bleedblue94

ok i have a 98 hatch with a 2nd gen b16 in it running off a p30 ecu
car has been running great but now the other day when i go to start it it wont crank. i turn the key to the on position i have 12 volts and everything lights up then i go to crank it and i get one click then nothing the volts dont drop or anythingbut the light on the interior dim for the first couple of days it did this eventually it would start now it wont at all unless i pop it i was starting to think that it was the ignition switch to trigger the starter but i cranked it for just a sec while it was running and i could here it grind soo its getting the signal to the starter what do you guys think do i have a bad cell in the battery or just a messed up battery let me kow thanks in advance

bleedblue94

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bleedblue94

come on guys help me out

420GREEN

Get some jumper cables and find out if it is just a battery problem.........never heard of the starter just not crankin though......by pass the starter switch and run a jumper cable straight to the starter and see if that works(if the battery isn't dead)

underpressure02

See if someone can hold a volt meter on the battery when you crank to see what the voltage drops to. Also check your terminals and ground to make sure everything is good. If either terminal is not connected tight enough your car will not start.

Sounds like you battery is dead though.

bleedblue94

ok went to autozone and they said its the battery all connection are good voltage stays above 10 all the time, sometimes it doesnt drop at all (very weird) but i think im gonna buy a battery at sams club or walmart and check to see if that solves it if not ill return it and then tackle the starter thanks for the help

redlinetuning

dude.. use a little punctuation.. it helps the reading comprehension.

check your starter ground, in fact check all your grounds making sure contacts are good. I've seen this happen before.

bleedblue94

ok, sorry about the punctuation problem, i was typing fast. ill recheck everything again, but i thought the starter grounded itself to the block, and i know the block is grounded. im gonna go double check the ground above the thermostat for the ecu as well.

Mikey-G

its probably gonna be the igniton coil.. happend to me

bleedblue94

well when she fires up she runs great, so i dont think its the coil

JDMlyfestyle

check your grounds. Especially the thermostat ground. mines came loose a few times. it may look secure but still give it a slight turn to be sure its tight

bleedblue94

ok i went to wally world to buy a cheapo battery o see if that helped and it did the same thing so now im gonna get a starter and try that someone says it may be the starter motor which is what im leaning towards more and more