okay...whenever i start my car in the morning it always does three things...

it turns for a while..then it'll weakly a couple times then starts.

there's also a loud belt like squeal that i hear right when it starts


ps. the noise sounds nothing like a starter problem cause i've replaced it before.

 

what kind of voltage/condition on battery? and alternator?
any idea where this 'squeal' is coming from (right side front?)

 

not sure yet...i havent really been able to check cause im pretty much by myself whenever the car starts and it wont do it again after it's been driven...


the battery is pretty old and has had to be resurrected a few times.

 

Might be a loose serpentine belt? Check your belt tensioner bolt.

 

thats where I'd start, take it to autozone or somewhere of the like they should test the battery for free.

 

tested the battery,alternator,and starter...

all are in good condition. they suggested that i cleaned my battery and terminals though...


i'll let you guys know what's up...

on the whole serpentine....it ONLY does it on the first start of the day....

 

cleaned my clamps and terminals today...

i'll see what that does tommorow.

 

could be a vacuum leak, but if it "squeels" probably a belt

 

it was the starter.

frick.autozone better replace this.

 

so my car ends up not starting in the middle of NOWHERE....

70 miles away from home...

dropped it off at a repair shop and called it quits...not dealing with autozone shnit.

 

damn that sucks sorry to hear that but for next time always check the obvious.

 

a very common cause of premature starter failure on our cars is a poor ground/lack of ground from the starter and tranny to the body. Have you installed a good ground yet?

 

Yeah this is a good point, when i was finghting a weird electrical issue i installed six 4 gauge wires all over the engine bay for extra grounding, 2 of those went from the starter to the chassis, and from the tranny to the chassis. right away i noticed quicker starts so i know this had an effect on the car.

In general, after poking around different electrical connectors around the engine bay, i noticed the grounds are not that great and very exposed...

 

true...but the tow truck driver from AAA tried every trick to start the car...

(obviously he didnt wanna tow us 70 miles)

even as far as trying to jump the starter..

the starter was ****ed...obviously FTL.

stupid autozone.