HELP - trying to get home for Xmas!!Replaced battery after tested weak on '98 Mits. 3000GT. not turning over.

Question

The new battery is not turning over at all. I thought I may have bought a bad battery, but just got it checked and it has enough power. My alternator was checked when I got old battery checked, so I know it's not that. Any quick fixes I could look at under the hood before getting it towed? All connections look good to me, but I'm not exactly a mechanic.

Answer 1

get a tire iron or hammer and beat on the starter while someone tries to start it.it may be a bad starter

Answer 2

Have you recently had any work done on the car or has it been sitting for an extended period of time? If so, look into the battery (any auto parts store will test it for free) then move to the starer if battery is ok. (Don't forget to check your fuses!) When you try to turn over do you get a clicking noise? After a few seconds of trying to turn over, does your check engine light come on? If so turn the key in the off position, locate the service plug(remove the kick panel on the pass side and you will see a light blue plug near the ECU harness) and jump it (take a small piece of wire, strip and inch or so off each end and twist the wires, then stick this into the service plug) Now turn your key to the ON position and your check engine light will then flash to give you the service code. SHORT flashes are single digits (1/2 second) LONG flashes are 10's (1 second) -----CEL # List----- 1 O2A - Oxygen sensor #1 2 O2B - Oxygen sensor #2 3 MAP - manifold absolute pressure sensor 4 CKP - crank position sensor 5 MAP - manifold absolute pressure sensor 6 ECT - water temperature sensor 7 TPS - throttle position sensor 8 TDC - top dead centre sensor 9 CYP - cylinder sensor 10 IAT - intake air temperature sensor 12 EGR - exhaust gas recirculation lift valve 13 BARO - atmospheric pressure sensor 14 IAC (EACV) - idle air control valve 15 Ignition output signal 16 Fuel injectors 17 VSS - speed sensor 19 Automatic transmission lockup control valve 20 Electrical load detector 21 VTEC spool solenoid valve 22 VTEC pressure valve 23 Knock sensor 30 Automatic transmission A signal 31 Automatic transmission B signal 36 traction control found on JDM ecu's 41 Primary oxygen sensor heater 43 Fuel supply system 45 Fuel system too rich or lean 48 LAF - lean air fuel sensor 54 CKF - crank fluctuation sensor 58 TDC sensor #2 61 Primary oxygen sensor 63 Secondary oxygen sensor circuit 65 Secondary oxygen sensor heater wire (black wires) 67 Cat Converter 71 random misfire cylinder 1 72 random misfire cylinder 2 73 random misfire cylinder 3 74 random misfire cylinder 4 80 EGR Valve/Line 86 ECT sensor - Cooling System 91 Fuel Tank pressure sensor 92 EVAP Solenoid/Valve/Vacuum Lines Hope this helps, if you get a CEL let us know what it is and we'll go from there.

Answer 3

a dying battery will loose its power fast, when attempting to turn the engine over fast enough to fire up that engine.It also wil put one hell if a strain on that starter as well.The battery on its way out, a starter that is showing its age..pop.. starter might be crap now.
If you can get to ware the hevey red cable bolts to the starter, try this.put car in park, set brake, turn the ing switch on, take a jumper cable, put one of the red clamps in the pos[+] side of battery
firmly touch and press down the other red clamp to the bolt on starter [ for get the black clamps this time ]
be ready for some big sparks. If the engine turns over,and starts, starter is ok.
If all you get is hot cables , big sparks and no cranking, starter is probably shot

Answer 4

Battery power has to get to the starter in two different ways. First, the big red wire from the battery has to go to the switch solenoid connection on the starter motor. Then another much smaller wire from your ignition switch has to connect to the solenoid control terminal so that the solenoid switch connects your battery to the motor when you turn the ignition switch to "start".

Answer 5

Get under the car a tap the starter with a heavy wrench or small hammer....
This will free up the starter.
The starter has an engagement mechanism the needs to be loosened up once in awhile

Answer 6

it could be your starter switch, or cylinolid < spelling? also we had a lady at work that though her battery was dead and come to find out she didnt have it pushed up in park all the way and that was what it wouldnt turn over

Answer 7

sounds like the starter,, if it is a standard, push it down a hill and pop start it,

you should get your dash lights up with the key on ( which is also needed to pop start it ) ,

Answer 8

ok check ur starter .. sometime sits that ... just go to the mchanic and ask him to check the sarter....... it happened to me once and teh starter was the problem.... .. goo dluck.. i hope u get home for thisholiday... merry christmas.....