Ignition switch or starter?

QuEeNiEsTaNg · November 22nd, 2006, 12:48 PM

Question, again....
Every once in a while (like once every 2 weeks or so) when I go to start my car, it will start to turn over, and then when its just about to start, it like stops. I dont really know how to explain it, it makes a noise, not like a grinding but kind of.... like i turn the key, it wants to start, and then just stops, but then I go to start it again and it starts right up.
Would that be my starter starting to go or maybe I need a new ignition switch or the contacts are dirty?
This is for a 2000 V6

chevy_killer · November 22nd, 2006, 01:50 PM

it could also be the battery or the altinator....if their not holding a charge then youll have that problem...but it sounds to me like its the altinator.....but i dont know for sure....i would take it to a machanic and let him do a diasgnostics on it to check it out

QuEeNiEsTaNg · November 22nd, 2006, 01:53 PM

How often do starters and altinators go? I mean the car has 70K on it right now. Should I just replace these things now and get it out of the way? That way I dont have to deal with it down the road, I mean I know it sounds stupid to replace something that isnt broke yet, but nothing really has had to be replaced with this car, until I got my hands on it, and if its around that mileage where things are just going to start going on it I might as well nip it in the butt now..

chevy_killer · November 22nd, 2006, 02:00 PM

ya it wouldnt hurt their not that expensive.....but also i forgot to mention this earlier it may be your fuel regulator.....and to check your battery look at it and see if its puffy on the sides if it is its bad or if you crank up your car and turn it off with your lights still on and they go dim its your battery but if it isnt then it may be the altinator...you can go to discount and get one and put it on in an hour

QuEeNiEsTaNg · November 22nd, 2006, 02:06 PM

Yeah I might as well do that while im at it. The battery is only a few months old so I hope that isnt it.
But thanks. I always go with the worst case scenario instead of the easiest stuff first. I need someone to keep me in line lol

Cricket · November 22nd, 2006, 02:50 PM

maybe your car is on it's period every 2 weeks?

QuEeNiEsTaNg · November 22nd, 2006, 02:51 PM

LOL thats what Im starting to think...

silktalon · November 22nd, 2006, 02:53 PM

in florida we have discount auto parts and autozones that do free checks for battery , alt and starter if you have one go there its free!!

QuEeNiEsTaNg · November 22nd, 2006, 03:07 PM

Yeah, thats another thing I didnt even think about doing.... I know my battery is fine, or at least it should be and if its not then they have to replace it anyways. But yeah I guess I should do that

Rolis · November 23rd, 2006, 06:08 AM

hey look at ur battery does it have white stuff around the connecting thingy (i dont wats its called) if so just get some baking soda and a bit of coke or someting. put alot baking soda on the connections and then just dropa little coke on it. it should clean up a bit then just get a wire bruxh and clean it off that should work i think. i tried that out on my car cuz thats wat mine would do it just stopped doing after that but i dont know if its safe to drop a liquid on a battery.

232stang · November 23rd, 2006, 01:48 PM

i just pour alot of coke on it. then lick it up... ok maybe not lick it up but you get the picture. its fine

QuEeNiEsTaNg · November 24th, 2006, 04:07 PM

Or I could just buy a new one... Thanks though, but I will refrain from dumping stuff on my battery terminals lol...

CyberPrey · November 24th, 2006, 04:35 PM

Actually, in all seriousness, a can of Coke-Cola really will work quite well to clean up the battery terminals, and the battery.... Dump it on.. let it sit a bit, then hose it off with water... works fairly well

chevy_killer · November 24th, 2006, 09:07 PM

i use baking soda and water works just as good less sticky

CyberPrey · November 25th, 2006, 02:25 PM

Well, this is true... But damn, it sure doesn't make the neighboors scratch their heads like it does when you pop your hood, crack a coke, take a drink, then dump it on your battery

QuEeNiEsTaNg · December 2nd, 2006, 09:06 PM

Another thing that I have noticed about this, is its only doing it on really cold mornings?

My67_fastback · December 3rd, 2006, 02:41 AM

doubt its the alternator. id say its the starter. or maybe there is a problem with you flexplate/flywheel, or with the contact between the starter and the flexplate/flywheel

QuEeNiEsTaNg · December 15th, 2006, 02:36 PM

which of these would the cold affect if any? Because its only doing it when its like freezing temps. It has been fairly warm lately, 40's but when it was dropping right down to the teens, low 20s at night and I was starting it early in the morning when it was in the high 20's low 30's it would start to start then cut out... Just seems a little odd its only doing it when its really cold out

I dont know, maybe its just in my head.. But it hasnt done it in a while now

GreenFaleen · December 15th, 2006, 03:14 PM

Mine did that for a bit it was my battery we changed it now it starts mean

QuEeNiEsTaNg · December 15th, 2006, 03:17 PM

I dont know maybe Ill just get another new battery.... Still under warranty, so Ill just have them swap it out I guess

November 22nd, 2006, 12:48 PM	#1
QuEeNiEsTaNg Hardcore Enthusiast Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 1,664	Ignition switch or starter? Question, again.... Every once in a while (like once every 2 weeks or so) when I go to start my car, it will start to turn over, and then when its just about to start, it like stops. I dont really know how to explain it, it makes a noise, not like a grinding but kind of.... like i turn the key, it wants to start, and then just stops, but then I go to start it again and it starts right up. Would that be my starter starting to go or maybe I need a new ignition switch or the contacts are dirty? This is for a 2000 V6

November 22nd, 2006, 01:50 PM	#2
chevy_killer Enthusiast 2000 v6 Mustang Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Winter Haven Florida Posts: 943	it could also be the battery or the altinator....if their not holding a charge then youll have that problem...but it sounds to me like its the altinator.....but i dont know for sure....i would take it to a machanic and let him do a diasgnostics on it to check it out __________________ The LS1 was finally subjected to a paternity test, and it's daddy was to '03 Cobra

November 22nd, 2006, 02:00 PM	#4
chevy_killer Enthusiast 2000 v6 Mustang Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Winter Haven Florida Posts: 943	ya it wouldnt hurt their not that expensive.....but also i forgot to mention this earlier it may be your fuel regulator.....and to check your battery look at it and see if its puffy on the sides if it is its bad or if you crank up your car and turn it off with your lights still on and they go dim its your battery but if it isnt then it may be the altinator...you can go to discount and get one and put it on in an hour __________________ The LS1 was finally subjected to a paternity test, and it's daddy was to '03 Cobra

November 22nd, 2006, 02:53 PM	#8
silktalon Newbie Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 5	in florida we have discount auto parts and autozones that do free checks for battery , alt and starter if you have one go there its free!! __________________ Never argue with an idiot, because when you do u bring yourself down to their level, and they beat you with experience!!

November 24th, 2006, 09:07 PM	#14
chevy_killer Enthusiast 2000 v6 Mustang Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Winter Haven Florida Posts: 943	i use baking soda and water works just as good less sticky __________________ The LS1 was finally subjected to a paternity test, and it's daddy was to '03 Cobra

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November 22nd, 2006, 01:53 PM	#3
QuEeNiEsTaNg Hardcore Enthusiast Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 1,664	How often do starters and altinators go? I mean the car has 70K on it right now. Should I just replace these things now and get it out of the way? That way I dont have to deal with it down the road, I mean I know it sounds stupid to replace something that isnt broke yet, but nothing really has had to be replaced with this car, until I got my hands on it, and if its around that mileage where things are just going to start going on it I might as well nip it in the butt now..

November 22nd, 2006, 02:06 PM	#5
QuEeNiEsTaNg Hardcore Enthusiast Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 1,664	Yeah I might as well do that while im at it. The battery is only a few months old so I hope that isnt it. But thanks. I always go with the worst case scenario instead of the easiest stuff first. I need someone to keep me in line lol

November 22nd, 2006, 02:51 PM	#7
QuEeNiEsTaNg Hardcore Enthusiast Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 1,664	LOL thats what Im starting to think...

November 22nd, 2006, 03:07 PM	#9
QuEeNiEsTaNg Hardcore Enthusiast Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 1,664	Yeah, thats another thing I didnt even think about doing.... I know my battery is fine, or at least it should be and if its not then they have to replace it anyways. But yeah I guess I should do that

November 23rd, 2006, 06:08 AM	#10
Rolis Regular Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: da 505 Posts: 208	hey look at ur battery does it have white stuff around the connecting thingy (i dont wats its called) if so just get some baking soda and a bit of coke or someting. put alot baking soda on the connections and then just dropa little coke on it. it should clean up a bit then just get a wire bruxh and clean it off that should work i think. i tried that out on my car cuz thats wat mine would do it just stopped doing after that but i dont know if its safe to drop a liquid on a battery.

November 24th, 2006, 04:07 PM	#12
QuEeNiEsTaNg Hardcore Enthusiast Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 1,664	Or I could just buy a new one... Thanks though, but I will refrain from dumping stuff on my battery terminals lol...

November 24th, 2006, 04:35 PM	#13
CyberPrey Regular Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 333	Actually, in all seriousness, a can of Coke-Cola really will work quite well to clean up the battery terminals, and the battery.... Dump it on.. let it sit a bit, then hose it off with water... works fairly well

November 25th, 2006, 02:25 PM	#15
CyberPrey Regular Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 333	Well, this is true... But damn, it sure doesn't make the neighboors scratch their heads like it does when you pop your hood, crack a coke, take a drink, then dump it on your battery

December 2nd, 2006, 09:06 PM	#16
QuEeNiEsTaNg Hardcore Enthusiast Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 1,664	Another thing that I have noticed about this, is its only doing it on really cold mornings?

December 15th, 2006, 03:14 PM	#19
GreenFaleen Resident MM Ricer 2006 Scion tC 13.9@103/8.9@81 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Raleigh/Lenoir, NC Posts: 9,428	Mine did that for a bit it was my battery we changed it now it starts mean __________________ Scion Tc-strup racing header, CAI, Ground Kit, NOS 100shot, Custom suspension, Doc. I 50% STS MM 4 Banger club: Senior Ricer "Horsepower sells cars, torque wins races." -Carroll Shelby Thanks To My Sponsors: Strup Performance

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December 3rd, 2006, 02:41 AM	#17
My67_fastback Regular Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: oklahoma Posts: 196	doubt its the alternator. id say its the starter. or maybe there is a problem with you flexplate/flywheel, or with the contact between the starter and the flexplate/flywheel __________________ TO: Ricers- 1) there's no replacement for displacement 2) my lug nuts require more torque than your engine makes 3) a light car doesn't excuse a weak engine 4) a bottle of pepsi has more liters than your car eating rice builds muscle

December 15th, 2006, 02:36 PM	#18
QuEeNiEsTaNg Hardcore Enthusiast Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 1,664	which of these would the cold affect if any? Because its only doing it when its like freezing temps. It has been fairly warm lately, 40's but when it was dropping right down to the teens, low 20s at night and I was starting it early in the morning when it was in the high 20's low 30's it would start to start then cut out... Just seems a little odd its only doing it when its really cold out I dont know, maybe its just in my head.. But it hasnt done it in a while now

December 15th, 2006, 03:17 PM	#20
QuEeNiEsTaNg Hardcore Enthusiast Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 1,664	I dont know maybe Ill just get another new battery.... Still under warranty, so Ill just have them swap it out I guess