Trouble starting
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Trouble starting
Once in a while, maybe twice a week, my car won't start... Thing is, if I tap the starter solenoid a few times it turns right over. Thoughts on what I should do other than replace the starter?? Reason I'd rather not do that is because the same thing happened last winter and I ended up replacing the starter then.
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RE: Trouble starting
Tech: unfortunately no, it's not under warranty anymore :\
bitter: Don't know how to check for voltage drop, wish I did... I'll have to check for corrosion at the starter as every other system is perfect and it will eventually start if I whack the solenoid a few times.
bitter: Don't know how to check for voltage drop, wish I did... I'll have to check for corrosion at the starter as every other system is perfect and it will eventually start if I whack the solenoid a few times.
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RE: Trouble starting
Crap... LOL... Oh well... That's what I figured... Well, I was looking at them at FCP and they have reman ad aftermarket - negligable price difference, but the reman has a $100 core(!)... Don't know if I trust used any more as this one was used... Thoughts on the aftermarket one??? That $100 core is nasty... Also, i I do this myself, what else would I need to buy? It looks like I will have to remove the intake - yes?
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RE: Trouble starting
I picked up a reman at O'Reilly Auto Parts a few weeks ago. They had to bring it in from the warehouse but it only took a couple of hours. It was $139.00 plus a $40.00 core charge. On a non turbo, if you hold your mouth just right, you can sneak the old one out and the new one in without removing the fan shroud. I think I had to remove a wiring harness clamp to do it.
It was a rebuilt Bosch, same as OEM.
Any decent chain store should be able to get you one within a day.
...Lee
It was a rebuilt Bosch, same as OEM.
Any decent chain store should be able to get you one within a day.
...Lee
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RE: Trouble starting
Hello Dads850,
I had an issue with my starter in the old Grand Am I had and found that it was the brushes in the starter that had become worn out.
I found a replacement bursh kit at Canadian Tire for twenty dollars and a half hour later the car was starting with every twist of the key.
A starter may not be a starter but the internals are the same.
The kit came with a number of different sized brushes and it was a simple thing to remove the starter, pop it open and change the brushes.
This may be an option to the purchase of a new or new to you starter.
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I had an issue with my starter in the old Grand Am I had and found that it was the brushes in the starter that had become worn out.
I found a replacement bursh kit at Canadian Tire for twenty dollars and a half hour later the car was starting with every twist of the key.
A starter may not be a starter but the internals are the same.
The kit came with a number of different sized brushes and it was a simple thing to remove the starter, pop it open and change the brushes.
This may be an option to the purchase of a new or new to you starter.
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RE: Trouble starting
I think I have it licked... Monday I was farting around with the car when I grabbed a hold of the main starter cable and notice it was a bit loose. I tightened it down the best I could and (knock on wood) it's started like a dream ever since. I think what I am gong to do is to get a used starter from a pick it yard somewhere, a new brush it and a new solenoid and rebuild it myself just so I have one on hand...
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