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.

[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...

[tmracing83]

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?

lol

lol 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!!!!!

[Barefoot]

lol i guess so