Thread: Car won't crank -_-

Yeah I ripped that POS out asap...



They make some nice bristled terminal cleaners you can buy or if you have a stiff wire brush that also works well.

Sounds like you aren't getting enough power to your starter....

pull some of the plastic wire wrap back, and make sureit still has a solid connection on the postitive cable. a buddy of mine woulnt start because the wire had somehow disconnected, just my $.02

Here's a video when I try to start the car
YouTube - Se-r

Use some scotchbrite or sand paper, or a wire brush, or whatever. You just need something abrasive to get all the crap off. Clean the terminals and posts and try starting your car.

eh that really doesnt sound like the starter not working, though it still could be the starter, normally the start will click repetitivly over and over like its trying to spin the motor but doesnt. but that still could be the start engauging and disengauging not sure

Mine was doing the same thing, intermittently.
Battery connections looked O.K., but when I removed them, they were corroded
pretty bad inside.
Cleaned up + and - battery connection, body ground near battery and thermostat
ground with sand paper.
Put dielectric grease on all connections.
Starts great now.

I'll try cleaning the battery terminals tomorrow. Might as well try the things that are free
before I go out and start buying parts -_-

^ Werd!

what were they repairing at the body shop? i'd check all the grounding points cause it sounds like a bad earth to me, maybe the shop forgot to reconnect something

^ Was getting my car repainted so they didn't touch the engine. The car was working when
they moved the car out of the shop, but when I was about to take it home it wouldn't
start -_-