Battery Issue?
#1
Battery Issue?
Recently had my alternator replaced, as my battery was not holding a charge. Things were going great until a couple of days ago. Made a stop and it wouldn't start again. Tried jumping it. Nope.
When I was turning over the ignition, the starter was making a god-awful grinding noise. The engine itself never turned.
Ended up hooking a charger up to the battery, and it showed 75% charge.
Would a dying battery cause this? I just replaced the friggin' thing last year.
When I was turning over the ignition, the starter was making a god-awful grinding noise. The engine itself never turned.
Ended up hooking a charger up to the battery, and it showed 75% charge.
Would a dying battery cause this? I just replaced the friggin' thing last year.
#2
Things I would check would be all of the electrical connections, since they were probably disconnected during the alternator install.
Next I would need to know if it's the starter definitely making that noise, as you say the engine won't turn. If it's the starter making that noise then it's possible there -isn't juice in the battery to fully engage the teeth and it's grinding.
Or it's just ironic that the starter is failing. I would check with a fully charged battery, tight connections and someone outside of the car to identify where the noise is coming from. I suppose you could have aged the starter with all of those less than fully charged battery starts. They don't like that too much.
Next I would need to know if it's the starter definitely making that noise, as you say the engine won't turn. If it's the starter making that noise then it's possible there -isn't juice in the battery to fully engage the teeth and it's grinding.
Or it's just ironic that the starter is failing. I would check with a fully charged battery, tight connections and someone outside of the car to identify where the noise is coming from. I suppose you could have aged the starter with all of those less than fully charged battery starts. They don't like that too much.
#6
You wouldnt get anything if it was the solenoid. If the starter is spinning but not the engine then it's the starter gear or the ring gear. Or the starter bolts came loose.
BTW, if the battery wasn't holding a charge, changing the alternator isn't going to help.
BTW, if the battery wasn't holding a charge, changing the alternator isn't going to help.
Last edited by Gary H; 09-17-2010 at 10:55 AM.
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#9
If the starter checks out okay...You might consider trying to slowly rotate the engine by hand using a ratchet on the crank bolt.
If it rotates smooth try again and see if the starter gives you more trouble.
But before you rotate the engine over check the teeth on the flexplate when you have the starter out.
If it rotates smooth try again and see if the starter gives you more trouble.
But before you rotate the engine over check the teeth on the flexplate when you have the starter out.
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