wtf happened to my car??

[skmfkr 5,000+ posts]

my lights dimm when i start my truck...? from what snoop said it sounded like a bad thing

 

[snoopdan 5,000+ posts]

my lights dimm when i start my truck...? from what snoop said it sounded like a bad thing

no thats actually good, that means there is a load on the electrical system, thats exactly what its supposed to do //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

To the original poster, it sounds like your starter is indeed dead, one final test to do is to bypass the starter solenoid. I warn you, if you do this you'll see sparks and it might scare you, but its quite harmless. what you want to do is take a peice of large gauge wire (4 gauge or larger) and touch the positive of the battery to the positive terminal on the starter motor itself. if you hear it spin when you do this, your starter works and you need to consider replacing your starter solenoid or you need to look at your positive connection to your starter again. cause thats about all it can be at this point.

 

[luvinthebass 5,000+ posts]

no thats actually good, that means there is a load on the electrical system, thats exactly what its supposed to do //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif
To the original poster, it sounds like your starter is indeed dead, one final test to do is to bypass the starter solenoid. I warn you, if you do this you'll see sparks and it might scare you, but its quite harmless. what you want to do is take a peice of large gauge wire (4 gauge or larger) and touch the positive of the battery to the positive terminal on the starter motor itself. if you hear it spin when you do this, your starter works and you need to consider replacing your starter solenoid or you need to look at your positive connection to your starter again. cause thats about all it can be at this point.

i'll try that, how long do starters usually last anyway? 5 years max?

 

[Davie06tC 10+ year member]

How longs a peice of string grasshopper

 

[qtipextra 5,000+ posts]

It's definetly your starter. I had the same problem back in february. I bought a used starter at a salvage yard for 25 bucks, and my dad helped me install it, which took about an hour.

 

[937DYTBOI 5,000+ posts]

starter my friend most of them are at the bottom of the engine somewhere, diffrent locations on diffrent cars or call ur local dealer of ur make of car and ask them

 

[luvinthebass 5,000+ posts]

this morning my battery voltage read 11.8 volts, and i found where the starter is, i just followed the positive and negative wires from the battery and found where it is, i'm gonna replace my battery as well since it's 4 years old anyway. ****in car

 

[qtipextra 5,000+ posts]

Fuckin car

X2. I've about had it with mine. But I'm still saving for a new vehicle //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/yumyum.gif.0556df42231b304b9c995aefd13928a8.gif .

 

[luvinthebass 5,000+ posts]

i have 130,000 on mine, i got it with 65000 back in april of 2004 and this is the only thing that has gone bad with it so far...starter bein dead and battery failing. but it's a good car.

 

[qtipextra 5,000+ posts]

Your Explorer is 10 years newer then my Corsica. Can you feel my pain? But mine has 147k miles on it. Yours has a ton of milege for being that new

 

[mtlhead 10+ year member]

not to hijack the thread, but its kinda wierd, i have a 2001 Escort that does the same exact thing... lemme know if changing the starter/solenoid does any good

 

[qtipextra 5,000+ posts]

If it's doing the exact same thing, it IS the starter.

 

[phantom240 5,000+ posts]

It is the starter. The solenoid is working as it is supposed to, but the conductors that the solenoid touches when it comes out (clicks) are worn. Happened to my acura. Tear down the starter, take the copper pieces behind the solenoid to a starter/alternator shop and tell em you need em, fast. lol. Its a simple fix really.

 

[luvinthebass 5,000+ posts]

It is the starter. The solenoid is working as it is supposed to, but the conductors that the solenoid touches when it comes out (clicks) are worn. Happened to my acura. Tear down the starter, take the copper pieces behind the solenoid to a starter/alternator shop and tell em you need em, fast. lol. Its a simple fix really.

so it's not gonna cost an arm and a leg to fix?

 

[luvinthebass 5,000+ posts]

It is the starter. The solenoid is working as it is supposed to, but the conductors that the solenoid touches when it comes out (clicks) are worn. Happened to my acura. Tear down the starter, take the copper pieces behind the solenoid to a starter/alternator shop and tell em you need em, fast. lol. Its a simple fix really.

yup, my starter is toast