Yesterday my car started acting up. Whenever I go to turn it on the starter will turn over very slow like it barely has enough power to work. Can it be my battery that isn't putting out enough power? The starter is fairly new about 3-4 months old.

 

Err sorry I posted under my girlfriends name I didn't know it was logged in under her name. Either way my car feels like it's not going to turn on with how slow it turns over.

 

deff. could be the battery, if the starter is new. Check the voltages on the battery and the starter. Both should be around 12, not much lower.

Also i think that sometimes when the starter motors are shot, they draw too much current and make the cables to it hot.

 

How would I go about checking the voltage on the starter itself?

 

u should check the currosion on the battery. if there is a large build up it may be ur problem. other then that u can check the battery out at autozone for free. they will bring out a voltage meter and check it. should be 12V as the person above posted. it can still be the starter, u may have gotten a faulty starter happends more times then none. im not sure about this but it could be the alternator but then i believe the battery light would say on, same if battery was low.

GL keep us updated

 

I will check the posts on the battery tomorrow. I can't see anything out there right now. I don't think it is the alternator though since the lights don't dim or anything and the better light doesn't come on.

 

as mentioned above look for corrosion on the battery terminals and cables. if they are bad invest in a post cleaner and some baking soda. just put the baking soda on the terminals where that nasty flaky crust is and add some water. it will clean it right off. wait for it to dry and use the post cleaner to clean off the terminals of both your battery and your cables. if the cables are really bad (have a lot of crusty **** all over the ends of them and up to the insulation) then you might have to get new cables, this happened to me once, i had to replace both battery cables along witht the battery. also, if you measure your battery with a DMM (digital multimeter) you should see more than 12V DC across the terminals. it should be more like 13-14V DC fully charged. also keep in mind that the useful life for a lead-acid battery is around 5years, so if this battery is old it might be near the end of its lifespan. hope this helps...

 

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Ok problem solved... the battery was the problem! Put a new battery in and it's all good again.