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yet another problem... #105690
July 29, 2003 11:02 am UTC
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Hello all,


I will try to keep this as brief as possible, I have noticed a series of things with this car lately the worst came Sunday night. When I left the house I heard 3 distinct clicking sounds that seemed to come from behind the stereo ( I have replaced the ECU recently) the car did start. After I finished playing ball, I went to start the car but the car had other ideas. I did hear the mysterious click again except this time no start. I figured that perhaps the battery was dead so I asked the fellow beside me if he had cables that I could use. We hooked up the cables and I tried to start the car, nothing. However it sounded as though the clicking had gone from inside the car to the engine bay confused . After some more looking about I questioned if the problem was starter related. As with any automotive problem when you have the hood open everybody is an expert, some guy comes over and asks if I have anything in the car he could tap the starter with. A snow brush and a few bats, he tapped the starter with the snowbrush and the damn thing fired up. hmmm damn experts. Monday morning same thing, no start frown but after tapping the starter with the snow brush it worked. I really don't want to have to tap the starter everyday, what are my options? new starter, rebuilt starter, replace brushes in starter or... confused


Sorry for the long ramble, I am just trying to follow the timeline as close as possible.

Re: yet another problem... #105691
July 29, 2003 01:53 pm UTC
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If you have to tap it to get it to work it's gotta be toast. Exchange it for a rebuilt one. Stop tapping it though or you may get nothing in exchange for the core.


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Re: yet another problem... #105692
July 29, 2003 02:07 pm UTC
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Thanks for the reply Rob, I was also wondering if perhaps new brushes may help? I have tracked down a few rebuilds already, I will check around to see what the best thing to do is.

Re: yet another problem... #105693
July 29, 2003 02:38 pm UTC
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take it out

clean it

put it back


most likely it will work like a new one
they get dirty and the brushes get jammed in grease and can't move.

Re: yet another problem... #105694
July 30, 2003 04:38 am UTC
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Thanks Amin, I will try that first.

Re: yet another problem... #105695
August 04, 2003 05:41 am UTC
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Rebuilt starter is on it's way, however it now appears that some electrical gremlins may have been released. I have recently crossed over the 222,000km mark and I have noticed "pulsating" lights after driving roughly 45-60km. When I say pulsating I mean almost blinking! interior and exterior. I pull over to the side of the road and the car idles fine, but continues to puslate. After a few minutes everything is good and I can drive away. Could these gremlins have something to do with the starting of the car? I have a battery that is less than a year old, and an alternator even younger than the battery. If anyone has had similar problems, I am very curious to find out what you have done to remedy them... tyia.

Re: yet another problem... #105696
August 04, 2003 08:41 am UTC
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Well, your lights and ignition needs to get it's power from somewhere.

If the alternator is relativly new/working, double check your ground and positive connections from the alternator to the battery and to the engine.
That should solve your "blinking" lights effect.

Re: yet another problem... #105697
August 16, 2003 08:14 am UTC
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Well the starter was not the issue after all, I did get it out and cleaned it to the best of my ability. I still have good enough brush life to get me through another year(give or take) However much like what Adam Grenon has described in his post "All lights flickering and stuff, wtf?" I had more serious issues with the electrical gremlins. I had the alternator replaced Sept 10th 2002, and recently had to replace that one(Aug, 11th 2002). 11 months 50,000kms. On Aug 15th the alternator that was put in on the 11th has apparently blown up. This time the situation is a bit different, I am now leaking oil from an undetermined point (accumulated puddle is size of mousepad). I have not had an oil leak since I switched to the Quaker State high mileage oil, and I am quite concerned. What would cause my car to eat 90amp alternators (3 in 11 months) and what the hell is that oil leak, seals? or worse?


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