All right guys so I’ve just about had enough of my starting issues it drives me crazy and I want to blow my brains out. Just want to get some of your guys his opinions before I start trying to trace down the gremlin.
So after replacing the transmission the car sat for two months and I went to start it and you just hear a click and then nothing I thought OK maybe the battery ... that it’s been sitting tried to jump it wouldn’t jump not with the car and not with a spare battery. Then I thought OK it must be the starter motor so in the meantime I have now replaced the starter motor the battery and the serpentine belt.
Last night I conducted a test and with all of the electronics on (Heater rear window defroster seat heater headlights fog lights flashers dome lights everything that you can turn on) the alternator is only providing 12.6 V to the battery.
So the new alternator comes in tomorrow.
Here’s the crazy part… I charged my new battery all night long last night... Woke up this morning it was 100% fully charged.
Go to start the car at first nothing then the red battery light comes on the cluster super weird and I don’t understand so then I just push the car 5 m put it in gear and then I turn the key, and crank over the engine (like a brand new battery should) it fires right up perfectly!
Does anyone have any ideas what my issue could be? It’s definitely an electronic issue As I’m getting fuel in the fuel pump is priming and I also conducted a Parasitic drain test in the car while sitting locked does not drain the battery at all. I checked the ground cable on the engine it’s nice and tight and the battery terminals are also nice and tight.
I was thinking maybe it’s the cable that goes to the starter motor not the one directly to the battery but the small plug on the backside maybe this is a weak spot? Any help would be greatly appreciated!!!
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So after replacing the transmission the car sat for two months and I went to start it and you just hear a click and then nothing I thought OK maybe the battery ... that it’s been sitting tried to jump it wouldn’t jump not with the car and not with a spare battery. Then I thought OK it must be the starter motor so in the meantime I have now replaced the starter motor the battery and the serpentine belt.
Last night I conducted a test and with all of the electronics on (Heater rear window defroster seat heater headlights fog lights flashers dome lights everything that you can turn on) the alternator is only providing 12.6 V to the battery.
So the new alternator comes in tomorrow.
Here’s the crazy part… I charged my new battery all night long last night... Woke up this morning it was 100% fully charged.
Go to start the car at first nothing then the red battery light comes on the cluster super weird and I don’t understand so then I just push the car 5 m put it in gear and then I turn the key, and crank over the engine (like a brand new battery should) it fires right up perfectly!
Does anyone have any ideas what my issue could be? It’s definitely an electronic issue As I’m getting fuel in the fuel pump is priming and I also conducted a Parasitic drain test in the car while sitting locked does not drain the battery at all. I checked the ground cable on the engine it’s nice and tight and the battery terminals are also nice and tight.
I was thinking maybe it’s the cable that goes to the starter motor not the one directly to the battery but the small plug on the backside maybe this is a weak spot? Any help would be greatly appreciated!!!
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