My Car Wont Sart, But If I Push It, it Starts Right Up And Drives Perfectly
- Thread starter UpbeatFish
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It's simple diagnostics not rocket surgery
ie: If there's power to the Starter relay is it getting to the relay out?
This tells you a) the key switch is working and b) the relay is working, if no to either you now know which isn't.
If yes then check the connections at the Starter if the power makes it that far and there's still no start THEN it's the starter....
These cars are a bitch to change out the starter on so you want to be 100% sure it's dead BEFORE you do the job.
ie: If there's power to the Starter relay is it getting to the relay out?
This tells you a) the key switch is working and b) the relay is working, if no to either you now know which isn't.
If yes then check the connections at the Starter if the power makes it that far and there's still no start THEN it's the starter....
These cars are a bitch to change out the starter on so you want to be 100% sure it's dead BEFORE you do the job.
IJ.;1211833 said:
For the OP, the big wire is battery power, the small one is ignition, and should not light until said buddy turns the key to the start position.
i had a problem with this for a long time with my starter, it was the contact tabs inside the starter, which is extremely common on our cars and small older toyota trucks with similar starters, they grind down on the copper tabs inside of the starter to a point where the washer cant make good contact, what with the buildup on the washer over time it simply wont connect, instead of spending somewhere around 50-55$ (around where i live estimate) to have it rebuilt, go to a dealership and pay about $8 for a couple of tabs, take the cover off the starter and replace them and clean the washer really well, been workin like a champ for well over a year, hope i was of help if you havent already fixed the problem
giterboosted;1211972 said:
This is true. I have changed a few Corolla and Camry starters for the same reason.
UpbeatFish;1211644 said:
Had the exact same problem... I too told myself the battery was good.... It turned out to be a bad battery...
Had the problem again.... I told myself the starter was good.... It turned out to be the starter.....
This problem never gets old.
Have you run the battery down trying? Define no lights. Do you just mean dash lights that come on with the ignition switch? If so, you have done some narrowing down. But test your battery voltage to be sure.
my batt is perfect, i turn the key and its as if the ignition is disconnected or something , theres no light in the dash board theres no clicking there is nothing. i turn it and it doesnt return it back to start, it does nothing
ForcedTorque;1213529 said:
it was working perfectly. nothing wrong at all
here is an example:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QEuSSIdSMjc
thank you for the help
Lmao. Answer these questions:
1) Do the headlights work?
2) Do the brake lights work?
And undo what you did before. Unground the wire you grounded when trying to defeat the alarm...
1) Do the headlights work?
2) Do the brake lights work?
And undo what you did before. Unground the wire you grounded when trying to defeat the alarm...
jetjock;1213569 said:
nothing at all
it was working perfectly
but when i turn the switch where the signals are at
they work
jetjock;1213575 said:
yes everything works when it comes to lights
the only thing is when i turn the key....nothing =(
Look what I found! There are two different types, and I have never noticed that. The two have similar but different connectors. I've never seen anything about this, so I felt the need to post the picture, and give some info on those connectors.
This is what you are looking for to disable the alarm.
This is what you are looking for to disable the alarm.