More starter Problems

plak424 · January 14th, 2012, 03:35 PM

Hey everyone, I've been having problems with my car starting lately. I figured it was the starter or the battery so I took the battery to napa today and had it tested and bought a replacement. Before with the old battery the starter solenoid would click and the car would almost turn over. Now with the new battery the I hear a single click then nothing from the engine. Any Ideas what this could be? The only thing i can think of is that the terminals are pretty corroded, but how could there be this big a difference from the old battery to the new if that is the only problem?

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

shipwreck_98 · January 14th, 2012, 07:50 PM

You might have an open in the starting circuit. Could be a fuse or the park/ neutral safety switch. And it is quite possible you got a bad battery.

plak424 · January 14th, 2012, 10:24 PM

If it was a bad battery would all of the interior lights and everything still work?

97S281 · January 15th, 2012, 12:06 PM

Ok this is a dumb question but have you cleaned the corrosion off the terminals? I developed some kind of black film on mine last fall and had the exact same problem. Once I cleaned it off I was good to go. Oddly it shows back up about every 3 months now. I just clean them when I change the oil now. I have no clue what the hell it is from.

plak424 · January 15th, 2012, 01:06 PM

I did a little, but the only thing that gets me about that is that the old battery would work with the corroded terminals just fine. Idk, I'm going to try that this afternoon then go from there

January 14th, 2012, 03:35 PM	#1
plak424 Regular 2000 Mustang v6 16.683@83.86 Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: CT Posts: 344 iTrader: 0 reviews	More starter Problems Hey everyone, I've been having problems with my car starting lately. I figured it was the starter or the battery so I took the battery to napa today and had it tested and bought a replacement. Before with the old battery the starter solenoid would click and the car would almost turn over. Now with the new battery the I hear a single click then nothing from the engine. Any Ideas what this could be? The only thing i can think of is that the terminals are pretty corroded, but how could there be this big a difference from the old battery to the new if that is the only problem? Any help would be greatly appreciated. __________________ A turbo, exhaust gasses go into the turbocharger and spin it, with a supercharger, air goes in,witchcraft happens and you go faster~Jeremy Clarkson

January 14th, 2012, 07:50 PM	#2
shipwreck_98 Newbie 2001 Mustang 3.8 Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Virginia Beach Posts: 27 iTrader: 0 reviews	You might have an open in the starting circuit. Could be a fuse or the park/ neutral safety switch. And it is quite possible you got a bad battery. __________________

January 14th, 2012, 10:24 PM	#3
plak424 Regular 2000 Mustang v6 16.683@83.86 Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: CT Posts: 344 iTrader: 0 reviews	If it was a bad battery would all of the interior lights and everything still work? __________________ A turbo, exhaust gasses go into the turbocharger and spin it, with a supercharger, air goes in,witchcraft happens and you go faster~Jeremy Clarkson

January 15th, 2012, 12:06 PM	#4
97S281 Rollin' 18/ pushin' 2 1997 Saleen S281 Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: The lost highway Posts: 6,673 iTrader: 13 reviews	Ok this is a dumb question but have you cleaned the corrosion off the terminals? I developed some kind of black film on mine last fall and had the exact same problem. Once I cleaned it off I was good to go. Oddly it shows back up about every 3 months now. I just clean them when I change the oil now. I have no clue what the hell it is from. __________________ MODS IN GARAGE NCMM ORIGINAL BLOWN 96-98 CREW MEMBER # 1

January 15th, 2012, 01:06 PM	#5
plak424 Regular 2000 Mustang v6 16.683@83.86 Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: CT Posts: 344 iTrader: 0 reviews	I did a little, but the only thing that gets me about that is that the old battery would work with the corroded terminals just fine. Idk, I'm going to try that this afternoon then go from there __________________ A turbo, exhaust gasses go into the turbocharger and spin it, with a supercharger, air goes in,witchcraft happens and you go faster~Jeremy Clarkson

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