hey there,

about 3/4 of the time when i start my car after it sits for more then a few hours the engine wont turn over however my main relay and possibly my starter solenoid make a rapid clicking noise. and after i try this a few times my car eventually starts. any thoughts what my poroblem may be??

thanks in advance

 

whats the condition of your battery?

 

^^ Also check battery terminals for corrosion.

 

terminals look fine, batter holds charge at 12.something volts maybe ill swap em out and see what happens. any other thoughts?

 

Is your main relay faulty or maybe the connection?

 

hows the conection on the starter itself, and also what about the conditions of your grounds?

 

ya I would check your starter connection, cuz it sounds like your just not getting good power or ground

 

starter is going bad

 

you guys have any recommendations for cleaning the grounds, there is a fair amount of corrosion and it definitly has to be more that i cant see.

I once saw something about letting the ground wires soak in bakingsoda/water. anyone try this? work well? any better ideas other then buying new wires?

thanks mangs i appreciate it!

 

just try replacing the battery

 

clicking is almost always starter

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by turkeyslow &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">you guys have any recommendations for cleaning the grounds, there is a fair amount of corrosion and it definitly has to be more that i cant see.

I once saw something about letting the ground wires soak in bakingsoda/water. anyone try this? work well? any better ideas other then buying new wires?

thanks mangs i appreciate it!</TD></TR></TABLE>

it dissengrates almost immediatly with a baking soda/water paste

 

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right and that sounds legit but the OP says it only happens after sitting a while.. that wouldnt effect the starter

 

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right and that sounds legit but the OP says it only happens after sitting a while.. that wouldnt effect the starter</TD></TR></TABLE>

true too, but if it was his battery I think he would hear it attempting to start like if he had a low battery, not a rapid clicking sound. Plus he checked the battery and the volts are ok.

 

low batterys have that rapis clicking too

 

check your thermostat ground. that might of gotten loose. and clean all of your other grounds while your at it.

 

okay after all of that nonsense. turns out i never torqued that bracket where the tranny ground connects after a clutch job. oops