem. my battery is full of juice. i thought it may be the starter but i hear that if the starter is bad, the car still attempts to start. any suggestions?
thanks
stephanie
thanks
stephanie
#4
well...when mine did that its because the motor was seized.put it in nutreul and try popping the clutch(if its a 5-speed) and if the wheels lock up thats bad. im not sure how you check an auto? that sucks though good luck...
#7
Re: no starting, clicking sound
Originally posted by richmondstef
my car won't start...no turning over or anything. i just hear some clicking sounds. i thought it might be the ACC relay because the clicking stopped when i took it out. i got a new one and the same problem. my battery is full of juice.
my car won't start...no turning over or anything. i just hear some clicking sounds. i thought it might be the ACC relay because the clicking stopped when i took it out. i got a new one and the same problem. my battery is full of juice.
#8
my brothers went down and took out the starter. boy was it a pain in the azz. both of them tell me i owe them a new pair of pants. they said they hotwired the starter and it worked. so not the starter, the battery and i guess not the alternater since it is holding a charge. my family is NOT for ever paying a mechanic so i think we will keep going down the list. my brother says he thinks maybe the starter was "stuck" i guess we will see when it gets back in
GOD BLESS THE SHADE TREE MECHANIC (and my brothers in this cold weather)
but it does look like snow in Richmond, VA. looks like a cold walk to work. oh and i have an automatic and my bro says first mistake. "you wouldn't have these problems with a 5 speed"
thanks for all the input for this stranded gal.
stephanie
GOD BLESS THE SHADE TREE MECHANIC (and my brothers in this cold weather)
but it does look like snow in Richmond, VA. looks like a cold walk to work. oh and i have an automatic and my bro says first mistake. "you wouldn't have these problems with a 5 speed"
thanks for all the input for this stranded gal.
stephanie
#9
sometimes starters get stuck but usually it will make a humming noise if its stuck.thier not that bad its just 2 tranny bolts and a wire. sorry you gotta walk, im almost in the same situation right now. my car wont rev past 2500 rpm's. and i live in michigan.....yay.....snow!!!!
#11
if the starter works and it continues to have this problem, check all the wiring from the ignition to the starter. if the starter isnt getting power, it doesnt matter if the starter is good or not. bad wiring is like leaving it disconnected. my uncle does this trick where he adds a relay to the starter's power and one time my cousin's car wouldnt start (same "clicking but not cranking" problem) turns out the relay he added died, and when we jumped the relay, the starter got power and cranked the motor.
#14
Re: clicking starting
Originally posted by bennieb
when it starts to click again. hit the starter with the handle of a hammer or something. if the car starts, its your starter
when it starts to click again. hit the starter with the handle of a hammer or something. if the car starts, its your starter