1996 Buick Park Avenue Try Start Engine Trun Over Starter New Works Battry Volts

1996 BUICK PARK AVENUE
80,000 MILES
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JOHNNY233
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try to start but engine do not trun over the starter is new and works the battry is new all volts are good on the starter and on the battey check fly weel it truns water punp truns all light and power are good what could it be
Jan 12, 2013 at 7:21 PM
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SATURNTECH9
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Do you have power to the purple wire at the starter with the key in the start position?Also is the security light on?
Jan 13, 2013 at 1:10 AM
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JOHNNY233
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yes i have power to the wire to purple at the starter and the security light come on only when the door is open and when the key is on .when i try to start it it sound like it want to trun over but it do not test the starter and it works fine .
Jan 13, 2013 at 1:37 AM
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Then you have a corroded loose or bAD connection on one of the battery cables.Does the positive battery cable at the the starter have battery voltage to it with the key in the start position?
Jan 13, 2013 at 2:04 AM
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JOHNNY233
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yes positive battery cable has voltage on it and battery cables are clean and good and when i have it on start position it has voltage . when i try to start the starter turn could this be that auto theft key is not working even if the starter trun
Jan 13, 2013 at 2:28 AM
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If the purple wire to the starter is giving power to the starter then the security system isn't disabling the starter. Does the starter make any noise?
Jan 13, 2013 at 3:49 AM
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JOHNNY233
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yes is make noise like is turn over but the engine do not trun over .do the auto theft will kill the engine from truning over
Jan 13, 2013 at 5:24 PM
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No not from the engine physicaly turning do you have jumper cables?
Jan 14, 2013 at 5:05 PM
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JOHNNY233
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yes i have jumper cables and try it to starter and did not turn over
Jan 14, 2013 at 5:52 PM
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JOHNNY233
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got the car runing install new intake gaset and change the oil and the antifez clean out the intake car is runing fine
Jan 17, 2013 at 10:42 PM
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So why was the starter inop?
Jan 18, 2013 at 2:51 AM
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