i've had my timing belt changed alternator and my battery is good but my car won't crank it's not the starter because when i try and start it, it whines up, but it won't crank and suggestions
2006-12-06 07:50:52 · 16 answers · asked by Emily F 2 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Car Makes ➔ Honda
oh yeah it's a 1996 honda accord
2006-12-06 07:51:24 · update #1
after i try and start it up a few times it start to smell like gas what is that?
2006-12-06 07:53:50 · update #2
Is there gas in the Car?? :-) Just kidding
2006-12-06 07:52:23 · answer #1 · answered by gingersnapgrad2003 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it whines up? you meen it sounds like it's spinning really fast but the motor isn't turning at all?
If that's the case your solenoid is out. The solenoid pushes the starter gear out mates it with the flywheel and turns the motor to start the engine. Solenoids mount on the starter and can be replaced separately or you can buy a whole new starter which will have the solenoid already attached.
If by "crank" you mean start or start to start then it could be many things. You'll have to be more specific.
2006-12-06 15:58:07 · answer #2 · answered by macgyverc3 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
ok... if the starter won't engage the flywheel (the whining sound) it will have to be one of the following
1) Bad starter solenoid ... it is not throwing the starter gear out enough
2) Weak battery not enough power to throw out the gear
3) Badly installed starter or broken parts (the gear throws out but never reaches the flywheel
4) Bad flywheel ( all the teeth are worn or missing and your starter just spins around but can not grab the flywheel
5) bad electrical connections (same result as a weak battery).
These all require mechanical solutions and lots of cleanup afterwards. You prob. need to take it to a garage unless you either know how to do this or have a friend / parent who can.
Sorry... and good luck
2006-12-06 15:59:58 · answer #3 · answered by ca_surveyor 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Spark Plugs Check them out
and Make sure the starter is good just make sure... i know you said it's good but those things have a way of going out
and if it's not those have someone turn your engine manually or by hand
tell them to lock on the gear shaft of should be under your right side driver side i mean
and if it turns then that's good it's not your pistons blocks but it's bad cause you still don't know whats wrong so have someone run a diagnostics on it and the computer should read it OK i hope this helps good luck
2006-12-06 15:57:30 · answer #4 · answered by rm4real 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Starter whines, but no crank sounds like your starter gear isn't engaging. Either take the starter off and clean it up a bit by the gear or replace it.
2006-12-06 15:52:39 · answer #5 · answered by demozast 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Temporary you can get a wrench or a hammer and knock on the starter so that the dirt falls out a bit. But what you really need to do is have the starter checked or changed.
2006-12-06 15:54:32 · answer #6 · answered by art major student 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Cold starts in the morning weakens battery tremendously...make sure the amp's are high enough to crank or turn the engine. Check to see is any corrosion is 'chalky' white on the the negative (-) and positive (+ ) terminals.
If that's not the problem...take it to Firestone or any approve ASE certified mechanics...do not take it to the dealership...unless you have a phat bank account
2006-12-06 16:02:55 · answer #7 · answered by Henry J 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That can be a lot of things. Fuel pump, ignition switch, spark plugs, spark plug cables....etc.... I would try changing the spark plugs if it hasnt been done in a long time.
WAIT..stop trying to start you car.. This just tipped me off.. You said. You just had your timing belt replaced. Whoever did it, f'd it up.. b/c the first thing that happens when your timing belt goes, is you try to crank your car up, and it doesn't start, it makes that whirring sound...If you keep trying to start your car you will f up your engine.. Whoever installed that timing belt need to look at it again..Because i bet you they f'd up the installation.
2006-12-06 15:58:20 · answer #8 · answered by ? 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
If the starter is whirring, but the engine is notturning, it sounds like the starter is not engaging with the teeth of the flywheel, or the torque converter ring gear.
2006-12-06 15:56:48 · answer #9 · answered by badbill1941 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you had timing belt recently changed, perhaps the mechanic did not tighten the distributor resulting in it going way out of time again, as the case with my own honda,lol. Lets hope this is why.
2006-12-06 15:56:22 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
1. fule pump
2.engine is soak up with water
3.gas is not in tank
4.gas cannot get into engine enought
but i know is not 2 or 3 is have to do with 1 or 4
2006-12-06 19:12:15 · answer #11 · answered by azn_gtc 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋