Help

[gach2]

HEY

as in title my r33 is not starting

this occurred around 3 weeks ago

lukily i was at my panelbeater and with a booster pack got it started (using terminals at front)

so i thought it was my battery that was gone

now i have bought a new battery and connected it up and still same problem

has power for everything else

though when i turn the ignition all it does is click

i also cleaned the terminals using sand papers

but still no difference

any ideas wt it could be?

as i need to move the car of the driveway asap as its blocking my garage

[89CAL]

Starter Motor? sounds like it has a bad connection or is on the way out (if not already gone)

[mad082]

yeah sounds like either a wiring issue or a starter motor issue. try the old "hit the starter motor with a hammer/engineers hammer (AKA shifter) while turning the key" trick and see if that does anything.

[gach2]

anyone let me know where the starters are meant to be on these cars?

also as the car started of a booster pack. wouldnt this clear the starter of having any trouble?

ive also checked the grounding on the battery and its fine

could it be the wiring from battery to starter?

[mad082]

starter is on the drivers side of the engine, below the intake manifold.

[89CAL]

If you can get the car to start from booster packs from the front terminals every time (as in it cranks easily this way but not when you try and crank it from the on board battery) then sounds like you have a pretty bad issue somewhere between the battery in the boot to the starter.

Do a voltage drop check while cranking off the car battery to confirm this. best way would be to have someone stand at the back with a multimeter across the battery terminals and then crank the car. From memory the Minimum voltage you should see is around 8 I think, but if its failing to even turn I think youll be seeing much lower voltage then that. Do this then put the results up.