I'm working on eg and the car was a DD and one day it stop starting. had the battery check and replaced the starter and still not turning, but I can pop the clutch and it turns on. pls help!

 

There are a couple of different starter threads going now on HT. Different problems. Does the starter turn over in the car? Does the starter turn the engine over?

 

nope it doesn't turn over at all. I get lights inside of the car and everything else. just tried a new dissy too and no help.

 

bad clutch switch!

 

Was it your NSS? I'm having the same issues.

 

test the switch at the clutch and see if it completes the circuit when its depressed.

 

Bad clutch switch was the answer, or a question?

 

the answer. just bypass it and that's it

 

did the plastic piece on the pedal break off or a bad clutch switch?

 

just a bad clutch switch

 

So my situation is similar but the car only seems to have trouble starting after driving it for a while in the hot sun. I can always start it by popping the clutch. When I turn the key all the lights come on, the main relay clicks, the fuel pump primes, and the starter clicks but it doesn't turn the engine over.

 

multiple clicks or just 1 click?

 

I want to say multiple but I'm not 100% sure. Next time it happens I will make sure check.

 

multiple clicks= dead battery, just not enough amps to turn the starter
sigle click= bad solenoid

 

Hmm, interesting, starter is new and battery is only a few months old. I'll definitely pay attention next time it happens. The only other thing I can think of is starter kill relay for alarm but the relay isn't that old either.

 

doesnt the alarm relay only work on the starter signal wire? if so then the starter shouldnt click at all

 

The alarm is wired into the black/white for starter and black/yellow for ignition, both sourced from ignition harness under steering column.

Honda Civic '98

 

i wouldnt think ud hear a starter click if the alarm relay was bad. because you hear a click, i would think bad solenoid. they are rebuilt. i had a alternator only last me 2 weeks, a new one has lasted over 2 years now

 

Just get a push to start switch and hook it up to the starter and see if it turns over.

 

that would be a good try, if you have a remote starter

 

It happened again, after about an hour drive. I tried to start it immediately after turning the car off and all I got was one click. I'm assuming the click is the gear pushing out from the starter towards the flywheel. But yes, if the starter kill relay was going bad I wouldn't expect to hear anything.

The starter is a rebuilt Denso, so if the solenoid is bad its a shame because Denso product have never failed me before. but there's always a first time.

 

the click is probably the solenoid, hardly the rest of the starter itself goes bad, its usually the solenoid.

the original was made by denso but probably the rebuild so some company that rebuilds starters.

if you have someone with you, try hitting the solenoid while someone tries to start it

 

i,m assuming that if you hear at lest one click that means that the starter gets the signal through the chain including the starter kill relay.check the ground between the engine and the body of the car.it should be good.very important.check the voltage drops on positive and negative side.if starter doesnt get all juice it needs it can not turn.. make the tests and that will reveal the trouble

 

Check your main grounds, batt. to chassis and chassis to engine, also check the batt. pos.(+)connection to the starter.

Next time it does not crank, try a bypass jump... https://honda-tech.com/forums/tech-misc-15/simple-diy-start-circuit-test-%5Bbypass-jump%5D-2961164/ 94

 

I'm definitely going to run all the tests next time it happens. I've put all the tools in my car to be ready. The last time it happened and I tried to start it all I got was a click coming from under the hood. Well a click and a whirl noise. The main relay clicks and the fuel pump primes just in case I didn't cover that before.