Car Starting Problem!!
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From: Folsom, Ca
Whoa. hold back guys.. he gave you a big hint to his problem.
If when you first turn on the car and it takes longer to start on a COLD day and once the car is running and warm and it starts with no problems then it's your battery.. it cannot be your starter because if so then you will get no noise at all.
test your battery for sulfation. you can do that at your local automotive parts store, make sure he just dont go there and put on the volt meter and says "there is 14.2 volts here its fine" to check you will need to get a Vat-40 or something similar to test for CCA's.
If when you first turn on the car and it takes longer to start on a COLD day and once the car is running and warm and it starts with no problems then it's your battery.. it cannot be your starter because if so then you will get no noise at all.
test your battery for sulfation. you can do that at your local automotive parts store, make sure he just dont go there and put on the volt meter and says "there is 14.2 volts here its fine" to check you will need to get a Vat-40 or something similar to test for CCA's.
Black Pearl
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From: Wisconsin
Originally Posted by BatuKing
Whoa. hold back guys.. he gave you a big hint to his problem.
If when you first turn on the car and it takes longer to start on a COLD day and once the car is running and warm and it starts with no problems then it's your battery.. it cannot be your starter because if so then you will get no noise at all.
test your battery for sulfation. you can do that at your local automotive parts store, make sure he just dont go there and put on the volt meter and says "there is 14.2 volts here its fine" to check you will need to get a Vat-40 or something similar to test for CCA's.
If when you first turn on the car and it takes longer to start on a COLD day and once the car is running and warm and it starts with no problems then it's your battery.. it cannot be your starter because if so then you will get no noise at all.
test your battery for sulfation. you can do that at your local automotive parts store, make sure he just dont go there and put on the volt meter and says "there is 14.2 volts here its fine" to check you will need to get a Vat-40 or something similar to test for CCA's.
KiMBO's Hubby
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From: San Hose Jose
a remote starter system probably wont have much to do with your starting problems.
the remote starter does the same thing as if the key was in the ignition, it just bypasses the key. i've had a few incidences where the cold weather would screw with my starter. i checked grounds, connections, batteries, and etc with no resolve. it just might be something internal when it gets that cold.. don't sweat it for now..
you can always use RAMMING SPEED to start it up!!!!
the remote starter does the same thing as if the key was in the ignition, it just bypasses the key. i've had a few incidences where the cold weather would screw with my starter. i checked grounds, connections, batteries, and etc with no resolve. it just might be something internal when it gets that cold.. don't sweat it for now..
you can always use RAMMING SPEED to start it up!!!!
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From: New Jersey
There are 3 things that slow down the ability for the car to start on cold days.
1.Oil becomes thicker in very cold conditions. One way to help this part of the process is to use synthetic oil which stays in "liquid" form longer that conventional oil.
2.Gasoline evaporates slower in colder weather. Gas has to be in vapor form in order to burn.
and last but not least...
3.The BATTERY. Batteries store chemical reactions that produce electricity. The colder the conditions, the slower the reaction inside the battery causing the starter to have less power to work with.
A starter needs a lot of juice, and by juice, I mean power. Power is equal to Voltage x Current. Since a car battery is at a constant 12 volts (approx), you need more current. There are many batteries out there that can give you this current that you need.
1.Oil becomes thicker in very cold conditions. One way to help this part of the process is to use synthetic oil which stays in "liquid" form longer that conventional oil.
2.Gasoline evaporates slower in colder weather. Gas has to be in vapor form in order to burn.
and last but not least...
3.The BATTERY. Batteries store chemical reactions that produce electricity. The colder the conditions, the slower the reaction inside the battery causing the starter to have less power to work with.
A starter needs a lot of juice, and by juice, I mean power. Power is equal to Voltage x Current. Since a car battery is at a constant 12 volts (approx), you need more current. There are many batteries out there that can give you this current that you need.
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From: Kansas City
Thank you for all your wonderful advice. I have been so busy with work that I haven't had time to bring my car into Autozone or any car store but I will the moment I have a chance.
I believe it is the battery since today was a very cold morning and it took like 6 tries to finally start my car. I also noticed that my radio presets were all lost and clock was no longer set which made me believe that my battery's pretty much dead or something.... Thanks for your guys help and I'll keep you guys posted as to the solution.
I believe it is the battery since today was a very cold morning and it took like 6 tries to finally start my car. I also noticed that my radio presets were all lost and clock was no longer set which made me believe that my battery's pretty much dead or something.... Thanks for your guys help and I'll keep you guys posted as to the solution.
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From: Kansas City
Originally Posted by Hondaman
I'm betting now it's the battery terminals that need to be cleaned.
