Starter or battery... Need help fast ?
07-18-01, 08:09 PM
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Guys,
My car just died, from nowhere, I'm trying to start it up and it's completely dead. I jump-started and power and dash light came back, but when I'm trying to start the car again, I only hear clicking sound. As soon as I removed jump start wire, everything went dark again. I just went over 100,000 and I just did tune up. Please help. I hope it's not my starter.
My car just died, from nowhere, I'm trying to start it up and it's completely dead. I jump-started and power and dash light came back, but when I'm trying to start the car again, I only hear clicking sound. As soon as I removed jump start wire, everything went dark again. I just went over 100,000 and I just did tune up. Please help. I hope it's not my starter.
07-19-01, 05:45 AM
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You've probably done this already but I'll mention it just in case... check your battery connections. I had trouble starting my car once even though the interior and dash lights worked... the neg. batt. cable worked its way loose!
"completely dead"... If the starter died I'ld think you would still have power to your interior.
"completely dead"... If the starter died I'ld think you would still have power to your interior.
07-19-01, 06:11 AM
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I'd check the cables first too.
Also look for corrosion around the terminals. If there's any evidence of it take off the cables and clean both the post and the connector with a wire brush or sandpaper until they are bright gray and reattach.
Also look for corrosion around the terminals. If there's any evidence of it take off the cables and clean both the post and the connector with a wire brush or sandpaper until they are bright gray and reattach.
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