ppazhaya

Hellow I am new in the forum
I have a 98 camry it won't start. I can hear the click sound and if i play few times it will start. Can you tell me where is the starter? is it above the transimssion?

Mike Gerber

First of all, it would be best if you gave more information about your car. 4 or 6 cylinder engine? How many miles on the car? This kind of information is helpful on future posts.

That said, it sounds like you have the common starter solenoid contacts problem. There is an article on this on page 1 of the FAQ's. The FAQ's are located at the top of this forum.

If you are standing in front of the car, the starter is located on the right front side of the engine. Look downward. It is a round cylinder shaped object with thick gage wires running to it. It bolts to the transmission. The solenoid is the smaller cylinder shaped object on top of it. They are removed from the car as a unit. Disconnect the negative battery cable before removing the starter

Mike

ppazhaya

Thank you Mike. It is a 2.2L 4 cylender engine. It is my wife's car, she somehow started the car and drove a few KM and the engine stalled, I checked the battery voltage and it is zero. Now I am charging the battery.
Now I understand where is the starter. Is it possible that the solenoid contacts fused together and drained my battery?
ppazhaya

Brian R.

No, more likely your battery just died

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ppazhaya

My battery is only two years old. I recharged the battery. Checked the ohmic value between the + and _ terminals it is only 1.2 ohm. Is it normal? Or there is a short?
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Headnsouth

You really need to do a "load" test on your battery. Many autoparts stores will do this for free.

somick

Set your tester to measure voltage. Normal battery will read about 12.4 volts.

Go from there.

If you can start your car and measure voltage on the running car you should see something around 14.6 volts.

Actually any automotive store will do a free test of the charging system. If you cannot start your car take your battery to the store and they will tell you about the conditions of it.

Good luck,

Sam

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jdmccright

Ayup, abt 85-90% of the time, a no-start condition is caused by a dead or bad battery, corroded cables, connectors, or grounds. Check voltage on the battery first as suggested. Also beg/borrow/buy/steal a battery post and clamp cleaner to scrub away any corrosion formed between the two. Excessive corrosion deposits should be neutralized first with a solution of baking soda mixed with water. Check for acid damage to the battery cables...swollen insulation, green-colored copper strands or broken strands, brittle & inflexible cables.

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Mike Gerber

You have been given some good advice here. My question would be, are you hearing 1 click when attempting to start or a series of multiple rapid clicks? It does make a difference. 1 click would indicate the common starter solenoid contacts problem as I stated above. Multiple rapid clicks indicates a weak battery, corroded battery cable connections at the battery or starter itself, or even bad cables. Remember, a weak battery could be a defective battery, a defective alternator or even a loose alternator belt. All these things must be checked. I would start by checking the voltage of the battery itself with your digital volt/ohmeter, as suggested by someone above, with the car not running and then with the car running. Taking the car or the battery itself to an auto parts store that can check all things, would be a more difinitive test.

Mike

ppazhaya

I am sorry got involved in a car accident with my altima yesterday.
Thanks for all the replay
I charged the battery, disconnected the starter motor and connected the battery. No heavy current flowing so I started connecting the starter motor and found the motor started running. So removed the motor and opened the solenoid and found the contacts damaged but armature smell bad opened and found it was completely burned out.
I am going to buy a new started today and will post the result
ppazhaya

ppazhaya

Today I bought a starter from junk yard and installed everything went well stated the car and checked the battery voltage it reads 14.8V. So this means alternater working fine.
In short my starter motor killed by battery and stalled the car
I am so impressed for the valuable replies. I think i saved 900 dollars by doing it myself
Thanks once again
ppazhaya

RIP

Great job and thanks for posting the fix. Perseverance pays off.

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