car wont start... raipid clicking HELP!!!
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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!!!
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.
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.
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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!!!
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.
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.
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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!!!
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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