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starter good... relay replaced...has a good battery and cables are good...
Why do I just get a lousy single click? its not then p/n switch ethier... im to the point of saying **** it pretty soon here and parting this pos out. edit the starter solenoid is good too.
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Re: starter good... relay replaced...has a good battery and cables are good...
I think the starter solenoid is built right into the starter.
Applying 12 v directly to the small terminal on the starter with a fused jumper would show if the starter is good to go! anything less than turning the engine over in a normal way, assuming the battery is charged, would indicate a bad starter. Make sure the car is in park and disconnect small the wire from the starter first. Don't need the ignition switch on to do this test... Please report back with the results. Keith |
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Re: starter good... relay replaced...has a good battery and cables are good...
I pulled the starter out already and had it tested at the auto-parts store. I also can get it to turn over by hooking up power to the small terminal and grounding it out. Then I bolt it up to the car and all I get is one big click.
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*1994 5 speed, Barcelona Red W/ Black ebony pearl top FWD*murrano wheels,lowered with motorsports springs drilled and slotted rotors 20% tint,swapped in leather seats,full exhaust cat delete,15 min mod, red F&R energy bushings |
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Re: starter good... relay replaced...has a good battery and cables are good...
Good, progress!
The relay was changed? are you sure you did the correct relay... There are a few. was it a 5 terminal one? Keith |
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Re: starter good... relay replaced...has a good battery and cables are good...
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If its a loud click, more of a tap, its the starter kicking but not turning. A bad starter can bench test good because it has no load when tested. Dont part the car until you have had a new starter in it at least.... |
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Re: starter good... relay replaced...has a good battery and cables are good...
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**Kinda of rules out the ground thingie. Keith |
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Re: starter good... relay replaced...has a good battery and cables are good...
yea pretty sure it was the right one it was a bosch and I replaced it. The load thing makes sense maybe I should just by a damn starter..
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Re: starter good... relay replaced...has a good battery and cables are good...
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GROAN............. Keith will you PLEASE READ before posting in random disagreement?? HE CAN GET IT TO TURN OVER BY "GROUNDING IT OUT". Does that mean he got it to turn over by beating it with a hammer or gnawing on the steering wheel?? NO! He got it to turn over by GROUNDING IT OUT after hooking up power to the small terminal. Esta vominos por que el engrish senior Keith?
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Chris "A person convinced against their will, is of the same opinion still" New?? Find the downloadable SVX Online Service Manual Here RECOMMENDED READING for newer SVX owners Here some cool info if not fully accurate. Last edited by SoCal LS-L; 10-08-2010 at 06:38 AM. Reason: formatting fail |
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Re: starter good... relay replaced...has a good battery and cables are good...
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Thank you for thoughtfully pointing out my over-site on the way it was done. Your kindness is always noted! I must have breezed right over it, thinking there is no way anyone would have done it that way. Keith |
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Re: starter good... relay replaced...has a good battery and cables are good...
Be sure to check the electrical switch that is behind the ignition key/lock cylinder. My SVX would "click-click-click" literally for YEARS ("Just wiggle the key, Dear!") until I finally bit the bullet and pulled the entire assembly out when I realized the key could be removed without turning off the engine...
There is the housing that bolts to the steering column under the "security" cage, the ignition lock cylinder and a switch assembly. When the switch starts to wear out (after all, the newest of the SVX's are 13+ years old) or get intermittant you can experience the old "click-click", which in my case was not in any way related to the starter/solenoid or grounding in any way. Might be a good time for a new ignition lock cylinder as well. I've actually found it convenient to leave the car running at times and manually lock the doors with the old key. You can always have the lock cylinder rekeyed to match if you prefer. PLEASE NOTE: removing the plastic housings (clamshells) best be done carefully as they have a tendency to easily crack at the fasteners. Mine had been virtually ripped off at a Stealership years ago (kind'a like them an air gun to remove the body pan under the engine, huh?) and half the fasteners were gone or stripped. Good time to replace the security cage "security screws" with hex bolts, as well. Cheers!
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Re: starter good... relay replaced...has a good battery and cables are good...
The wiring is shot between the starter and the ignition cause every piace is good besides the wiring. I ran my own relay from the little black wire from the back of the starter now it starts every time.
PS. starter was good and same with the solenoid, put in new starter relay, p/n switch is good, and wiring from the batt to the starter is good.
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