New battery a week ago from Jiffy lube. Tonight just a clicking sound- lights fine, no engine turn over- just click. No sign of trouble till tonight, tried shifting from neutral to drive several times.
I( can't do the work myself) Is it starter or something else? How much do they cost?
2006-09-08 18:14:49 · 13 answers · asked by atheleticman_fan 5 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
Hello,
please read my previous answers about batteries, to be sure if your new battery is faulty or not. But I think your battery is OK. I don't think that the alternator has anything to do with this :D (that can't be).
Before doing anything else, check if the battery is conencted to the motor correctly (no disconnected large diameter cables, no screw terminal on the solenoid without connecting to some wires). Check the quality of the connections, this can easily cause the motor not to turn. Corroded terminals should be polished.
When you hear the click, your solenoid moves. When the starter motor check (see below) proves that your motor also turns, then the solenoid doesn't switch the voltage to the motor, thus not turning. When the motor itself doesn't turn, it must be repaired/replaced.
2006-09-08 22:41:48 · answer #1 · answered by Blazs (Skoda 120GL) 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not starter. Your battery has lost a lot of it's charge. Replacing starter will do nothing except cost you a lot of money. Take back to place you bought it (just one week ago) and see if they will look at it. I suspect they might have done something wrong, as they just put it in. It could be almost anything that causes your new battery to lose it's charge, but NOT starter. Take it back and tell them to check the battery. I have actually myself boughten a battery in which one of the cells had NO water in it. I think the mechanic did it on purpose, and I junked the car, prior to realizing I had a bad battery. My mistake. I felt so DUMB!
So get a screwdriver and pry off the covers of the battery, and make sure there is proper amount of water in each hole. If it's a sealed battery, that you cannot get into, I would definately take it back to place you bought it. They might have sold you a bad battery! But like I say, there are many possible causes. Did you also get a hot light on the dashboard guages? If so, you broke a fanbelt or it's too loose. Perhaps you left your lights on all night? Or dome light?? That would drain your battery too. Also alternator not charging properly.
But it's definately not a starter problem. Save your money.
2006-09-09 03:29:00 · answer #2 · answered by MrZ 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Maybe the installers didn't clean the cables before installing te battery. and corrsion is the problem. Could also be the alternator but it sounds like dirty cables or a loose ground or even a loose alternator belt but not likely the belt. Could be a loose connection on the starter or perhaps a bad solonoid that is attached to the starter. Next time go to Sears or Pep Boys or your local corner garage for the installation as they can check things out for you and make sure it's the battery and not one of the problems I mentioned. I barely trust these fast oil change places for an oil change and let alone diagnosing wether I need battery or something else
2006-09-09 01:32:22 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ok first I have to say. Have the battery checked. If it is not at least 11.5 the starter will just click.
It only takes 8 volts to turn on the lights but 11.5 to turn a starter.
Try jump starting the car. Connect the cables but wait at least 5 minuets before you try to crank your car.
Once it starts check the output of the alt and see if it is charging the battery
2006-09-09 01:37:35 · answer #4 · answered by goldwing127959 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It must be the starter unit in the engine compartment near
the dynamo unit (position-depending on type of car), since you
have a new battery and just click without engine turn-over. It
can't be the key starter near your driving wheel also.
It may cost one or two hundred bucks depending on the type
of car you're driving.
2006-09-09 01:44:06 · answer #5 · answered by steplow33 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes it could be the starter. The entire electric system runs through the studs off the starter. check the connections first. Gently move the wires around the solenoid. they should not be loose. It could be the solenoid itself is bad. It will be on the starter or the fire wall. Depends on the make and model.
2006-09-09 01:25:44 · answer #6 · answered by ebay junkie 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
hmm if jiffy lube put in the battery , id start off by checking my battery cables first , then find a mechanic that is a little more reliable then a minumim waqe jiffy lube employee to work on your car
2006-09-09 07:51:41 · answer #7 · answered by foothill4fun 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
what kind of car? Check to see if the battery is fully charged. Check and make sure there are no loose connections. your car has a solenoid in the starting system, check that. Your description sounds like the solenoid.
2006-09-09 01:51:23 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Is an Alternator the same thing as a starter? If not, it could be that. It happened to me. It still almost sounds like a dead battery though. ""_""
2006-09-09 01:22:02 · answer #9 · answered by B.J. H 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Check your solenoid on your starter sounds like that the problem try starting it by getting a screwdriver and touching the two metal studs on the solenoid with the screwdriver or hit it lightly sometimes they stick.
2006-09-09 01:25:59 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋