Help! car wont start! Crazy noises! ASAP!
#1
Help! car wont start! Crazy noises! ASAP!
so i get in my car to goto work.
i turn the key to start and i get a really fast clacking noise. then i let go of the key and it stops. so i try again..same deal. also, when i try to start it, all the lights in the car flicker (it seems to be with the noise too).
please help, i'm wicked late for work, is there anything i can do? my guess would be i fried my starter the other day when i tried to start the car too many times with a completely dead battery.
also, the last time it was running was yesterday, and since i've replaced the battery, i havent had any problems.
PLEASE HELP!
i turn the key to start and i get a really fast clacking noise. then i let go of the key and it stops. so i try again..same deal. also, when i try to start it, all the lights in the car flicker (it seems to be with the noise too).
please help, i'm wicked late for work, is there anything i can do? my guess would be i fried my starter the other day when i tried to start the car too many times with a completely dead battery.
also, the last time it was running was yesterday, and since i've replaced the battery, i havent had any problems.
PLEASE HELP!
#2
check the charge on the battery
or try to jump start it
I've had my battery low a couple times where accessories like lights and stuff would still work but not enough power in the battery left to start it and it would just click really fast like you're describing
or try to jump start it
I've had my battery low a couple times where accessories like lights and stuff would still work but not enough power in the battery left to start it and it would just click really fast like you're describing
#3
yeah man..that sounds like your battery doesn't have enough power to do sh*t. Since you put on a new battery, i'm thinking that your alternator is the problem. You should get a jump start and go test out your battery and alternator.
good luck
good luck
#4
well you guys are just too smart. all my problems have to do with the stupidest things.
the other day i bought a new battery (optima red top).
well, the posts are smaller than the ones on my previous die-hard. so i had to tighten them extra tight and actually snapped the positive bolt, so that was replaced.
well, i look under the hood wiggling stuff and what not, the bolt that holds the negative terminal on was overtightened and it fractured. the bolt broke in two pieces as i wiggled it. new bolt, 3 washers, its warming up as i type this.
thanks for the help guys, i was gonna cry if i needed a new starter, i'm so close to having tires for my 17s!
thanks again
the other day i bought a new battery (optima red top).
well, the posts are smaller than the ones on my previous die-hard. so i had to tighten them extra tight and actually snapped the positive bolt, so that was replaced.
well, i look under the hood wiggling stuff and what not, the bolt that holds the negative terminal on was overtightened and it fractured. the bolt broke in two pieces as i wiggled it. new bolt, 3 washers, its warming up as i type this.
thanks for the help guys, i was gonna cry if i needed a new starter, i'm so close to having tires for my 17s!
thanks again
#6
Originally posted by MaDMaX024
well you guys are just too smart. all my problems have to do with the stupidest things.
the other day i bought a new battery (optima red top).
well, the posts are smaller than the ones on my previous die-hard. so i had to tighten them extra tight and actually snapped the positive bolt, so that was replaced.
well, i look under the hood wiggling stuff and what not, the bolt that holds the negative terminal on was overtightened and it fractured. the bolt broke in two pieces as i wiggled it. new bolt, 3 washers, its warming up as i type this.
thanks for the help guys, i was gonna cry if i needed a new starter, i'm so close to having tires for my 17s!
thanks again
well you guys are just too smart. all my problems have to do with the stupidest things.
the other day i bought a new battery (optima red top).
well, the posts are smaller than the ones on my previous die-hard. so i had to tighten them extra tight and actually snapped the positive bolt, so that was replaced.
well, i look under the hood wiggling stuff and what not, the bolt that holds the negative terminal on was overtightened and it fractured. the bolt broke in two pieces as i wiggled it. new bolt, 3 washers, its warming up as i type this.
thanks for the help guys, i was gonna cry if i needed a new starter, i'm so close to having tires for my 17s!
thanks again
glad you found the problem!
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