copperhead Posted October 24, 2011 Report Share Posted October 24, 2011 I just bought this car. It needed a battery, it would only start while on the charger. I got it to the closest autozone, got a new battery for it and all is well. It had popped a CEL before the new battery, something about lean somewhere or an o2 sensor. After the new battery it doesn't come back. Drive it around the block to go eat, afterwards it starts fine again. Drive it a mile or so to the highway then 2 or 3 miles down the highway and it dies. Turn the key and nothing. Headlights work fine, dash lights work fine, stereo comes on. The starter doesn't click or anything at all, nothing dims, its like it doesn't even try to put power to the starter. Also, the odometer is all dashes, no numbers. Its a manual trans car, if that matters. I stuck it in gear and popped the clutch while pushing it, the engine turned over so its not seized up or anything like that. The timing belt cover is off and the timing belt is fine, although I don't see how that would affect it anyway. I swapped the R8 relay with the highbeam relay, and tried both keys, no change. What else could it be? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
acklac7 Posted October 24, 2011 Report Share Posted October 24, 2011 Bad ground cable? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buckeye1647545503 Posted October 24, 2011 Report Share Posted October 24, 2011 Check the terminals Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wnaplay1647545503 Posted October 24, 2011 Report Share Posted October 24, 2011 Did it sit for awhile before you bought it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
copperhead Posted October 24, 2011 Author Report Share Posted October 24, 2011 The guy I bought it off didn't drive it much. I think he said it sat for a week before I got it. Its an 01 with 87,000 miles on it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wnaplay1647545503 Posted October 24, 2011 Report Share Posted October 24, 2011 Have you checked voltage at starter, maybe tap with hammer a few times to see if it will engage? Was it a good attempt at popping the clutch or just an attempt once to see what it did? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
copperhead Posted October 24, 2011 Author Report Share Posted October 24, 2011 I was pushing it up the road while the gf popped the clutch. I could hear the engine spinning, but it wasn't trying to start. I'm not 100% sure she had the key to the on position. I can't really check anything right now, its sitting on the side of the road about an hour and a half away from here. In the morning I'm going to get a u-haul trailer to get it home, then try it. So far from some quick searches I'm seeing it could be a bad ground, bad vehicle speed sensor, or bad pcm. Yippee. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
copperhead Posted October 24, 2011 Author Report Share Posted October 24, 2011 Also, I don't see why a bad starter would cause it to shut off in the first place. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wnaplay1647545503 Posted October 24, 2011 Report Share Posted October 24, 2011 Also, I don't see why a bad starter would cause it to shut off in the first place. True. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buck531 Posted October 24, 2011 Report Share Posted October 24, 2011 alternator? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
copperhead Posted October 24, 2011 Author Report Share Posted October 24, 2011 Looks like a not so uncommon problem http://forums.focaljet.com/team-tech/475221-car-wont-start-click-here-troubleshooting-guide.html I'm towing it home for sure, but I'm going to stop by a parts store on the way to get some relays and fuses. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeffro Posted October 24, 2011 Report Share Posted October 24, 2011 the speed sensor in my 02 with 94k miles is also bad. the speedo often times goes to zero while driving and the odometer goes to all dashes. Ive never had an issue with it dieing, however. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
copperhead Posted October 24, 2011 Author Report Share Posted October 24, 2011 It has a blown giant 20 amp fuse. Hmmm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JaSSon Posted October 24, 2011 Report Share Posted October 24, 2011 It has a blown giant 20 amp fuse. Hmmm BRB, replacing with a penny. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeffro Posted October 24, 2011 Report Share Posted October 24, 2011 BRB, replacing with a bullet. fixed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
copperhead Posted October 24, 2011 Author Report Share Posted October 24, 2011 Some wires were in a place they should not have been and had melted. Problem solved. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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