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Old Nov 10, 2016 | 09:16 AM
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Got it, OK. The click means the battery is either low or has a poor connection to the starter. Easiest first thing to try is cleaning and tightening up the battery posts and cable clamps. If that doesn't fix it, and you have a voltmeter try to get a reading between the 2 battery posts. If it's lower than 11.5ish, the battery has partially drained (light left on, parasitic current, etc) and will need a recharge.
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Old Nov 10, 2016 | 09:23 AM
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We took it to recharge at autozone the other night & they said it was a good battery so idk what it could be. Idk if the guy knew what he was talking about. He said the battery was at 60 and then turned around and said the battery was at 50
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Old Nov 10, 2016 | 09:37 AM
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I'm not sure what 50 or 60 would even be. % charge maybe? But that doesn't tell you if it's good or not.

Think you might want to invest in a cheap voltmeter :/
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Old Nov 10, 2016 | 09:45 AM
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I just talked to autozone they said it could be my alternator but the best thing for me to do is try and go up there and have them take a look at it bc I have one of the best batteries
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Old Nov 10, 2016 | 11:03 AM
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Are you able to put a charger on it at home? If the alt is not charging, that's one thing, but it's not what's preventing you from starting the car.
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Old Nov 10, 2016 | 11:16 AM
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No I don't have anything that could charge the battery at the moment, she's just out there holding onto a fucked up battery
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Old Nov 10, 2016 | 04:13 PM
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You could charge it off another car battery or running vehicle and get it started to charge.
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Old Nov 10, 2016 | 04:18 PM
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I'll just buy me a new battery, that is what everyone is suggesting
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Old Nov 10, 2016 | 04:27 PM
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Sure, if you don't mind spending the price of the battery to possibly find that it isn't the problem. I don't know if it is or isn't without a test, but any place that sells batteries should be able to test it for you. Properly this time
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Old Nov 10, 2016 | 04:30 PM
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lol yeah man I know autozone didn't help at all, but a real good friend of mine he's a mechanic & I explained the whole thing to him and he said it's definitely a battery problem so I just need to buy a new battery
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Old Nov 10, 2016 | 05:33 PM
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Originally Posted by wannawankel
easy on letting out the clutch while adding a fair amount of gas - rev at ~ 15-20K rpms. It takes getting used to b/c the car doesn't have the torque a Mustang GT has. But the clutch is very easy compared to a Mustang or an M3.
15-20k rpms made me smile.
I'm sure everyone knows it's 1500-2000, but I'm a literal tool.
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Old Nov 10, 2016 | 05:42 PM
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lol yeah man I know autozone didn't help at all, but a real good friend of mine he's a mechanic & I explained the whole thing to him and he said it's definitely a battery problem so I just need to buy a new battery
I bought a 'good' battery from AutoZone, and after 3 years, one morning it turned over slower than usual, I let off the key too soon and new instantly it was flooded.
I hooked my charger/booster to it, wouldn't hold a charge, and couldn't get it started.
I brought it back, still under prorated warranty and Joe Sausagehead behind the counter tested it and tried to tell me it was good.
I told him I knew it was bad and insisted he give me a new battery.
Put it in, did the deflood procedure, and it started right away.
You can't always believe what those guys tell you.
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Old Nov 10, 2016 | 09:11 PM
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Yeah I understand I realize this time it was my fault bc I guess when I put the battery in I didn't let it idle long enough so that's what happened to me today so now I have to go buy a whole new battery
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