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car wont start... raipid clicking HELP!!!
i have a 94 hatch and my car wont start all i hear is a rapid clicking noise. my battery is still strong, and i have cleaned my battery terminals and cleaned my connections to the starter but it still does it. so i guess my question is could my started possibly be bad and what else could cause this?
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Re: car wont start... raipid clicking HELP!!!
Rapid clicking from where and when?
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Re: car wont start... raipid clicking HELP!!!
i think its coming from under the hood somewhere but its hard to tell by myself.
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Re: car wont start... raipid clicking HELP!!!
Remove the starter and bench test it. You'll need a car battery, jumper cables, and a small length of speaker wire or similar.
Attach the negative ends of the jumper cables to the battery, as well as to the body of the starter. Where the bolts go is a good place. Attach the positive ends of the cables to the battery, as well as to the main power lead on the starter. Make sure you brace the starter, and keep the area in front of the starter gear COMPLETELY CLEAR. You can either brace it in a vice, or just stand on it. Use the small length of speaker wire to connect the power terminal on the starter to the signal terminal. The starter gear should rapidly shoot out and spin. If it doesn't, the starter needs to be replaced. If it does, that isn't the problem. |
Re: car wont start... raipid clicking HELP!!!
Sounds like a dead battery to me. What voltage do you measure across the two battery posts?
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Re: car wont start... raipid clicking HELP!!!
Originally Posted by jbpnoman
(Post 48355439)
Remove the starter and bench test it. You'll need a car battery, jumper cables, and a small length of speaker wire or similar.
Attach the negative ends of the jumper cables to the battery, as well as to the body of the starter. Where the bolts go is a good place. Attach the positive ends of the cables to the battery, as well as to the main power lead on the starter. Make sure you brace the starter, and keep the area in front of the starter gear COMPLETELY CLEAR. You can either brace it in a vice, or just stand on it. Use the small length of speaker wire to connect the power terminal on the starter to the signal terminal. The starter gear should rapidly shoot out and spin. If it doesn't, the starter needs to be replaced. If it does, that isn't the problem. Solid advice. It might also be the starter relay. |
Re: car wont start... raipid clicking HELP!!!
Originally Posted by RonJ@HT
(Post 48355519)
Sounds like a dead battery to me. What's voltage do you measure across the two battery posts?
I must comment on OP's screen name, Love it. My first car was a duster 340, lol |
Re: car wont start... raipid clicking HELP!!!
I was giving the OP credit that he knew how to test the battery, and isn't just saying he did. Hopefully I'm not wrong.
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Re: car wont start... raipid clicking HELP!!!
Originally Posted by Black R
(Post 48355701)
It might also be the starter relay.
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Re: car wont start... raipid clicking HELP!!!
Here is a quick DIY to test your starter circuit: https://honda-tech.com/forums/showth...=fcm&t=2961164
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Re: car wont start... raipid clicking HELP!!!
Originally Posted by RonJ@HT
(Post 48355984)
A bad starter relay is extremely rare for our Civics.
it might be the starter or the battery |
Re: car wont start... raipid clicking HELP!!!
Check the postive post is clean and on tightly...
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Re: car wont start... raipid clicking HELP!!!
I tested the starter and it worked all i did was go around and clean up all my grounds and it starts now. Thanks for all the advice i really appreciate it.
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