IcePrince

Hi I was wondering if some of you guys can help me. Okay so my motor won't turn on. When I turn the keys the engine does not ignite... instead I get a rapid clicking noise. Everything works as far as electricity and such, but the motor is not. There is also a half a tank of gas in the car as well. Thanks.
The car is a lexus es 300 96' by the way.

Ice350

iTrader: (1)

Sounds like the starter needs to be changed.

PFB

If all you get are clicks when you try to start the car, than check in the following likely order.

a) Weak battery.
b) Loose/Corroded Battery Cable
c) Loose/Corroded Starter Cable.
d) Defective Starter (Least Likely)

Phil

IcePrince

oh thanks do you know how much would it cost to replace the starter.

88Legend

Use a multi meter to check the charge of the battery. Full charge is 12.7v.

When a battery is weak, you will hear the rapid clicks because the starter is trying to engage but doesn't have enough power to.

I bet it is just a dead battery.

marcoes300

if it doe ''tik tik tik '' when you try to start your car .... its probably the battery ( happened to me ) just try to recharge or boost the batterie ....

WAES300

Doesn't sound like an engine problem. Try jumping it first, I bet it's just a weak battery..

lexuskid16

This happened to be before, my battery was weak.. But after I got a new one (OEM) it was all good. But, maybe you should just get a recharge and that should do it.

rcpeters

Yep, the same happened to me last month in my ES300. New battery and it started right up.