em1_fox

i got out of school today. and i try to start my car but it didnt start up..wen i tried to start it up it does this long clicking noise..the dude from the campus security said its my alternator..can that be it..he said my battery is fine.

Fraser*EG5

im not a mechanic but i did have a similar problem with my civic and it was just a flat battery. is the starter motor turning??

em1_fox

ya the starter is fine..i just needa no wut it can be..battery or alternator or something else..i dont wanna buy the wrong thing n it being something else..u no wut i mean

Fraser*EG5

Yeah totally, no point wasting money if you dont know whats wrong with it.
i got someone to charge the battery for bout five minutes with some jump leads and it just fired back up. then gave it a full charge overnight an it was fine.not sure what else it could be mate. Alternator or distributor but thats mostly a guess..

rockHard

Can you jump start it? Take your battery to autozone for free testing and work your way down from there.

em1_fox

ya i was able to jump start it..

Fraser*EG5

If it's making that clicking does that not mean that the starter isnt relly getting enough juice to actualy fire the engine? try an get someone to charge the battery a bit with jump leads and if it still doesnt run then it's a totally diffirent problem.

95hatch_007

if you can get your car to start by jump starting it but it will continue to idle then its the battery because once it has started it is running off alternator power. if the car will start and then dies then it is the alternator.

em1_fox

ya..wen i jump start it..it turns on and it idles..so its the battery den?

95hatch_007

yep the battery is no longer accepting a charge from the alternator

em1_fox

aite koo thanx a lot guys