ok i was at the track tonight for about 2 hours i went back to my car tried to start it and all i get is tic tic tic tic ...thats my starter right?? ok so i tried two more time and on the third try it started up ...my friend who was with me said his mx-6 did that and it was caused by dirty battery posts ...i have noticed a little green corrosion around my positive battery post so ill clean it off tommorow (its too late now)......any other thing it could possibly be.....help asap!!!!!! thanks


Modified by 92civeg at 7:14 AM 7/13/2003

 

please anyone???

 

its either that or your starter is going bad. Start with the basics, start with connections then battery and then go from there. If your batter is good, then usually that means your alternator is good. If your battery is bad, dont just replace the battery, make sure the alternator is checked out to be sure you've found the culprit.

 

 

Here is a tip i heard but it does have a con that i forgot what it was,it might have something to do with shorting something out.But If you get the car started disconnect the battery terminals and if the car stays on then your alternator is fine.If the car dies that means your alternator isnt working.

 

ok i cleaned off the battery posts and tried to start it and just got fast ticking,next i tried to jump it and i got no results from that ......when the car is ticking fast the speedometer was going crazy!....but the funny thing is that all of my elctronics are working even my vafc is comming on when the ticking occurs


please help asap

 

That fast ticking you're hearing is the solenoid on the starter. The bearings have worn out or you burned up the solenoid. Most people solve this problem by tapping on the starter which can actually do more harm than good be cause that breaks the magnetos in the starter. Just go grab a rebuilt one from a reputable shop. If it was the battery you'd most likely hear one click and the car wouldn't start, the lights and all would dim but not enough amps to start.

 

so i need a starter soleniod?? can i buy just the solenoid or do i have to buy a whole starter

 

could it possibly be a ignition switch???

 

how do i test the ignition switch

 

ok well i found out that my battery and alternator are good so ill try thr starter and igntiton solnoid

 

any easy way the check the starter???

 

ok im almost positive its the starter but now the question is what starter to buy....... i have a b16a with a hydrolic gsr tranny ..thanks for all the help

 

use gsr or b16 starter they are the same

 

yea i believe any b-series starter will work. my bro and my dad both had the exact same problems...both times it was the starter. just get a replacement, theyre usually 50 bucks, look at a junkyard or a local shop, a shop aorund me had one laying around and sold it to me for 45 bucks if you REALLY need to get it started if you crank it like 10 times really fast it should start up.

 

i found this while surfin H-T
https://honda-tech.com/zerothread?id=561357
might wanna give him a PM if you still need the starter.

 

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Do that for too long (over 5 or 10 seconds) and you'll kill your alternator.

Without the battery, the alternator has nothing holding it back and will quickly die.