Engine will not turn over? - No starter?

Hello -

To better assist you is your model the LS or XR7 and what is the engine size in liter?

Why did you change the starter and relay?

So if I understand you correctly..... When you turn the key to the start position... You get nothing, no engine turning over, no sound or movement other than your lights dimming?

If this is so, are you sure your battery is fully charged?

Next, please be careful when you do this, make sure the car is in park, emergency brake on. Take jumper cables and go right from the battery to the positive connection on the starter and see if the starter spins.....

Hello -

Thanks for the info... How do you know the starter was going bad?

So I did understand you correctly... When you turn the key to the start position... You get nothing, no engine turning over, no sound or movement other than your lights dimming? Is this true

Also is your battery fully charged

Please let me know what you find out when you do the test with the jumper cables.

Hello -

Thanks for the info..... That's great...I need you to be just a little more specific though on your answers.

It started with the key or - when you put the positive cable directly on the starter it started.

Next time it does that bang on the starter relay and see if it stops-if so replace the relay its sticking if not check and test the ignition switch

The next time this happens, go to the solenoid on the fender well, next to the battery and pull off the small wire on the "S" terminal. If it doesn't stop, that solenoid if bad. If it does, then the problem is somewhere in the rest of the starter circuit and will have to be troubleshooted from a wiring diagram.

Hi
well first clean and tighten batt terminals at the battery. Next hold your foot on brake try to start car while moving shifter between drive reverse and neutral. Again just hold in crank position while moving shifter through the gears. What we are checking is to see if the neutral safety switch has failed. If don't start

make sure batt is fully charged 12. Volts or more, now reach up under the dash directly center of the steering coloumn grab this bulk of wires going into the coloumn wiggle these wires while haveing someone try to crank engine. This connection can become loose or corrode or even burned and cause all these problems. This connector connects to an electronic ignition switch mounted on top of the steer coloumn when you turn your key this switch has a slider switch inside of it which moves and connects several elec supply terminals. Which in turn starts your engine. Good luck if I can help please write back, Billymac

"Doesn't start" can mean a lot of different things based on the symptoms. From the parts you replaced I'm going to guess the engine intermittently doesn't crank. If you hear one kind of loud clunk when the ignition switch is turned to "crank", suspect a loose nut on one of the two large wires on the starter solenoid / relay near the battery.

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