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Anonymous Posted on Mar 02, 2013

Starter motor won't work

Starter motor wont start car, soleniod clicks in battery fully charged. Connections all tight just won't go. Old starter motor had same problem replaced with another one but still got same problem. Can u help?

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  • Anonymous Mar 02, 2013

    push start car no problem This is the second starter with the same problem. Starter worked fine on car it was taken from

  • Anonymous Mar 03, 2013

    motor runs fine not seized up push starts no trouble

  • Daniel wettstein Mar 03, 2013

    What year make and model are we talking adout

  • Anonymous Mar 03, 2013

    97 daiwoo nubira 1600 manual

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Is the motor locked up somehow

Try turning the motor with a socket
on crank damper bolt & a very long
ratchet or breaker bar

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Try turning the eng over with a socket and breaker bar the eng maybe locked up

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  • Posted on Oct 31, 2008

SOURCE: New charged battery in 2004 Mountaineer, but it won't start.

check the fuse

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  • Posted on Apr 20, 2009

SOURCE: Fully charged battery, starter just gives loud click. will run when not in car and hooked up to battery via jumper leads

check the starter solenoid

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  • Posted on Feb 23, 2011

SOURCE: When I try to start my 1988 toyota pickup truck I

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Check the starter cable. This usually happens when there is a loose cable connection. Try this step when you experience tha problem again. Get a hammer, or equivilent, and find the starter, most likely from underneath, and hit it firmly a couple of times, not a full on swing, just a nice strong tap. Try to hit harder if it doesn't work on the 1st try. Just don't break anything. If it STARTS after you TRY THIS, then its DEFINITELY your starter..... the solenoid is stuck. Time for a new starter.

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ZJLimited

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  • Posted on May 06, 2011

SOURCE: Car ran fine earlier today.

Sound like a starter go to bad or died. You can do a few tests to diagnose a starting system problem without any tools or measuring equipment. Turn on the headlights and start cranking. If lights go out, you probably have a poor battery cable connection that is impeeding the flow of current. Start checking battery posts and battery cables for tightness and corrosion. A very thin film of oxide between the terminal and cable clamp can choke off most of current. Clean battery posts and cable terminals. Make sure all connections are tight. Also check connections to the starter and solenoid and engine-to-chassis grounding cables.
If headlights continue to shine brightly and nothing happens, voltage is probably not reaching the starter. Usual suspects here include a problem with the park/neutral or ignition circuit switches.
If lights go dim and the cranking action is sluggish, first suspect a low battery.

Starting problems especially in cold weather on a system that worked well last summer can often be traced to a weak battery. Sub-zero temperatures can cut a battery's amperage output by more than half. Check out the battery condition. If the battery checks out okay, look for a locked or dragging starter, a starter with high internal resistance, worn brushes or open circuits in starter's windings or armature. Additional details in this link: how_to_test_a_starter_motor.

Other posibilitie, the ignition switch.

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