Ok i tried starting my car and it didnt work. So i thought it was the battery, so i switch it with a good one. Then i tried starting it and it made a sound like machine guns shooting thousands of rounds. Can anyone tell me whats wrong.



EDIT*****
Just replace the battery and now it works. thanks for everyone help.


Modified by db8gsr_teg at 7:42 PM 7/13/2006

 

Never heard the sound, But I would assume something is wrong with the starter.

 

the starter was recently replace with a 99 si starter, so i dont think it will go out that fast

 

check your rotor and cap

 

If it's not cranking over, it's def related to the starter though.
Power, and ground hooked up to it right still?

Was that 99si starter Brand new?

 

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rotor and cap was replace like 5k ago. the 99 si starter wasnt new but it didnt have alot of mileage on. but im not really sure.

 

holy **** i had that happen to me.. the starter clicks because the battery have a low voltage to turn it over.. check ur lights.. beep the horn.. if all that works.. then you know u have low volts in the battery..

its definately the starter..

do a rolling start if the car is a manual.. let it run for about 10mins turn if off and than on it will work..

thats what i did in my 95 acura ls

 

i just turn on the lights and only the passenger headlight turns on. both corners and sidemarkers turns on too but the driver side headlight isnt on. so do i need a new starter? or do i need a new battery?

 

is the car a manual? can u try doing a rolling start.. u need a new battery.. the one u traded out which u think might be good.. could have low voltage thats why your hearing that sound..

anyways trying jumpstarting the battery thats in there now thats making that clicking sound..

 

yea i'll try that when my brother comes home cause i got no one to help me jump start it. yes the car is a manual transmission.

 

the car needs a new battery.

 

why don't u just turn the key to the on position leave car in nuetral.. have somebody push it for you. and when u gain momeutum.. push in clutch.. shift into 1st and pop clutch out.. that should get u started.. if the car is facing downhill thats even better..

 

no it doesn;t the battery voltage is just low.. its not enuff power to activate the soleniods which in turns spin the flywheel in the starter.. to turn the flywheel in the engine a couple of revolution to start the car..

this happened to me before what i did.. was jumpstart it let the car run for 10mins so it could be fully charged up.. next day went out with a digital multimeter and it read 12.6v

 

there is no one at home that is willing to help me push the car, so i got to wait for my bro to get home.

 

take the battery from ur DX if it fits.. civics battery are the same from last time i check

 

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my brother took the hathback to work, so im stuck

 

baaah bahhh bahhh baahhhh

sounds like you need a jump start at the least

i would just get a new battery if it's been over 5 years. that's honda recommended brother.

-yee

 

why just need a jumpstart and your good 2 go.. if he doesn;t have the money to spare than don't do it.. it happened to me.. all i did was jumpstart it left car running ands its been a month now.. still going strong.. i've regret it if i spent the money on a new battery...

 

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i didn't drive my car for a week, i had to jump start it to get it going. after driving it for a while (lets say 30 miles for 35 minutes because i usually let the car warm up too), the car wouldn't start again. i asked my friend to give me a jump since i was at church. i drove it down to my business (lets say 25 miles for 30 minutes), the car ended up not starting there either.

sometimes, it's just TIME to change the battery. it's not suppose to last forever. so if one day, out of the blue, your car decides just not to start, it's time for a new battery. it's not that expensive anyways, 65 bucks max at an auto store, and they give you core credit. for best pricing on a battery, go to costco. they have the most CCA's for the penny.

honda does recommend a new battery every 3 years.

i'm pretty sure it's not the starter and it's just the battery. a jump start will start the car.

-yee

 

well, when my brother is home then we are gonna buy a new battery and see if works, if it doesnt then we are returning it. hope this work out good

 

i put everything that i love its the battery 100% i know that clicking sound.. its the starter relay..

 

that sounds like the starter spinning w/o the solenoid pushing the gear into the flywheel, hit the starter w/ a piece of wood see if it helps.

then if that doesnt work...

just jump the battery w/ the hatch

 

this thread can stop now. its the battery.

 

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well, usually when a battery doesnt have enough juice to spin the starter it has a single CLICK (which is the starter solenoid pushing the gear into the flywheel) and nothing.

in this case it sounds like the starter is spinning, but not turning the flywheel.

smack the starter w/ a piece of wood a few times and try. had this problem in the families old cavalier.

 

it's your starter. sounds like the gear grinding on your flywheel.