Weird starting issue...
#1
Weird starting issue...
Ok - I've been having this weird starting issue (and yes, I searched but didn't find a match to this):
Couple times in the morning, the car won't start.
The car has enough power to turn over (and not sluggishly like a dead battery), but won't run.
There's a loud, rapid clicking from the driver's side dash when it does that. One time, I turned the car off, got out, grabbed something, came back and it started right up. Other times, it just sits and has this rapid clicking noise.
I think a relay's going bad somewhere. Question is, any ideas on which one?
Couple times in the morning, the car won't start.
The car has enough power to turn over (and not sluggishly like a dead battery), but won't run.
There's a loud, rapid clicking from the driver's side dash when it does that. One time, I turned the car off, got out, grabbed something, came back and it started right up. Other times, it just sits and has this rapid clicking noise.
I think a relay's going bad somewhere. Question is, any ideas on which one?
#3
Battery isn't great, but it still had a problem with a jump. Also, it's weird that it would start minutes after having this problem - I mean I'd let it sit for a minute and it'd start right up. That doesn't sound like a battery to me.
#9
Look for that area like greenarrow said. Also, it would not hurt to find the frame to chassis strap and rub all new metal to metal contacts, because sometimes a low dragging battery will be caused buy the ground not completing a circuit and you coming back to the car is the metal is hot to transfer that poor ground is you are like welding the battery straps or ground straps as there is no contact at the tip or connect points to the ground.
Sometimes a clean, bare, metal to metal re-grounding, sometimes needs addressing just for this problem.
Sometimes a clean, bare, metal to metal re-grounding, sometimes needs addressing just for this problem.
#10
Hmm... thanks to those that replied.
Just to clarify - the car turns over ok - meaning the starter engages and the engine spins. It just doesn't start. The clicking is when the key is in "run", not "start", and it's not consistent. Heck, I can't get it to NOT start right now, but it's been a weird thing, and I don't want to get stranded.
Just to clarify - the car turns over ok - meaning the starter engages and the engine spins. It just doesn't start. The clicking is when the key is in "run", not "start", and it's not consistent. Heck, I can't get it to NOT start right now, but it's been a weird thing, and I don't want to get stranded.