My damn car won't start. Is it the battery?

[biteme]

It happened 2 weeks ago and I was late for work. It eventually started. That's the only time it's happened except for today. The inside lights come on and it clicks when I try to start it. The battery is only about 6 months old, but I did spill some acid out of it before I put it in.

 

[hotzie]

check the water levels .... add some if needed

 

[bb079]

might just be the starter

 

[hotzie]

oh and make sure everything else is off when you try to start it , lights, radio
everything

 

[BrothaBill]

It happened 2 weeks ago and I was late for work. It eventually started. That's the only time it's happened except for today. The inside lights come on and it clicks when I try to start it. The battery is only about 6 months old, but I did spill some acid out of it before I put it in.

Could also be your distributor isnt recharging you battery, sounds like the battery is dead though

 

[thelion2005]

It can be tested easily. My guess is you have a dead cell.

Should be under warranty. Take it back.

 

[biteme]

I added water. Still no go. How would you know if it was the alternator?

 

[hotzie]

Could also be your distributor isnt recharging you battery, sounds like the battery is dead though

lololololol the altenantor charges the battery , not the distributor ...stick to heart surgery BB lol

 

[hotzie]

I added water. Still no go. How would you know if it was the alternator?

jump start it and un hook the battery if it dies its the alternator

 

[BrothaBill]

lololololol the altenantor charges the battery , not the distributor ...stick to heart surgery BB lol

Same difference lol

 

[hotzie]

Same difference lol

lol i wuv you BB

 

[Evil_Frisky]

Check the alternator and the polls... that happend to me with my explorer and i had to change my polls.

 

[hotzie]

Check the alternator and the polls... that happend to me with my explorer and i had to change my polls.

will you check my poll ???

 

[hotzie]

might just be the starter

it would more than likely be the selenoid for the starter , thats what is clickin you can jump it with a screwdriver and see if thats what is bad .....

 

[BrothaBill]

lol i wuv you BB

Ive had the alternator go out a few times in my car life history. Also, I had a car that the door wouldnt close properly and itd drain the battery, could be a bunch of stuff like that. Also had batteries that just went bad

 

[Evil_Frisky]

will you check my poll ???

i checked it... still needs growth

 

[hotzie]

i checked it... still needs growth

growth is fine , you lacked the stimulation factor

 

[HumorMe]

Check the alternator and the polls...

Good thing we had elections last week.

 

[biteme]

Man I'm ignorant about cars. I'm gonna have to call someone so I can get to work tomorrow.

 

[Evil_Frisky]

growth is fine , you lacked the stimulation factor

damn

 

[HumorMe]

Sometimes the battery terminals connectors can move or become loose and they will not have a good connections. Check those and if they are tight, see if you can move them just a little and try it. That has worked for me numerous times.

Also, the solenoid switch might be going bad and that is causing the battery not to provide the power it needs to start your car.

If you do add water, add distilled water to it. Regular water is not good for a battery.

 

[biteme]

Thanks everyone.

 

[Spartacus]

solenoid

 

[hotzie]

damn

just kiddin

 

[biteme]

Check the alternator and the polls... that happend to me with my explorer and i had to change my polls.

How do you check them. LOL. I'll just have to take it in if I can get it started.

 

[Evil_Frisky]

How do you check them. LOL. I'll just have to take it in if I can get it started.

All i had to do was clean them, they wern't getting a good connection. If you pull them off the battery you will be able to tell. I'm sure the way i cleaned them was very dangerous.. LOL.. i just scraped them with a knife.

 

[HumorMe]

All i had to do was clean them, they wern't getting a good connection. If you pull them off the battery you will be able to tell. I'm sure the way i cleaned them was very dangerous.. LOL.. i just scraped them with a knife.

Sandpaper

 

[redguru]

I think Frisky means poles (terminals), loose or corroded. Did you hold your mouth just right when cranking it?

 

[Evil_Frisky]

lmao..

yes, poles


yikes

 

[HumorMe]

lmao..

yes, poles


yikes

That is why I was talking about the elections last week.

 

[Evil_Frisky]

That is why I was talking about the elections last week.

LOL

damn you!

Did you realize its completely against TOS to pwne Evil_Frisky

 

[HumorMe]

LOL

damn you!

Did you realize its completely against TOS to pwne Evil_Frisky

Is that like winning in strip poker?

Butterflies off please.

 

[Beachbum1546]

That is why I was talking about the elections last week.

Yes, we got it. Don't need to explain it. And if a slow person didn't get it, they don't deserve to understand it.

 

[Evil_Frisky]

Is that like winning in strip poker?

Butterflies off please.

I swat and I swat but they don't seem to go away.. I must have tastey nipples

 

[biteme]

I had to call my brother. I hate putting people out.

 

[biteme]

The neighbor just gave me a jump. Since it started, it must be the battery and not the alternator?

 

[PICK3]

The neighbor just gave me a jump. Since it started, it must be the battery and not the alternator?

Not necessarily the battery might keep dying because the alternator isn't charging it.

 

[HiDnGoD]

The neighbor just gave me a jump. Since it started, it must be the battery and not the alternator?

If it was the alternator, it wouldn't stay running, so you couldn't drive to work. Take a multimeter, with the car off & the meter set to DC volts (20V range), it shold be about 12.5-13.5 Volts. any lower than 12.5 & there could be a prob with battery. If the voltage is good, & the car starts quick with a boost, not labouring, then it's prob battery terminals (although that would affect charging too), or starter.
I'd put my money on the starter.

 

[BrothaBill]

The neighbor just gave me a jump. Since it started, it must be the battery and not the alternator?

Well, it doesnt mean one way or the other in my experience. Sometimes a red dummy light would go off on the console saying "charge" or something if I recall.

The battery could have died like if you left the dome light on by accident or perhaps the battery is not functioning properly.

The alternator is what recharges the battery and keeps it topped off and ready to start. It could be the battery not holding the charge or the alternator not recharging it. Hard to say given the battery is new.

We have tire shops that do that testing for free here, they do all the little stuff like that to keep customers returning so itd be simple to find out.

Easy steps would to have a tuneup done I spose and tell them what happened could be wires, improper seating of the wires, alternator etc....

Could just be a short somewhere draining the battery. Are you sure you didnt leave any lights on. Id just see if it happens again. I had a car door that didnt shut properly that kept killing my battery, new battery too. Also had a bad alternator and another time this guy said that the water level in my battery was too low

 

[mustang_00]

could be the flux capacitor

 

[SoKlueles]

If its the alternator, things will run slow, like your power windows etc etc, also on mine, the radio stopped working and then when i turned it off, it wouldnt come back on.
The battery takes power from other things to recharge itself when the alternator isnt doing its job
My battery stopped working, wed charge it up and then 2 hours later it would be dead again....and i had to buy a new one

 

[BrothaBill]

could be the flux capacitor

or the compressor, biteme, does your car have a fivebladed or fourbladed compressor??

 

[biteme]

Fu**! It died again. I tried to leave and as soon as I turned the headlights on, it died. Now I'm screwed.

 

[SoKlueles]

Fu**! It died again. I tried to leave and as soon as I turned the headlights on, it died. Now I'm screwed.

id get the battery checked and if its not low or whatever they call it, its prob the alternator
mine died at night when i was driving it down a long dark road and i had to walk to this old mans house and use his phone

 

[HiDnGoD]

mine died at night when i was driving it down a long dark road and i had to walk to this old mans house and use his phone

And that's how you met Hammy?

 

[hotzie]

Fu**! It died again. I tried to leave and as soon as I turned the headlights on, it died. Now I'm screwed.

if it died when you turned your headlights on , its the alternator....it was tryin to use the battery for voltage to run everything and there wasnt enough there ....change your alternator bro

 

[SoKlueles]

if it died when you turned your headlights on , its the alternator....it was tryin to use the battery for voltage to run everything and there wasnt enough there ....change your alternator bro

i told him that already dang

 

[HumorMe]

if it died when you turned your headlights on , its the alternator....it was tryin to use the battery for voltage to run everything and there wasnt enough there ....change your alternator bro

agreed

 

[hotzie]

i told him that already dang

like anyman in his right mind is goin to take advice from a woman on car problems ....i mean cmon now



dont you have something in the oven you need to take care of ???

 

[SoKlueles]

like anyman in his right mind is goin to take advice from a woman on car problems ....i mean cmon now



dont you have something in the oven you need to take care of ???

:fanger:

 

[BrothaBill]

if it died when you turned your headlights on , its the alternator....it was tryin to use the battery for voltage to run everything and there wasnt enough there ....change your alternator bro

Exactly what Ive been saying all along. Just messed up distributor with alternator to begin with.
That sux. I was on Mt St Helens when my alternator went out and it was getting dark, totally freaking sucked. Keeping the lights off praying we'd make it down

 

[SoKlueles]

Exactly what Ive been saying all along. Just messed up distributor with alternator to begin with.
That sux. I was on Mt St Helens when my alternator went out and it was getting dark, totally freaking sucked. Keeping the lights off praying we'd make it down

please take me off ignore

 

[hotzie]

Exactly what Ive been saying all along. Just messed up distributor with alternator to begin with.
That sux. I was on Mt St Helens when my alternator went out and it was getting dark, totally freaking sucked. Keeping the lights off praying we'd make it down

that sux ...why is the post count all messed up

 

[redguru]

Soklue, don't you have some needlepoint to do?

 

[SoKlueles]

that sux ...why is the post count all messed up

 

[SoKlueles]

Soklue, don't you have some needlepoint to do?

im making you some slippers master

 

[redguru]

Make sure when you bring them to me, you also bring a beer and the evening paper.

 

[SoKlueles]

Make sure when you bring them to me, you also bring a beer and the evening paper.

ill wag my tail too

 

[hotzie]

Make sure when you bring them to me, you also bring a beer and the evening paper.

who are you talkin to ???

 

[SoKlueles]

who are you talkin to ???

you
you little poophead

 

[wootoom]

i think it might be your rearend

 

[SoKlueles]

i think it might be your rearend

you would be the one to bring up the rear end wouldnt you?
either you or hotzie

 

[BrothaBill]

please take me off ignore

OMG, why would have you on ignore darling?? We wuv you
I think you should be a mod

 

[hotzie]

i think it might be your rearend

yea klu's is prob all blowed out lolololol

 

[wootoom]

you would be the one to bring up the rear end wouldnt you?
either you or hotzie

quit following me

 

[SoKlueles]

OMG, why would have you on ignore darling?? We wuv you

awwwww I wuv you


stfu hotzie

 

[hotzie]

quit following me

^^^^

 

[redguru]

who are you talkin to ???

I can't remember, I was too busy looking at the Breasticles on your new avatar.

 

[SoKlueles]

quit following me

quit following hotzie

 

[hotzie]

I can't remember, I was too busy looking at the Breasticles on your new avatar.

nice arent they , when i seen her pics i got that twinge in my pants , so i knew she was avi worthy

 

[SoKlueles]

nice arent they , when i seen her pics i got that twinge in my pants , so i knew she was avi worthy

you get a twitch in your pants when u see pics of bea arthur

 

[redguru]

you get a twitch in your pants when u see pics of bea arthur

She could arouse me back in the Maude days. But then a light breeze would get me going.

 

[hotzie]

She could arouse me back in the Maude days. But then a light breeze would get me going.

werd

 

[PICK3]

Fu**! It died again. I tried to leave and as soon as I turned the headlights on, it died. Now I'm screwed.

and that's why I have 5 years of car payments in front of me

 

[HiDnGoD]

ill wag my tail too

I'll say it again. Pics please! you can PM, email, snail mail, whatever.

 

[biteme]

It was the battery. They tested it and it was bad. Gave me a new one for free. I'm getting my brakes and front end alignment done now. I might go see a lawyer also since I'm off for the day. I'm gonna sue my ex for child support.