Eggman

Last night car decided to not start. it doesn't turn over at all. it just clicks. i changed the main relay the a few days before so thats not it. i can hear the main relay click too, so it works.

the distributor makes a click when i try to start it.

i did the paper clip in the spark plug wire thing and got no spark. don't know what this tells me.

how do i know if my starter is bad?
how do i know if my distributor/ignitor is bad?
TIA.

Spade

your battery is low.

CardDealer

Modified by CardDealer at 4:33 AM 11/16/2006

Eggman

i dont think its the battery. i tried to jump it several times. cleaned the terminals too. and all accesories get electricity.

Type Goch

when you try to crank it, do you just hear clicking sounds? it might be your starter.

nfn15037

Sounds like it might be your starter. Check all the grounds on the motor/tranny too and also check the wires going to the starter.

Eggman

yeah i do hear a 'click'. the 'click' sounds like its coming from the distributor. so that means it works? and it might be the starter? when i get home i'll check the starter out. thanks.

RyanR

You're probably hearing the starter click, not the distributor. The starter is about 6" below your distributor. Try listening to that area of the engine bay while you have someone crank the engine.

Rice_Boy

try ignition coil...had the same prob...just a suggestion im no mechanic...im rice boy! So free mods and duct tape! haha jk

rice_boy

evo

What abt alternator?

Blown90hatcH

You can crank the car without the Alternator hooked up. All it does is charge the system. Have your starter tested. If it is okay, swap batteries with someone. You can jump a battery all you want, but if it is dead, it isnt going to work. Trust me, just try another one that is in your friends car or something. Then also try a different distributor. A bad ignitor, will not allow you to crank your ride. If you are not getting any spark, then either the wiring, or the ignitor is the culprit.

JAson

Eggman

altenator was replaced 3 weeks ago. damn i really need to get that swap in already. this d16 keeps falling apart.

are all D-series starters interchangeable? (i can get a one from a DX EF or from a EK CX)

are all D-series ignitors interchangeable? (say from a EF DX)

Blown90hatcH

Yes, the ingitors are...I am not too sure about the starter.

Eggman

well this is how i spent my holiday....
when to Pick-A-Part and pulled a starter off a 88 DX. it didnt look like mine. it had the smaller solenoid on the other side. but what the hell it was only 20 buckaroonies. and my damn car runs now better a starter then a di$tributor.

so a maybe D series starters are all interchangeable. i knew that they have different axles, clutches, and stuff. but my car runs. i had a mitsuba and now have a nippon denso. the denso has a weird shell over the spline thing. and it didnt look like it would work. but now you guys know.

happy turkey day,
charles.


[Modified by Eggman, 8:16 PM 11/22/2001]

Bklyn TSi

it's ur starter.. 99% sure, i had the same problem 2 months ago, bought starter from pepboys, 2 hrs to change it... 2 bolts and 2 plugs, pretty straight forward