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Car was running fine when it was parked Sunday afternoon. Sunday night it wouldn’t crank (turnover).
When turning key to start, there is nothing, no starter action at all, maybe an occasional click, but not every time.
Since it was running fine when last driven and the oil level is spot on, I first checked battery with my crappy china multimeter. I got 12.22v on battery.
Second, I checked starter fuse under dash, good.
Third, I did solenoid continuity test per Helms manual. Continuity on pull-in but no continuity on hold-in (between S terminal and armature housing).
Fourth, I checked voltage on black/white (S terminal) on solenoid while turning ignition key and got a 11.88v.
Fifth, I tried running a wire from battery + to S terminal per Helms and nothing.
Kind sirs, do any of you know anything else that I can check or do before pulling the starter? Any comments or suggestions are most welcome and much desired. Thanks.
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I would start off with the basics and have the battery load tested.
Also make sure your battery terminals are all nice and clean. Some voltage drop testing would be ideal here.
Here are some video’s that should help you.
A Battery Load/Draw Down gave me these results. Any ideas or suggestions would be appreciated.
Battery Positive post to Battery negative post – 12.5v
Trying to start – 12.1Battery negative to motor – 0.0
Trying to start – -.04Battery positive post to starter positive post – 12.5
Trying to start – 12.2Battery positive post to Battery positive post clamp – 0
Trying to star – 0Positive post to cable – 0
Trying to start – -.01Battery negative post to solenoid B&W wire (Mitsuba) – 12.51
Trying to start – 1.64Did you clean the battery terminals with baking soda/can of coke and brush them clean and tighten them tight. Im still thinking this could be battery related. Possibly wiggle the wires at the terminal a little after cleaning but try taking them off and cleaning them then tighten them back on and try that. I have had this happen to a friends car before and after I cleaned them and tightened it back. wa la it worked. Let us know what happens afterwards. How long have you had that battery in the car?
Try taking the cables off the battery and try jumping it directly throught the cables without it attached to the battery. See if that does anything. If it still doesnt then your battery just may have dead cells in it. After this test I would just go ahead and take the battery out and take it to advance auto/autozone and have them test the battery, then at least you can rule that out.
check for 12v at the starter solenoid.if 12v present
then starter solenoid is suspect and should be replaced.
if 12v not seen. then trace back from there.[quote=”miraha” post=31663]Car was running fine when it was parked Sunday afternoon. Sunday night it wouldn’t crank (turnover).
When turning key to start, there is nothing, no starter action at all, maybe an occasional click, but not every time.
Since it was running fine when last driven and the oil level is spot on, I first checked battery with my crappy china multimeter. I got 12.22v on battery.
Second, I checked starter fuse under dash, good.
Third, I did solenoid continuity test per Helms manual. Continuity on pull-in but no continuity on hold-in (between S terminal and armature housing).
Fourth, I checked voltage on black/white (S terminal) on solenoid while turning ignition key and got a 11.88v.
Fifth, I tried running a wire from battery + to S terminal per Helms and nothing.
Kind sirs, do any of you know anything else that I can check or do before pulling the starter? Any comments or suggestions are most welcome and much desired. Thanks.[/quote]
Did you try charging the battery and check the voltage after disconnecting from charger? Should be above 12.6V (which is considered a full charge).
Well if the pull in windings on the solanoid is clicking once and a while but nothing is happening then chances are the contact’s inside have just warn out, it happens with alot of starters, alot of places that revuild starters love thes job’s, quick clean up new brushes, contacts good to go, but when you do drop the starter make sure that the contacts between the starter and engine block are CLEAN mabey try checking resstance from starter to engine block there should be basicly zero, if there is resistance there it could be the problem, never kno, ive seen weird ass things working in teh trade, but it is sounds liek a starter working for a dealersship what you checked i would have put a new starter all ready under warrenty or priced one for the cstomer.
I have cleaned and reworked all connections. There is no drop in voltage between battery + and starter +. All connects are tight. However, I did not check the solenoid right. I checked battery + to solenoid B&W, should have been from battery –
battery – to solenoid B&W
at rest – 0
starting – 11.44battery – to + 12.55
I tried jumping it with ram 1500 new battery, no change.
Did not try jumping by-passing car battery.
Am I right that the solenoid only showing 11.44 is a problem?
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