2002 Oldsmobile Alero Starter?

KRISIE

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2002 OLDSMOBILE ALERO
6 CYL
2WD
AUTOMATIC
115,000 MILES

Okay so this morning my husbands car wouldn't start, it powered up but just clicked when I turned it over. I have changed out a starter before and figured this was the problem. I went to take the starter off but having never worked on this car before I couldn't figure how to get it fully off, so I reattached the wires and battery and nuts etc. I figured hell I'd give it a try and it started. Sadly its starting very hard and the battery light is on now, anyone have any ideas? Still starter but its a charge problem thats sucking the battery?

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WRENCHTECH

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If the battery light is on, that indicates that it's not recharging the battery so that is what has to be tested first. If you have a battery charger, give it a manual recharge and that should make it start on it's own for a while.

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Wednesday, August 25th, 2010 AT 2:16 PM

KRISIE

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Okay, I see what your saying there but I guess my question is, is it now the battery when the battery light wasn't on before I messed with the starter? I'm just wondering if now the starter is draining power from the battery since its not holding its own charge?

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Friday, August 27th, 2010 AT 7:39 AM

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