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Car Won't Start - Repetitive Clicking Sound (OT MECHANICS?)
Posted on 3/22/14 at 11:17 pm
Posted on 3/22/14 at 11:17 pm
All I get is a quick clicking sound when I try to start my car.
It's completely dead. I haven't tried to jump it off yet.
Any diagnosis from the OT Mechanics?
TIA
It's completely dead. I haven't tried to jump it off yet.
Any diagnosis from the OT Mechanics?
TIA
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Posted on 3/22/14 at 11:18 pm to BallyHOO
It is your starter.
Posted on 3/22/14 at 11:18 pm to BallyHOO
dead battery
Posted on 3/22/14 at 11:18 pm to StripedSaint
quote:
It is your starter.
or that, but usually this progresses over time, right?
Posted on 3/22/14 at 11:19 pm to BallyHOO
battery dead.
Posted on 3/22/14 at 11:19 pm to BallyHOO
Battery.
Simple check is to turn key to "ON", and try windshield wipers. If they move very slow, you know it's battery.
Simple check is to turn key to "ON", and try windshield wipers. If they move very slow, you know it's battery.
Posted on 3/22/14 at 11:20 pm to BallyHOO
Battery.
Charge it (recommended) or jump it.
Charge it (recommended) or jump it.
Posted on 3/22/14 at 11:21 pm to SlowFlowPro
quote:
progresses over time
in my experience with two different Fords, no. Out of the blue
Posted on 3/22/14 at 11:21 pm to Hopeful Doc
Needs a new Johnson rod. Not gonna be cheap. Any deep bodies of water nearby?
Posted on 3/22/14 at 11:22 pm to StripedSaint
quote:
two different Fords
Just didnt learn the first time huh?
Posted on 3/22/14 at 11:22 pm to BallyHOO
its the battery
Posted on 3/22/14 at 11:23 pm to brass2mouth
I got 10 good years out of both of them. After that, ticking time bombs.
Posted on 3/22/14 at 11:24 pm to BallyHOO
dead battery
Posted on 3/22/14 at 11:27 pm to BallyHOO
In the words of my great North Louisiana Grandmother... "Your Battry don't have any juice"
Posted on 3/22/14 at 11:28 pm to Kim Jong Ir
Clicking? It could be anywhere from bad battery connections to a completely trashed battery, to a bum starter.
Do some testing.
LC
Do some testing.
LC
Posted on 3/22/14 at 11:30 pm to BallyHOO
The battery is dead. Have the battery tested to see if there's a problem with the battery or if the alternator isn't charging it.
Posted on 3/23/14 at 12:19 am to BallyHOO
Dead battery. Get a jump and get a new battery.
How old is the battery that's in it now and do you park outside? What I mean is, is your car in full sun all the time? You don't have a garage or a carport to shade it at times?
Heat is very hard on batteries. Even just when your car is parked in the sun, it's very hard on the batteries. Happened to me before a couple times.
If it was the starter, you wouldn't get anything. No clicking, nothing. It would be like you weren't even turning the key.
How old is the battery that's in it now and do you park outside? What I mean is, is your car in full sun all the time? You don't have a garage or a carport to shade it at times?
Heat is very hard on batteries. Even just when your car is parked in the sun, it's very hard on the batteries. Happened to me before a couple times.
If it was the starter, you wouldn't get anything. No clicking, nothing. It would be like you weren't even turning the key.
Posted on 3/23/14 at 12:20 am to LSUtigerME
quote:
Simple check is to turn key to "ON", and try windshield wipers. If they move very slow, you know it's battery.
Great tip.
Or look at your dome light. If it's very dim, there you go.
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