Please Need To Sell Car And Now Car Wont Start!!!!!!

Alright, well someone (2 people) are coming to check out my car tomorrow (selling it) and to my luck, it now has trouble starting up. Heres the deal:

If I was to go out right now and try to start up the car, it would fire right up. BUT, for example, today I ordered some pizza and then went for a drive, while waiting 15 minutes for them to make the pizza, so I go and pick it up and when I return, the car doesnt even bother to make a sound at all when I turn the key. There is still power in the battery, because I can listen to radio, etc. What could be wrong? I took it to Autozone and they said that the alternator and battery were fine (alternator was at 13.4 amps instead of a minimum of 13.5 amps). Then the guy(friend) said it might be the starter going out...

I have noticed that when the car is driven for a long period of time, it will not crank the next time I try to fire it up.

I read older threads and I checked to see if the alternator was bad, for example when the car is running, tap with a screw driver to see if it would stick to the alt. (like a magnet)...no luck, where are you supposed to tap it?

Also, when I turned on the car, and disconnected the battery, the car still ran, sooo that means that the alt. is working the right way, right?. (Are you supposed to disconnect just the power/ground or both?)

Please any immediate help will be much appreciated! It is just my luck for this to happen to me!

THANKS!

Man that SUCKS. Did you push your clutch pedal down all the way? I would guess that you just didnt have it that extra mm to let it fire up. I had that problem in my Cavy and Mike just about had a mental break down on the way home from when we bought his car because it wouldnt start due to me not pushing the clutch in all the way. Check that, the sensor may be going also. Last thing I would guess is the starter.

Check the coil. Chances are if you don't hear the starter cranking over its bad.

if u need a starter i have a spare one ill sell u for cheep

Edit-i also have coil pack also

edit#2-either i can meet u hafe way or u can come and get them either one were only 3 or 4 hours apart u can get them tommrow

I have already diabled the clutch starter switch, so it is not that. Also I have no time to drive 3 hours and then install, sorry. What interest me is that only after long drive it does this. Furthermore, this has been happening ever since I drained all the power out of my battery...but like I said, Autozone sai the battery was fine.


SOME MORE HELP!! LOL

THANKS!

i said i could meet u hafe way i can meet u on like exit 70 or something if u want

I would not trust AUTOZONE. I had a problem with my starter and took it out. Went to AUTOZONE and tested it. They said that the starter was in PERFECT condition. I put it back in the car and the has same problem the next day. I went to Pepboys and bought a new starter and put in the car and have been driving with it for more then 7 months. So in the end it was the starter and autozone was bs me. Also I think its your coil pack. When starters are about to go they make either sounds before engine is started or after it is started or wont start at all. But it must make some sound of some sort.

I forgot to mention that...when I turn th key everything goes out on the car, no radio, no instrument lights, nothing...it is like there just isnt enough power in the battery...also after attempting to start up and no use, I remove the key and then the ECU goes CRAZY! It clicks like a mo-fo until I open the door!

How old is your battery? If you lose all power, I would say that the battery is bad. I would get a new coil pack and battery and see how that treats you. I dont overly trust that kind of diagnostic equipment, my battery died last winter and they said the battery checked out ok, but it wouldnt hold charge anymore.

sounds sorta like battery... if the battery can supply enough voltage then nothings goin to work right and wont fire the ignition coil very good cause it doesnt have enough juice...

See I have no clue how old the battery is...I had better change it though..or just tell the new owner (if he/she ever shows up) that they need to buy a new battery. I hope that, the battery is the problem, because I know that it has been through 3 owners (including me) with the same battery.

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OKKKKKKKKKKKKK! Please go on....today the car was working just fine :banghead: Any body have a link to replace/rebuild the starter?

THANKS!

starter is very very easy 3 bolts and 2 plugs

Can some one post a pic of where it is? If it is easily accessible, I might take a look at it tomorrow. I drove the car everywhere today, and it was acting beautifully.

Why does everyone think it's the coil? The car would still turn over with a bad coil. It's probably the starter. But could also be the battery, check the voltage if you didn't already.

Starter prolly has a bad solenoid. Coil has ZERO to do with the starter not turning over. :2cents:

EZ, you get my PM?

Same exact thing happened to me!! Day before someone wanted to buy my 91 Talon it wouldn't start. Turns out it was my starter. Cost me $100 for labor and $50 for a used one out of the local salvage yard. (Couldn't take chance of me doing it myself when someone was gonna buy it the next day.)

Good way to test your starter is if your car isn't starting try to get underneath and hit it with a hammer. You have to bang on it kinda hard, not just gentle taps. Then hopefully it'll start and you know it's your starter.

Thats what worked for me. Some new starters that doesn't work on because of the design.

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Remember boys and girls, if it don't work hit it with a hammer. If that don't work, get a BIGGER hammer!

Sorry, that was just funny.

Well since you helped me so much with my car ill have to help you with yours. I got a buddy that is having the same problem with his talon and it ended up being the starter. Theres no way its the coil because the motor would still turn. Depending on if you have the turbo motor or not i can tell you were the starter is. On the turbo motors its going to be behind the motor above the tranny but below the Intake Manifold. Kind of a bitch to get to. On the non turbo motors its in about the same place just a little lower on the tranny but still on the back of the motor. Hope this helps.