stater problems...wont start HELPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPP!!!!!!

[tmracing83]

ok before i call the tow truck and take it to the shop ima see if anyone here can help me first before i blow all my money.
my 95 boosted civic is not cranking
yesterday it was fine started up everything was good. i was bout to go to the gas station got in, tryed to turn it on and all it did was click a bunch then all of my n dash lights and gauges would go insane and somehow it messes with the turbo timer also....
im stumped i dont even know where to start. i think it may be the startyer but im no mechanic so ANY HELP WOULD BE HIGHLY APPRECIATED
thankyou in advance and if anyone gives me the right ifno to fix it i will give u reps all day long!!!!!!
thank you!

[Z0_o6]

Check your battery, it's probably dead. When it clicks it means that you have low voltage.

[tmracing83]

bump
bump bump
thankx anyone else/.??????

[PRO®]

yea, hit that beach with a hammer and keep on trying to start it.

worked when my starter stopped working.

but you need to get another one soon, lol

[tmracing83]

lol
if it was my battery then all my dash lights wouldnt go insane after it clicks like 10 times when i turn the key over would it??
ima go hit that bit ch with a hammer in a little bit ill c if that works

[Barefoot]

smalls check that battery

[PRO®]

lol
if it was my battery then all my dash lights wouldnt go insane after it clicks like 10 times when i turn the key over would it??
ima go hit that bit ch with a hammer in a little bit ill c if that works

yea, hope it works for you. my starter was pretttttty beat up when i finally replaced it lol---with all the hammer scrapes. but hey it worked. but as others suggested, check your battery as well

[Z0_o6]

before you act like an idiot and start beating on the car with a hammer, feel free to take the 10 seconds to use my advice and check the battery. do you fix all your bulb problems with a hammer? i swear i wrote the sticky for nothing.

[tmracing83]

ya im not going to go out and beat on my damn car. i might tap the starter a couple times but i havent done anything yet. and im pretty positive that if my battery was dead it would still turn on my turbo timer or light up ALL my lights

i actually respect my car
im not gonna go and knock the shit out of it and hope for the best but thanks

[Z0_o6]

a dying battery will do everything but start the vehicle. the current draw from a start can be almost 100 amps in some cases. unless you are running a VERY large amp for your stereo you won't draw 100 amps any other way.

[tmracing83]

ya i hear ya. how or whats the best way to check the battery out?

[Z0_o6]

either use a DMM or jumpstart the car and go to autozone, advance or some place like that.

[PRO®]

either use a DMM or jumpstart the car and go to autozone, advance or some place like that.

^what he said


Check your battery, it's probably dead. When it clicks it means that you have low voltage.

i only suggested the aforementioned, because when mine clicked my battery was fine....and i had the same symptoms.

after you check battery, check wires that runs to the starter, if those are good then you might have a bad starter=replace it, or tap it(not beat, that sounds so brutal lol) with a hammer for a temporary fix. As i said before worked for me when i had the same problem..might work for you.

[Z0_o6]

^what he said



i only suggested the aforementioned, because when mine clicked my battery was fine....and i had the same symptoms.

after you check battery, check wires that runs to the starter, if those are good then you might have a bad starter=replace it, or tap it(not beat, that sounds so brutal lol) with a hammer for a temporary fix. As i said before worked for me when i had the same problem..might work for you.

i gotcha man, you just have to be careful because of how literal people can take your post. they may or may not know to check the battery first, so they just go out there and wail on the starter until something happens! then they need a battery AND a starter! i wasn't trying to be overly harsh, you just have to start from the beginning.

[PRO®]

i gotcha man, you just have to be careful because of how literal people can take your post. they may or may not know to check the battery first, so they just go out there and wail on the starter until something happens! then they need a battery AND a starter! i wasn't trying to be overly harsh, you just have to start from the beginning.

lol understood. :goodjob:

[tmracing83]

haha well im about to eat lunch then go get my jump cables thanx for the help yall, ill get back to ya once ive tried something

[Black4DrEK]

probly the battery


x100000000

[smoknlegend]

another thing that wasnt mentioned, make sure your battery terminals are clean. Sometimes a corroded battery connection can cause symptoms of a dead battery because it doesnt have a good contact.

[Turbd4DE]

beat the hell outta that starter bro...:crazy:

[tmracing83]

:lmfao: haha

[Barefoot]

whats your status now

[tmracing83]

Yep I just jumped it off I'm bout to ride to auto zone and get a new battery and getthem to check my alternator... I'm on my iPhone now, the next time I'm on the computer reps are going to everyone that said battery!!!! Thanks everyone for real!

[FasTech]

Battery. LOL j/k.

[tmracing83]

Lol

[FasTech]

Nah, seriously though. Don't waste your time trying to rep people. You're in red so your rep is worth 0.

[Barefoot]

Nah, seriously though. Don't waste your time trying to rep people. You're in red so your rep is worth 0.lol i was thinking that

[tmracing83]

Ya obviously I'm new here I can just tell everyone is hurtin for some reps, but anyways thanks for the help. I no everytime I've posted in this section Barefoot has helped me. If my reps were good for anything I'd rep em. Thanks for everything

[Tech5]

lol that my big BEAR~!

[Barefoot]

lol

[Batlground]

Good call on the battery guys. At least this guy didnt have it towed for a dead battery.

[Tech5]

Has anyone thought about telling the OP that the stator is on a bike a alternator,generator is on a car?

lol

[Z0_o6]

Has anyone thought about telling the OP that the stator is on a bike a alternator,generator is on a car?

lol

thought about it, reconsidered cause it would confuse people more. think about it- this is a 2 page thread for a battery.... once i started mentioning parts that aren't on a car it would REALLY fuck people up.

[Tech5]

hehe

[Barefoot]

Has anyone thought about telling the OP that the stator is on a bike a alternator,generator is on a car?

lollol like IC said its 2 pages over a battery no need to make it any harder.

[Tech5]

I like to start shit sometimes lol....

[tmracing83]

yea sorry im not a genius like the rest of yall, some of us actually like to post on here to have advise though.

[Tech5]

yea sorry im not a genius like the rest of yall, some of us actually like to post on here to GET adviCe though.

fixed

[Barefoot]

yea sorry im not a genius like the rest of yall, some of us actually like to post on here to have advise though.no worries but none of us are genius.

[Tech5]

no worries but none of us are genius.

You must be speaking for yourself there ... I AM A GENIUS!!!!!:lmfao:

[Barefoot]

lol i guess so

[Tech5]

lol i guess so

get to work!

[tmracing83]

works gotta be pretty straight if you can sit on IA all day!
yall hiring???? ha i wish

[Barefoot]

get to work!we been slow lol y im on here. that an my next appointment isnt till 2.

[Tech5]

works gotta be pretty straight if you can sit on IA all day!
yall hiring???? ha i wish

I am waiting on parts, and I am on lunch break or is that called BOSS break lol


No not hiring though , work for myself by myself....its cheaper then hiring

[tmracing83]

tech 5 quit correcting me u remind me of my damn father!
i hate my father! lol

[Barefoot]

I am waiting on parts, and I am on lunch break or is that called BOSS break lol


No not hiring though , work for myself by myself....its cheaper then hiringi waiting for parts. an working for yourself is the best. even when shit is slow your still making more than being at a regular shop.

[tmracing83]

yall go to uti or anything????
im going down to uti in orlando around march

[Tech5]

i waiting for parts. an working for yourself is the best. even when shit is slow your still making more than being at a regular shop.

true true

[tmracing83]

UTI UTI? Anyone? Anyone?

[Tech5]

Don't need UTI

[Barefoot]

UTI UTI? Anyone? Anyone?uti waste of time and lots of money.

[tmracing83]

Then where's the best place to get certified? Btw I'm going for motorcycle not auto

[Tech5]

I worked for a dealer and got certified

[Barefoot]

Then where's the best place to get certified? Btw I'm going for motorcycle not autoi went to griff tech, learned the hard way on the streets, and working at shops.

the easiest way to get cert. is a really nice private shop or a dealer. my brother in law worked for the honda place on tara blvd. that just moved for 5 years and got honda red level cert there. doesnt include his yamaha, sea doo and all the other shit they deal with training.

[tmracing83]

Griffen tech can certified you for the automotive field? I may have to check that out.. Was it worth it\useful or was it a waste?

[Barefoot]

Griffen tech can certified you for the automotive field? I may have to check that out.. Was it worth it\useful or was it a waste?u can get a normal woot i went to cool cert/degree an then it will get in a good start for your ase. if u want to go that route. factory training will do the same but normally u have to know something going in. unless u want to start at the very bottom an work your way to point they trust u to do more than oil changes.

[Tech5]

Griffen tech can certified you for the automotive field? I may have to check that out.. Was it worth it\useful or was it a waste?

I know a few that went that route, and lets just say it was a waste....the techs there are stupid too..I met a few of them and my wife knows more then them:lmfao:

[Barefoot]

I know a few that went that route, and lets just say it was a waste....the techs there are stupid too..I met a few of them and my wife knows more then them:lmfao:lets face facts when your going there your not there really to learn. your there for that piece of paper at the end. i did my time there lets just say i felt a lil dumber and broker coming out.

[tmracing83]

Lol well shit! I got no clue what to do. Haha

[Barefoot]

Lol well shit! I got no clue what to do. Hahai am 100% no dealership will pick u with the knowledge u have now. your best bet is school or school of hard knocks. u pick fyi neither is cheap.