Car Starting Problems

Well, you figure about 200 for the new starter and allow up 200 for labor. It depends on the stuff that has to be moved to get to it. Also depends on the area of the country you live in for labor rates. They vary. It is a little less if you get a remanufactured starter, but that is your call. Good luck.

My 2000 GMC Jimmy is slow cranking. The battery voltage meter is showing charged so I am assuming that the starter is the problem. Where do I find the starter to remove it?

I have a 1998 Sable that has had the same problem. Every time it has been caused by a leak in a vacume tube. It has been replaced 3 times now on my car.

Wrong timing or dirty plugs.

Can be a multitude of causes usually due to incomplete combustion from an unbalanced air/fuel mix, poor spark delivery or lack of compression resulting in a slight miss or misfire which sends unburned fuel to "pop off" in your exhaust. Some is to be expected and normal, for example a sudden change in throttle position, like decelerating but it should not be routine. Start by checking for spark, have codes read if CEL is on and then move on to compression test if that looks good. If it's cylinder specific (code points to specific cylinder) , Check plug and wire on that cylinder/ Check plug gap and if any are fouled. Pull them one at a time if you have to to isolate cylinder (use insulated tool) Good luck.

the wire on the little peg is on the wrong one ther should be one directly across put it on that one to engage your starter

Yes it can as long as the battery is charged . The purpose of the alternator is to put the power used back into the battery.

When you turn the key, does the car just click...or do you hear cranking too? If all you hear is a click, it's a starter problem. Something that's easy to try is to get under the car with a hammer and LIGHTLY!!!! tap the starter while someone tries to crank the engine. A lot of times they just stick, and doing this will clear them up.

If you hook up the cables right (positive to positive, negative to negative) you should not do any damage. If you hook the cables up wrong, you risk damaging your cars electronics.

timeing is off,no spark(power to the plugs but not threw them),cracked distrib.cap.bad stator in distrib. It is highly recommended that starting fluid (ether) never be used in throtle body gasoline engines unless one is very highly quaified in engine maintenance proceedures. Ether is a very volitile flamable liquid. Using it can cause serious engine damage not to mention bodily harm. Before using any type of starting liquids check to make sure there voltage flowing between the spark plug wires and the spark plugs. If there is no voltage there or the voltage reads much below 16k volts there simply may not be enough to overcome the resistance of the resistor type spark plugs that are used in all cars today. Most newer cars since the early 1980s have aluminum cylinder heads. Using starting fluids can cause serious damage to aluminum cylinder heads. There are a whole aray of electrical reasons that an engine does not start with or without starting fluid. ALL these potential reason should be checked before even thinking about using any type of starting fluid.

Since this is such a generalized question, the answer will also be so. Usually the starter is located on the lower rear of the engine block. Since many vehicles today utilize "transverse," or crosswise mounted engines, one might ask the question, what is the rear of the engine. That is the end which attaches to the "bell housing" and transmission, and is opposite to the end on which the water pump, alternator, belts, etc. are mounted. To assist in identifying the starter, they are generally cylindrical in shape, and depending on the engine size, starters vary in diameter from about three inches to about eight inches. Their length varies from about six or eight inches to about ten or twelve inches. Also, many starters will have a "starter SOLENOID" mounted on top. The starter solenoid will also be cylindrical in shape, but smaller than the starter itself. j3h.

Check for a vacuum leak somewhere. It might just be a cracked rubber vacuum line. Try short sprays of starting fluid at or near a suspected vacuum leak. You'll hear the engine idle speed change immediately if you find a leak.

Almost always the fuel pump. Slight chance of the injector, but normally the fuel pump.

I had the identical problem with my 96 I30 after letting it sit for a year and after recharging the battery. I have 343,600 miles on mine and I'm the original and only owner. I downloaded the schematic diagrams for the electrical system. I took out fuse #17 (10 Amp) which basically shut down the anti-theft (start) and it still didn't start. After checking that fuse #33 (7.5 Amp) was good, I replaced the starter (very first one) and it's working fine. The only other thing it could be is the inhibitor switch (Park or Neutral switch) so try both positions and if it doesn't start in either Park or Neutral, it's probably the starter. Bought the starter brand new on Ebay for $75 delivered!

is Nissan armada vehicle won't start

you have leak somewhere

2004 mercedes truck wont start sometimes. Why

What will happen if Sam goes to the View menu, clicks Toolbars, and then clicks Picture?.

yes it can >:)

See the attached link for the firing order for the 1993 model, 1992 is probably the same.

What brand is the car?

Have the tires checked for being round. You can balance a square block but it won't roll smoothly.

It would be your ignition lock not cathing and needs to be replaced.

I have 90 acura legend L. Problem is bad ignition switch. They are about

$70 at autozone.

i had the same problem. i have a two door 97 Toyota tercel with auto transmission. it was a fuse for the ful injector. there was an extra one in the black fuse box under the hood. try this

I don't know what year your car is, but a common problem with moisture is the spark plug wires. Replace them with new ones.