solenoid only clicks
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solenoid only clicks i replaced the starter now im starting to think that was a waste of money
she fired up the first two times and then all i got was a click sometimes it will start randomly
i checked the battery (12.98v) and the solenoid(4.9something) when i hit the key
the only help im getting is people saying check the battery and connections but i am obviously getting power what should i really check?
this is my daily driver i need for school and work please help me out
she fired up the first two times and then all i got was a click sometimes it will start randomly
i checked the battery (12.98v) and the solenoid(4.9something) when i hit the key
the only help im getting is people saying check the battery and connections but i am obviously getting power what should i really check?
this is my daily driver i need for school and work please help me out
Teching In
Joined: Apr 2008
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From: New Jersey/Maryland
even if you are getting some power, you gotta make sure that your cables have a real tight connection. my sister had put a battery in her saturn, she got it to run but she had the same thing where it ran a couple times and just died. she had all the interior lights and radio and everything, but it wasn't til i went out there and cranked her battery cables tighter that her car would start again.
other than that, make sure your cables are running from your battery to your solenoid to your starter in the correct directions (don't mix up your positives and negatives along the path).
other than that, make sure your cables are running from your battery to your solenoid to your starter in the correct directions (don't mix up your positives and negatives along the path).
On The Tree
Joined: Oct 2008
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From: Louisville, KY
I had a problem with my starter just clicking at random times. Come to find out it was the connections on the starter. I cleaned the connection on the starter and positive and negative cables. Haven't had a problem since.
