However, first check your battery’s voltage. It should read 12-13v with nothing on.
If in the low 12v put a charger on it for a few hours and try again. IF (big if) the car starts the voltage at the battery of the running car should be in the 13v range. If not then you are off to the auto parts store for a load test of the battery. If that checks out OK then move to the starter/solenoid as a possible cause.
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It all depends on the behavior. If it will eventually start, or if you can coax it into starting through one of various methods besides push starting, jump starting or charging the battery, then it points to starter and not battery. If the only way to get it to start when the «click» begins is to either charge the battery, jump start or push start, then that tends to point at the battery as the culprit.
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No security.. Aftermarket stero though (amp and sub)
No, ill check clutch switch though.
most likely solenoid, it clicks every tim it does it.
and the battery could be going aswell its pretty old.. ill check it aswell
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Basically if I turn the key on and off a few times itll eventually start up.
Sometimes she will click one time and turn over, sometimes I sit there for 5 mins turning a key to hear click. But most of the time she fires up fine. ALSO (no idea if its related) but she shutters on a start up. Like shes gunna die but goes back to idle
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Basically if I turn the key on and off a few times itll eventually start up.
Sometimes she will click one time and turn over, sometimes I sit there for 5 mins turning a key to hear click. But most of the time she fires up fine.
IMHO that’s the starter. I’d just bite the bullet and replace it. Easiest way to rule it out. If it were a bad battery, then it’d never start once it starts the clicking until the battery is recharged or you jump-start.
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Another prblem going on I need to solve. My 02 NB někdy when I go to start her up she doesnt start or crank. A loud click comes from the dash/engine area but nothing happens. Lights work, dash is lite up, Brand new Alternator because it went out ~1000 miles ago. What the hell is going on?
There are a few possibilities.
Two that have not been mentioned.
Your problem may be caused by a low resistance in the high current circuit to your starter. A low resistance connection will allow all lower current devices to function correctly but not your starter, which is a high current device.
1. Your battery may have an intermittant break in its internal connections/straps.
2. A loose or dirty connection anywhere in the positive or negative circuit to the starter. Check, clean and tighten all connections from the battery to the starter, including chassis straps. Be aware that oxidisation on the battery terminals and other connections is sometimes not readily apparent. Oxidation acts as an insulator. These surfaces should appear as shiny metal.
any ideas what the little box is/why it’s not starting?
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Robotstar5
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Messages 21,147 Location Birmingham
If the battery’s OK it’s usually a poor connection battery — solenoid — starter motor — earth — battery, look for loose, dirty or corroded joints (open them and check)
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roofman
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Messages 11,423 Location North West
solinoid. and my bet would be bad earth
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rtbcomp
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Messages 18,584 Location Sheffield UK
The symptoms you describe suggest a faulty starter solenoid.
Does it give one click per turn of the key or does it give a continuous series of clicks whilst the key is held in that start position?
Where does that thick blue wire go? is there another thick wire?
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brightspark
Člen
Messages 38,881 Location yarm stockton on tees
it may be the contacts inside the solenoid are burnt. u could just uncouple the 2 thick wires and touch them together and see if the starter runs
Rig Pig
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Messages 3,744 Location Narrwich! U.K.
Check the battery voltage, it may have died. If you haven’t got a meter try jumping off a known good battery
s410man
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Tried jump starting off a running vehicle just incase battery was bad
think next step is clean all connections and cross fingers
pedrobedro
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Messages 12,684 Location CX near Chesterfield
Take a thick wire from the battery + and touch it on the starter terminal and if it turns your solenoid is shot. It could be a bad earth or starter problem otherwise. Try tapping the solenoid and the starter body with a light hammer, a bit of percussive maintenance sometimes helps
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the snooper
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Messages 21,065 Location Hull UK
Take a thick wire from the battery + and touch it on the starter terminal and if it turns your solenoid is shot. It could be a bad earth or starter problem otherwise. Try tapping the solenoid and the starter body with a light hammer, a bit of percussive maintenance sometimes helps
just lift the covers on the solenoid connections and short with a heavy screwdriver
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pedrobedro
Man at Matalan
Messages 12,684 Location CX near Chesterfield
just lift the covers on the solenoid connections and short with a heavy screwdriver
That’s what they used to do on the fork trucks but the fitter got fed up of wrecked the threads on the studs.
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AndyStobbs
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Give the starter motor a couple of sharp whacks with hammer or try to turn the flywheel. Could be the solenoid you picture or the solenoid which is part of the starter motor itself (assuming pre-engaged type)
hedgecutter
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Is that not a glow plug relay? Don’t think the wires look heavy enough for a starter.
the snooper
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Messages 21,065 Location Hull UK
Is that not a glow plug relay? Don’t think the wires look heavy enough for a starter.
I would agree its not the starter solenoid, starters don’t usually have a separate relay just the solenoid on the side of the starter
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hedgecutter
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Yes I would try the snoopers idea of shorting across the starter terminals as that the way I start my poclain 61 at the moment.
normspanners
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I dont see that as a starter relay, there are 5 wires going down to the base of it, which could be some form of timer unit two of the wire which come from the battery live, I would assume, so this could very well be the self latching part of the timer.
I would agree its not the starter solenoid, starters don’t usually have a separate relay just the solenoid on the side of the starter
Some do but usually heavy starters, small stuff dont, some heavy starters can draw 70 — 100A for initial pull in then it drops to 15 ish hold in so they need to protect the ign switch start contacts.
the snooper
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I dont see that as a starter relay, there are 5 wires going down to the base of it, which could be some form of timer unit two of the wire which come from the battery live, I would assume, so this could very well be the self latching part of the timer.
Some do but usually heavy starters, small stuff dont, some heavy starters can draw 70 — 100A for initial pull in then it drops to 15 ish hold in so they need to protect the ign switch start contacts.
