Do I have a bad starter or is it something worse
#1
Do I have a bad starter or is it something worse
so...
the car just died when i was about to park it, and... when i tried start cranking it again. it just doesn't start up anymore and it's making this high pitch note (like an aircraft stall horn)
but the thing is... it just doesn't even crank up. so i had to have my car towed from the restaurant back to my place.
i'm either taking the car to the dealer and make them figure out what the problem is, or if its a bad starter, i'm just gonna order it online and have it installed by my mechanic.
what should i do?
would this be related to my previous issues that i thought i fixed?
https://www.rx8club.com/series-i-tech-garage-22/weird-noise-full-throttle-183651/
thanks guys. i know i'm annoying, but it just freaks my out when i find out my 8 isn't running properly...
the car just died when i was about to park it, and... when i tried start cranking it again. it just doesn't start up anymore and it's making this high pitch note (like an aircraft stall horn)
but the thing is... it just doesn't even crank up. so i had to have my car towed from the restaurant back to my place.
i'm either taking the car to the dealer and make them figure out what the problem is, or if its a bad starter, i'm just gonna order it online and have it installed by my mechanic.
what should i do?
would this be related to my previous issues that i thought i fixed?
https://www.rx8club.com/series-i-tech-garage-22/weird-noise-full-throttle-183651/
thanks guys. i know i'm annoying, but it just freaks my out when i find out my 8 isn't running properly...
#3
nah, it doesn't crank at all, it doesn't attempt to start, yea everything is tight, negative connection was a bit rusted, but everything was fine, radio, lights and stuff, just the engine's not cranking.
could this be a loose ignition coil? my mechanic broke one of the screw studs when he was installing the coils.
could this be a loose ignition coil? my mechanic broke one of the screw studs when he was installing the coils.
#4
^^^^ weird man, this just happened to me, but I had the luck of being right next to an Advance Auto Parts, they did a whole system check and it was the battery, bought a new one and its all good now, the weird thing about it is that even though I had 0 CCA(according to their tester) I was still able to turn on the high beams and the AC on full blast and the radio, all at the same time.
#10
Grasshopper
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Did you check the starter interlock switch like I mentioned above?
Have you tested voltage to the starter?
Both the constant 12V from the battery and the voltage to the starter solenoid when the key is turned to the 'start' position?
But you originally mentioned the car just died, then wouldn't start.
Is it possible that the battery wasn't being recharged by the alternator?
Can you measure the voltage at the battery with the car running and then with it off?
Should be about 12.2V with the car off and 14.4V with it running.
Have you tested voltage to the starter?
Both the constant 12V from the battery and the voltage to the starter solenoid when the key is turned to the 'start' position?
But you originally mentioned the car just died, then wouldn't start.
Is it possible that the battery wasn't being recharged by the alternator?
Can you measure the voltage at the battery with the car running and then with it off?
Should be about 12.2V with the car off and 14.4V with it running.
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