Remove the battery terminals and clean them real well and tighten them back on the posts. If you have a bad connection here, you will get the problem you described. When you are done, go ahead and put your starter back in. While you are down there, check the voltage on the thick wire supplying battery voltage to the starter make sure it is 12V. Try to start the car and get back to me.
SOURCE: 98 buick lesabre starter
The starter is on the front of the engine, towards the transmission.
There are only two bolts and two nuts that hold it in.
The nuts hold two wires to the starter, one is connected to the positive battery terminal, the other is to engage the starter solenoid.
First disconnect the positive main wire at the battery.
Then, remove the large and small nuts holding both wires onto the starter. Be careful, since the large nut is copper and easy to strip.
There is a black plastic cover that goes behind the starter between the engine and transmission and may interfere with removal. There are three screws that hold it on. There are two that are easily seen on the larger portion, and one hidden very near to the front of the starter. It might be hard to see without a flashlight.
After removing the plastic cover, you should be able to loosen and remove the two large bolts holding the starter in.
Hope this helps, if you have any questions post again!
SOURCE: 99 buick lesabre, battery ok, turn key to start, nothing
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SOURCE: battery tests good & alternator
batteries can be bad right from the factory-rare, but it does happen. It needs to be load tested after a charge to see if it recovers. Then, have a test done on the alternator (free at most commercial auto parts stores)-that should rule out problems with battery, alternator, and connections. the only other thing is the ECU, for some reason, limiting the alternator output, but that should show up when the alternator is tested.
SOURCE: 1997 buick lesabre will not
I know this sounds stupid but check the ground at the battery, ive had the same problem,everything worked exept the starter and it was from the battery ground being loose
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I tried to start it and got nothing. I thought the battery was dead so I took it in to the parts store to have it checked...it was good. Put the battery in and tried again to start, the engine made a "thunk" and the belt started to move (jerked) but stopped immediately. Took the starter out and had it checked at the parts store...it was ok too. Haven't put the starter back in yet.
What do you mean, it won't start? Will the engine turn over when you turn the key? How do you know the battery and starter are good?
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