Originally Posted by shady visions
Alright, sounds good, but after I took it out, I put it back in so I wouldn't lose it. The car won't start (as if the battery is dead, but it isn't), but it WILL start when I jump the car. It's been having this problem for a few months, and I keep searching and checking bad wires, and I'm not finding anything.
I've replaced the battery connectors twice now, so, could it be the battery? I know the alternator works, because once the car is started, it is fine and doesn't lose power. But when I turn the car off, the power tries to start, and just dies away, it seems.
Double check your ground to body connection, my crx used to do that, and turned out the battery was grounding out. You can get your alternator tested for free at Autozone. The ghetto way of testing the alternator is by removing the positive cable while the car is running, if the car dies, then your alternator is faulty. BTW, I had to replace the battery eventually, when the car just wouldn't turn on anymore.