DsCivicEx

Damn this has been a nightmare. Well I got new battery connectors and charged the battery but still when I turn the key over all I get is a rapid clicking like a mini machine gun..so what fancy part do I need to buy now?

DumpedSi

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its gotta be something to do with the battery.. Maybe try replacing it or using someone elses and see if it works

Jimmy

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Sounds like a stuck starter.
IMHO i would just go ahead and buy a new one.

DsCivicEx

yeah i tried another battery and then I also tried to jump start it

DumpedSi

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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by USDMDC2 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Sounds like a stuck starter.
IMHO i would just go ahead and buy a new one. </TD></TR></TABLE>

I dont think I would go out and replace the starter...
Maybe try banging on it to see if stuck...

Also does everything funtion like your gettin alot of juice?

vtec94civic

did you clean the battery terminals when you changed the connectors?

DsCivicEx

yeah the terminal are brand new. I work in car audio so I just bought some nice ones.

Jokerluv

starter....bang on it see if it fixes its self

Frozen E

Well, you got new connectors, but the best connectors in the world aren't gonna help you if your battery is going to **** on you. Sounds like it doesn't have enough juice to crank the starter. My money is on bad battery.

EK MONEY

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how 0ld is the batery? good chance its not holding charge...

94blackhatch

hammer on the starter=fixed starter

Skip01

I doubt its the battery,It wouldn't be clicking like that.possibly a starter.What happens when you try and jump start it?

DsCivicEx

Nothing happens when I try to jump start it. I get the same noise. I have a stinger yellow top battery that is about 6 months old but it holds a 13.7 volts constant. Tried another batter and I got the same result although Im not sure if it was charged.

nY's FiNeSt

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by 94blackhatch &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">hammer on the starter=fixed starter</TD></TR></TABLE>

haha

GTlvr82

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Jokerluv &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">starter....bang on it see if it fixes its self</TD></TR></TABLE>
Sounds stupid but it does work in some cases. Don't pound the **** out of it...just hit it normal...if that makes any sense. Did you try to get the starter to work by directly jumping it from the battery?

ekb18cCivic

yah try hitting the starter a few times .. try like 5 or 6 times see if it turns over if it does .. i would go out and buy a new starter. instead of worrying about it getting stuck anymore.. but thats just my 2 cents

00fbp

yeah i think its the starter. when my starter went out it made that same sound.

madman604

hit it. then drive and get a new one.

simplegreenmachine

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Skip01 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">I doubt its the battery,It wouldn't be clicking like that.possibly a starter.What happens when you try and jump start it?</TD></TR></TABLE>
not true, my battery was going dead and it did this. can your turn your accessories on?

rodrez.

As stated above, you might try tapping on the starter while someone cranks it. If it does in fact start for you, you don't need to purchase a new one in most cases, the main contact just need to be replaced. Only cost you about 5 bucks. I had mine replaced, when I was having the same problem you are, and it's been good ever since. Again, that's if it's your starter, and not something else.

LHC

starter mota hands down

jonas

how about you start with a voltmeter first? instead of listening to these guys say what they think the problem is.. keyword: think. not know. that is just throwing away money when you try to problem solve like that.

jeez, its not rocket science.

Frozen E

run 12V straight down to the starter and see what happens. It SHOULD turn over. If not you have a weak motor in there and you have to replace it.
If it does turn over you have a problem in your starter circuit. Don't kow about the honda ignition system, but in older domestics they used to have a starter solenoid that sometimes got stuck. I'm thinking hondas probably have a relay. It's still a mechanical part that can go bad. I'd start there first and work my way down to other parts. Loose connections and things like that.

951

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Turbo E &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">hit it. then drive and get a new one.</TD></TR></TABLE>

exactly, drive it to the shop as soon as it starts. you arent going to be able to hit your solenoid with a hammer forever.

vtekthis

roll start it