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AzzurrA Grand Master

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usually takes a fair whack of power to turn the starter.

sometimes if you get a flat battery that is drained enough, it doesn't even have enough power to throw out the solenoid in the starter to engage it... (the clicking noise with a 'normal' flat battery)

we get it all the time at work (i work in roadside assistance) where people say "but all the lights on the dash/headlights/etc are working, the engine just won't crank" - 99.99% of the time it is a flat battery.

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usually takes a fair whack of power to turn the starter.

sometimes if you get a flat battery that is drained enough, it doesn't even have enough power to throw out the solenoid in the starter to engage it... (the clicking noise with a 'normal' flat battery)

we get it all the time at work (i work in roadside assistance) where people say "but all the lights on the dash/headlights/etc are working, the engine just won't crank" - 99.99% of the time it is a flat battery.

I pray your'e right. Thanks for the reply bro.

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Mine was doing this (sometimes turned over and started instantly) sometimes all it did was 'click' and nothing.

Turns out mine was worn out terminal contacts at the starter motor due to low voltage cranking.

So check battery first to see if it is just an 'almost dead' battery, then move onto the starter motor, including all connections to starter and battery.

A 'relay' was added to my starter to help with the low voltage to starter (although I don't think this was the ultimate solution). I'm going to, when I get the time, replace the positive and negative cables (battery -'ve to block, etc) because I'm thinking my car has a low voltage problem altogether due to poor condition, and size, of these cables. The -'ve cable to the block and negative battery terminal itself looks greasy/dirty and is of small size.

Fixxxer :worship:

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usually an alarm won't stop it from cranking though....

what? nearly every immobiliser I know if disables the starter motor... it's usually one of the 3 points of 'cut'. fuel, spark, starter.

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If it turns out it wasnt your alarm your starter motor could be cactus. Check that its not your battery by turning on the headlights onto something, so you can see them and if they go out when you try to crank your motor then its your battery. if they stay on and only dim a little then its your starter motor...dont know much about the alarms so i hope this helps :nyaanyaa:

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