ef0cmacro

UPDATE April 26th, 2007
Well the previous problem, the battery was drained. So i went to autozone to get it recharged. 1 week later, today the 26th, my car wont start. I thought it was my battery again, so i went to autozone to get the battery checked. battery is good. wtfz.... faulty starter or what? mechanic said it was a brand new refurbished starter.


UPDATE April 12, 2007

I towed it to my mechanic. he replaced the starter. car runs again. i walk out to the car today, to leave work, from the same exact parking spot, and the starter is DEAD again?????? WTF?????????? no click when i turn....... HELP!!! STUCK AT WORK AGAIN THIS is the biggest string of bad luck ever... =[


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I have not done anything to my car in the last 2 months.

Its a 1998 Civic with a Re-built B18b1 since last year around june. Also, my clutch is weak/ dying. I dont know if this is the reason. When i push the clutch in, im able to shift gears as well...

And it wont start now... wtf? All the electricity works... batteries tied down, music plays, alarm works...

I put the key in and turn the ignition, nothing, not even a click.

Can anyone throw out some possibilities???????




Modified by SyncMaster955 at 10:42 AM 4/26/2007

NightBladeLrin

The Clutch Switch could be bad... can you push start it???

Thirty-Nine

Is it possible the connection to the starter has failed (just thinking out loud here)?

supratin

Check your connections at the battery and starter.

ef0cmacro

checked all connections to battery. [x]
checked both connections to starter [x]
push start car [x]
jumpstart car [x]
called tow guy [x]
im fucked maybe basically [x]

ex_ricer

it could still be ur battery. it takes ALOT of energy to start your motor compared to simply just playing music and other minor electrical things.

so ur battery maybe have enuf juice to power ur radio and wat not, but not enuf juice to start ur car.

this happened to me, since my radio/alarm worked i thought it wasnt my battery and something more significant, but went to autozone, and they jumped my car. low and behold it was my battery.

jump the car, if it turns on just keep it running so the alternator runs. drive it around a bit. then turn it off, try starting it again, if it does start, it could be ur alternator.

-Gambit-

check fuses?
But its probably your main relay went out

ef0cmacro

BUMP. starter was replaced by mechanic, and now car wont start again. HELP

Is there anything that constantly kills the starteR?????

Bejita

Check all of your conections again. I honestly dont know what could kill the starter so much.

yoffer

^^^ what they said...just make sure that you check all your connections, Its possible that after the new starter was installed that the connections got loose.

ef0cmacro

yo i just installed a sidemarker the other day, could this be whats killing the starter?

Froth

Sidemarker...
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Starter...
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No. Hell No.

Unless you decided to wire the sidemarkers into the starter harness, that is. Have you checked the ignition yet, could be your culprit. Run a wire from the positive on the battery directly to the starter(please make sure it's in neutral) and see if it spins. If it does...probably your ignition or something harness related.

Check your main relay aswell.

MiX

could have a faulty starter, try jumping the 2 wires that goto your starter (there are 3 wires, the 2 wires that are not the ground.) with a piece of wire and see if it does anything. You can also trying banging on the solenoid while someone tries it to see if it makes a difference. I know with my car my clutch switch was going bad, try moving the clutch pedal in and out, with the key turned all the way, to see if it makes a difference.

ef0cmacro

UPDATE April 26th, 2007
Well the previous problem, the battery was drained. So i went to autozone to get it recharged. 1 week later, today the 26th, my car wont start. I thought it was my battery again, so i went to autozone to get the battery checked. battery is good. wtfz.... faulty starter or what? mechanic said it was a brand new refurbished starter.


Modified by SyncMaster955 at 10:44 AM 4/26/2007

PRDM

have you had the alternator checked?.. it may be bad, and may be why your battery is being drained.


Modified by PRDM at 1:52 PM 4/26/2007

mikeycivic

dont know what the starter woud have to do with the battery draining, Its most likely the alternator and or your battery is just toast and you need a new one.

ef0cmacro

thanks for the replies. i just got back from autozone. i went there to get the battery checked, the battery is good. wtfz yo?

mikeycivic

alternator

ef0cmacro

i thought the alternator is there to recharge the battery and run the car only 'after' the car is started?

isnt it the battery and starters job to get that thing started regardless of alternator?

expletive. this sucks.

PRDM

yea, i thought you had the car running for a week before the battery was drained.

hon da top

i had the same problem with my car about a month ago. It was the neutral safety switch.

ef0cmacro

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by PRDM &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">yea, i thought you had the car running for a week before the battery was drained.
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i did. i got the starter replaced on a saturday. car ran fine until thursday, 5 days later. i got a jump start, drove it to autozone, and had it recharged. didnt touch it after that. about a week & 1/2 later which is today, the car wont start again. The radio plays, the battery is good after getting it checked. so since the only thing ive done to the car is change out the starter, then could it be the mechanic hooked me up with a refurbished starter that fucked up in 2 weeks?

ef0cmacro

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by hon da top &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">i had the same problem with my car about a month ago. It was the neutral safety switch.</TD></TR></TABLE>

whats a neutral safety switch?

hon da top

thats possible. tell them to check the neutral safety switch. its under the dash

mikeycivic

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by SyncMaster955 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">i thought the alternator is there to recharge the battery and run the car only 'after' the car is started?

isnt it the battery and starters job to get that thing started regardless of alternator?

expletive. this sucks.</TD></TR></TABLE>

alternator is there to keep the battery charged, if it doesnt stay charged it goes dead, hence the reason your battery might be drainng