Has good battery connection plenty of juice, starter is good shape, engine just will not turn over.
2006-12-27 01:34:05 · 14 answers · asked by michellebanks1 1 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
because i don't know the make ,model or year... it is hard to be specific. let's say the starter and battery are in good working order. does the car have a cam or crank sensor. can you see your vavles if you take the oil cap off? if you can, turn the crank bolt and look to see if the valves on the cam are moving. if not your timing is shot.
2006-12-27 02:14:32 · answer #1 · answered by hugg2dz 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Double check the connection, it may show Volts at the starter connection, but check it as you try to turn the motor over. If the volts drop below 7ish, and you've had the battery volt-drop tested and it's good, you may simply have bad battery cables. A poor ground connection will not let the current flow properly. And a starter may look good, but even new out-of-the-box ones can go faulty soon after installation. For clarity, with the engine crank, but not start - or not crank at all? If it doesn't even TRY to crank with all battery/starter areas OK, check your park/neutral switch on an automatic transmission, or your clutch position switch if you have a manual.
2006-12-27 03:04:15 · answer #2 · answered by Justin S 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Maybe its the starter solenoid if the engine itself isn't locked up. Also you might want to try "short starting" it where you connect a hot wire from the battery directly to the starter relay (completely bypassing the ignition system in the car). If this causes the engine to turn over then you probably have a blown fuse or a loose wire connection between your ignition key switch and the starter.
2006-12-27 01:38:05 · answer #3 · answered by Joe K 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
if the starter is in good shape and there is plenty of juice then the engine should turn over.
If it turns over and does not start that is another thing entirely.
how old is the car?
When you turn your lights on and try to turn it over do the lights dim drastically? does the starter turn the engine over slowly? do you hear a clicking sound??
Does it turn over just fine but does not start??
The solution depends on the symptoms.
Has it been very moist in your area recently?
DO you have gas in the tank?
Is gas flowing to the carb/ injectors?
Are the plugs new?
Does the car have a distributor or electronics?
2006-12-27 01:41:59 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Is it an older car? If so a good whack on the starter can sometimes shake it loose. Check the wires to the starter.
2006-12-27 01:37:39 · answer #5 · answered by Nginr 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sounds like you have a siezed up engine. If i had more information on this i could diagnose this problem for you. Did the car overheat the last time you drove it? When was the last time you checked the coolant levels, oil levels. Need more info from you on this.
2006-12-27 02:06:57 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Either you have a frozen bearing on the crankshaft (ran out of oil) or the timing chain/gear has come out of sinc and one of your valves are interfering with the top of a cylinder unless you just don't know that the starter selenoid or wire is bad, and you just don't know it.
2006-12-27 01:38:11 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
this doesn't make sense - if the battery and starter are fine the engine must 'turn over'. do you mean that it will not start (ignite)?
2006-12-27 01:36:43 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
How do you know starter is in good shape?
2006-12-27 01:35:14 · answer #9 · answered by furiousstyles22003 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Could be the starter solenoid.Do you have power at the solenoid and starter.
2006-12-27 02:05:01 · answer #10 · answered by R1volta 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋