Bad starter? wack asssssss car :( starter clicks?
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Bad starter? wack asssssss car :( starter clicks?
15 ilx 2.0 with 50k miles
So my car clicks sometimes when i try and start it maybe like 8/10 times it happens 2 being the no start condition out of the 10 and sometimes (rare) is slow cranks and fails. I went to Autozone and they had a machine that connects to the battery to test starter, battery, and alternator. I all passed but the alternator not sure how this can affect starting my car if the battery is low cause its not charged it would not start regardless sometimes i have to push the start button 5 times in order for it to finally turn on. I tested my battery before and it also passed and was fine battery is barely 2 years old.
Ideas? guy at autozone said maybe try the starter relay before I drop 500$ plus on a starter to be installed :/
So my car clicks sometimes when i try and start it maybe like 8/10 times it happens 2 being the no start condition out of the 10 and sometimes (rare) is slow cranks and fails. I went to Autozone and they had a machine that connects to the battery to test starter, battery, and alternator. I all passed but the alternator not sure how this can affect starting my car if the battery is low cause its not charged it would not start regardless sometimes i have to push the start button 5 times in order for it to finally turn on. I tested my battery before and it also passed and was fine battery is barely 2 years old.
Ideas? guy at autozone said maybe try the starter relay before I drop 500$ plus on a starter to be installed :/
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Looked in the fourms this is supper common on ilx for some reason you think acura would warrenty this considering i emailed them months after mine is crapping out? they said my warrenty is ended but hey come on extend it a little? seems like its a common problem and a starter should last the life of the car.
Looked in the fourms this is supper common on ilx for some reason you think acura would warrenty this considering i emailed them months after mine is crapping out? they said my warrenty is ended but hey come on extend it a little? seems like its a common problem and a starter should last the life of the car.
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Well, further analysis I may go the cheap way out first whats the biggest battery size these ilx's can fit? R51 is stock but i want something with more CCA my battery has 500 id like 550 or 600 . I have a flood battery not AGM battery
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Dont change the starter. Call honda/Acura and order two new starter terminals. its on bolt for each terminal, and $12 later you can keep using your OEM starter like new.
Just about all of it is repairable. In India I saw mechanics are repairing struts instead of buying new ones and they run like new. This is why I dream of getting a pair of ASPEC coils someday and repairing them this way.
Just about all of it is repairable. In India I saw mechanics are repairing struts instead of buying new ones and they run like new. This is why I dream of getting a pair of ASPEC coils someday and repairing them this way.
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I took to the car audio forums for more help incase its my battery I want to try a battery first see if the problem goes away trying to find a good 51R battery thats AGM with 500CCA or more
https://www.caraudio.com/threads/wil...e-12-8.610646/
https://www.caraudio.com/threads/wil...e-12-8.610646/
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