i got a feelin my starter could be toast, however, i noticed that there is quite a bit of oil and dirt on it. where the positive cable connects is probably gunked up too. when i turn the key, it just clicks. so this build up of crap on the stater-would that be enough to make it do that? i know that i do need a new cable but when i hooked up a fresh battery to it it started no prob. any insight appreciated coscho
2006-10-01 18:14:03 · 4 answers · asked by coscho 1 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
get a new battery and you may as well get new cables they don't cost that much.
2006-10-01 18:17:32 · answer #1 · answered by justice4_ak 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The battery was bad. If the gunk had enough resistance to cause it not to start with a good battery it would smoke and the oil would ignite. The cable ends on the battery need to be cleaned really well at all times.
When you have problems like that try cleaning the cables first, then go to the expensive stuff.
2006-10-02 01:21:20 · answer #2 · answered by eferrell01 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Take the cables off the battery and clean the ends, try soda pop,it eats the acid off. If you have top post connectors then take a piece of sand paper and clean them up too. put the cables back on snug and tight and try it then if there is still problems try a auto parts store, they will test your battery for free.
Good luck
2006-10-02 04:18:51 · answer #3 · answered by reddevil9778 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
clicks ? what vehicle ? click that !
2006-10-02 01:26:24 · answer #4 · answered by martinmm 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋