It Wont Start!!! Hellp !

[WET.K30]

my ke 30 wont start ( when i turn the key i can hear the starter solinoid click, ie checked the cableing, adn the battery is fine.

 

what could it bee??

 

starter motor????

 

pleasse need help fast :)

[B.L.Z.BUB]

Flat battery.

[WET.K30]

i tryed starting it with jumper leads it done the same thing?

[ke70dave]

sounds like you need a relay in your starter solenoid.

 

have a search around, been covered a bit.

 

basically you need to wire a relay into your starter solenoid wire, as there is too much voltage drop through the 30yr old wires running around your car.

[WET.K30]

sounds like you need a relay in your starter solenoid.

 

have a search around, been covered a bit.

 

basically you need to wire a relay into your starter solenoid wire, as there is too much voltage drop through the 30yr old wires running around your car.

how could that problem occour?

last time i turned the key it started first go

its been in the garage for a about about a month as i ive been working on it

now it just wont turn over?

[ke70dave]

well yo need to start with the diagnosis....

 

make sure your battery is good, or put a known good one in.

 

then if it still wont go, you need to look into the wiring. you can use a peice of wire straight from the battery to the starter motor solenoid. if that works then you know its a wiring issue.

[WET.K30]

well yo need to start with the diagnosis....

 

make sure your battery is good, or put a known good one in.

 

then if it still wont go, you need to look into the wiring. you can use a peice of wire straight from the battery to the starter motor solenoid. if that works then you know its a wiring issue.

just tryed the battery out of my brothers car done the same thing.

ill try putting a wire straight to the starter motor.

 

thanks for your help bud

 

il post my progress

[corollaart]

Could also be the 30 year old ignition switch,but sounds more like your soliniod on the starter.Tryed shorting across the terminals

see if turns over.

Broken wire??and yes a relay on the starter works very well,more so if your battery is in the boot.

 

rob

[Trev]

Starter motor is stuffed, if the solenoid is clicking and there is no rotation, common sign of a dead starter.

 

A relay is a band aid fix for a dying starter, the older they get the more voltage they require and if wiring was failing because it was old then everything in your car would be failing.

[towe001]

Starter motor is stuffed, if the solenoid is clicking and there is no rotation, common sign of a dead starter.

Sounds better.

But also the solenoid needs way less amps to switch on then what it takes for the starter to even think about winding over.

[philbey]

give the solenoid a tap with a hammer and see if it kicks.

 

Either way, replace the starter.